Acts 12: Peter's Escape and Herod's Death

Herod kills James the brother of John and imprisons Peter, but the church prays and an angel leads Peter out of prison. He appears at the door of Mary's house, where Rhoda leaves him knocking. Herod accepts worship as a god and is struck down.

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According to Acts 12:6-9, what happened to Peter on the night before Herod planned to bring him to trial?

An angel appeared, woke him, made his chains fall off, and told him to dress and follow, though Peter thought it was only a visionAn earthquake broke open the prison walls while he slept, and he walked out through the rubbleHe was moved to a different prison for his own safety after the church appealed to HerodHe persuaded one of his guards to release him quietly, and slipped out while the others slept