Women in the Gospels and Acts · The early church
Mary, mother of John Mark
Mother of John Mark
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Editorial summary
Many were gathered praying at her house when Peter came there after an angel freed him from prison.
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3Where their story unfolds
1Where they appear
1Peter freed from prison
King Herod killed James the brother of John and imprisoned Peter. On the night before Herod would bring him out, an angel led Peter out of the prison. He went to the house of Mary, mother of John Mark, where many were praying, and the servant girl Rhoda recognized his voice at the gate.