“And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.”
King James Version (KJV)
12:8 Gird thyself - Probably he had put off his girdle, sandals, and upper garment, before he lay down to sleep.
Ac 12:8 Gird thyself. In other words, Dress thyself. His girdle was unfastened while sleeping, and his sandals laid off. The garment to be cast about him was a cloak. There was no haste.