150 Josep Rius-Camp and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger previous variant). That said, in B03 the pronoun is not strictly necessary but it happens that in places both texts of Acts read a redundant object pronoun. [B] 12:5-17 Peter’s Escape from Prison The sequence is organized in two parts which consist of parallel sets of elements that are repeated in the same order the second time: the first [a–m] portrays Peter shut up in prison and released by the intervention of the angel of the Lord (12:5-10); the second [a¢–m¢] continues with the portrait of Peter now freed from prison and entering, thanks to the intervention of the servant Rhoda, into the community that was praying for him. Translation Codex Bezae D05 Codex Vaticanus B03 [a] 12:5a So Peter was being kept in the 12:5a So Peter was being kept in the prison. prison. [b] 5b Meanwhile, there was much prayer 5b Meanwhile, there was prayer in earnestness concerning him, from taking place earnestly by the church the church to God concerning him. concerning him. 6 When Herod was about to bring him [c] 6 When Herod was about to bring him forward, in that night Peter was sleeping forward, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two between two soldiers, bound with two chains and, additionally, two guards chains and, additionally, two guards in front of the door were guarding the in front of the door were guarding the prison. prison. [d] 7a Then suddenly, the angel of the Lord 7a Then suddenly, the angel of the came and stood by Peter and a light Lord came and stood by and a light shone out in the chamber. shone in the chamber. [e] 7b Nudging Peter’s side, he woke him 7b Striking Peter’s side, he woke him up saying, ‘Get up quickly!’ up saying, ‘Get up quickly!’ [f] 7c And the chains peeled off from his 7c And his chains peeled off from his hands. hands, [g] 8a The angel said to him, ‘Fasten your 8a and the angel said to him, ‘Fasten belt and put on your sandals’. your belt and put on your sandals’. [h] 8b He did so. 8b He did so. [i] 8c And he says to him, ‘Put your cloak 8c And he says to him, ‘Put your cloak around you and keep following me!’ around you and keep following me!’ [j] 9 And he went out and he started to 9 And he went out and he started to follow, and he did not know that what follow, and he did not know that what was happening with the angel was true was happening with the angel was true for he thought he was seeing a vision. (he thought he was seeing a vision).