Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 12:6

"And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison." — Acts 12:6 (ASV)

Peter was sleeping between two soldiers.—The picture of the calm repose of the Apostle, as if he were one to whom God had given the sleep of His beloved (Psalms 127:2), undisturbed by the fear of coming suffering and death, will be felt by most readers to be one of singular interest.