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Acts 12:14-25

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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