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Acts 12

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutthattimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935putG1911forthhishandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495toafflictcertainG5100ofthechurchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577.

2AndhekilledJamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385thebrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491withtheswordμαχαίρῃ.machairēG3162.

3AndwhenhesawG3708thatitpleasedtheJewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,heproceededtoseizePeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074alsoκαὶkaiG2532.AndthosewereG1510thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofunleavenedἀζύμων,azumōnG106bread.

4Andwhenhehadtakenhim,heputἔθετοethetoG5087himinprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,anddeliveredπαραδοὺςparadousG3860himtofourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064quaternionsofsoldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757toguardφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442him;intendingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014afterthePassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957tobringἀναγαγεῖνanagageinG321himforthtothepeopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

5PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074thereforeοὖνounG3767wasG1510keptG5083intheprisonφυλακῇ·phulakēaG5438:butprayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335wasG1510madeearnestlyofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577untoGodθεὸνtheonG2316forhim.

6AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264wasG1510abouttobringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254himforth,thesameG846nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasG1510sleepingκοιμώμενοςkoimōmenosG2837betweentwoδύοduoG1417soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757,boundG1210withtwoδυσίν,dusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254:andguardsφύλακέςphulakesG5441beforethedoorθύραςthurasG2374keptG5083theprisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.

7AndbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962stoodG450byhim,andalightφῶςphōsG5457shinedG2989inthecell:andhesmotePeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074onthesideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125,andawokehim,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,RiseἀνάσταanastaG450upquickly.AndhischainsἁλύσειςhaluseisG254fell offfromhishandsχειρῶν.cheirōnG5495.

8AndtheangelἄγγελοςangelosG32saidλέγειlegeiG3004untohim,Girdthyself,andbindonthysandalsσανδάλιάsandaliaG4547.Andhedidso.Andhesaith untohim, Cast thygarmentG2440aboutthee,andfollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190me.

9AndhewentG1831out,andfollowedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190;andheknewnotthatitwasG1510trueG227whichwasG1510donebytheangelἀγγέλου,angelouG32,butthoughtἐδόκειedokeiG1380hesawG1492avisionὅραμαhoramaG3705.

10AndwhentheywerepastthefirstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413andthesecondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208guard,theycameG2064untotheironσιδηρᾶνsidēranG4603gateπύληνpulēnG4439thatleadethintothecityπόλιν,polinG4172;whichopenedἠνοίγηēnoigēG455tothemofitsownaccord:andtheywentG1831out,andpassedG1330onthroughoneμίανmianG1520streetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505;andstraightwaytheangelἄγγελοςangelosG32departedG1831fromhim.

11AndwhenPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wascomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096tohimself,hesaidG3004,NowνῦνnunG3568Iknowofatruth,thattheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hathsentforthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821hisangelἄγγελονangelonG32anddeliveredmeoutofthehandχειρὸςcheirosG5495ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,andfromalltheexpectationπροσδοκίαςprosdokiasG4329ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992oftheJewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.

12Andwhenhehadconsideredthething,hecameG2064tothehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614ofMaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137themotherμητρὸςmētrosG3384ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491whose surnamewasG1510MarkΜάρκου,MarkouG3138;whereοὗhouG3757manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425wereG1510gatheredtogetherσυνηθροισμένοιsunēthroismenoiG4867andwereG1510prayingπροσευχόμενοι.proseuchomenoiG4336.

13AndwhenheknockedκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925atthedoorθύρανthuranG2374ofthegateπυλῶνοςpulōnosG4440,amaidcameG4334toanswer,namedG3686Rhoda.

14AndwhensheknewG1921Peter’svoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456, sheopenedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455notthegateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440forjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,butranin,andtoldG518thatPeterG4074stoodἑστάναιhestanaiG2476beforethegateπυλῶνος.pulōnosG4440.

15Andtheysaidἔλεγον·elegonG3004untoher, Thou artmad.Butsheconfidently affirmedthatitwasG1510evensoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.AndtheysaidG3004,ItisG1510hisangelἄγγελόςangelosG32.

16ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074continuedG1961knockingκρούων·krouōnG2925:andwhentheyhadopenedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455,theysawG3708him,andwereamazed.

17Buthe, beckoning untothemwiththehandχειρὶcheiriG5495toholdtheirpeace,declaredG518untothemhowπῶςpōsG4459theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hadbroughthimforthG1831outoftheprisonφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438.AndhesaidG3004,TellG3004thesethingsταῦτα.tautaG3778untoJamesἸακώβῳIakōbōG2385,andtothebrethren.AndhedepartedG1831,andwentG1831toanotherplaceτόπον.¶toponG5117.

18NowδὲdeG1161assoonasitwasG1510dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,therewasG1510nosmallὀλίγοςoligosG3641stiramongthesoldiersστρατιώταιςstratiōtaisG4757,whatwasG1510becomeG1096ofPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074.

19AndwhenHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264hadsoughtG1934forhim,andfoundG2147himnot,heexaminedtheguardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441,andcommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753thattheyshouldbeputtodeath.AndhewentdownκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718fromJudæatoCæsarea,andtarriedthere.

20NowG1161hewasG1510highly displeasedwiththemofTyreandSidon:andtheycamewithoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661tohim,and,havingmadeBlastustheking’sβασιλέωςbasileōsG935chamberlaintheirfriend,theyaskedG154forpeaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,becausetheircountryG5561wasG1510fedG5142fromtheking’sG935countryG5561.

21AnduponasetdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264arrayedhimselfinroyalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,andsatG2523onthethrone,andmadeanoration untothem.

22Andthepeopleshouted, saying,ThevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofagodθεοῦtheouG2316,andnotofamanἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444.

23AndimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962smotehim,becausehegaveG1325notGodθεῷ,theōG2316thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391:andhewaseatenofworms,andgaveG1325uptheghost.

24ButthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837andmultipliedG4129.

25AndBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290fromJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,whentheyhadfulfilledtheirministration,takingG4838withthemJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491whose surnamewasMarkΜᾶρκον.¶MarkonG3138.

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