Berean Standard Bible
Acts 12
1δὲdeG1161AboutΚατ᾽Kat᾽G2596thatἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565τὸνtonG3588timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540ὁhoG3588,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264reached outἐπέβαλεν τὰς χεῖραςepebalen tas cheirasG1911G3588G5495to harmκακῶσαίkakōsaiG2559someτιναςtinasG5100whoτῶνtōnG3588belonged toἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577.
3AndδὲdeG1161seeingG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754thisἐστινestinG1510pleasedἀρεστόνarestonG701theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453, Herodproceededπροσέθετο καὶprosetheto kaiG4369G2532to seizeσυλλαβεῖνsullabeinG4815PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074duringἦσαν δὲēsan deG1161G1510theαἱhaiG3588ἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250τῶνtōnG3588Feast of Unleavenedἀζύμων,azumōnG106Bread.
4He arrestedπιάσαςpiasasG4084himὃνhonG3739andκαὶkaiG2532putἔθετοethetoG5087himinεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,handing him overπαραδοὺςparadousG3860to be guardedφυλάσσειν αὐτόν,phulassein autonG5442G846by fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064squads of fourτετραδίοιςtetradioisG5069soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757each. HerodintendedβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to bring him outἀναγαγεῖν αὐτὸνanagagein autonG321G846to theτὸtoG3588peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992afterμετὰmetaG3326theτῷtōG3588PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957.
The Rescue of Peter
5SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303ὉHoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was keptἐτηρεῖτοetēreitoG5083inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588prisonφυλακῇ·phulakēaG5438,butδὲdeG1161ὑπὸhupoG5259theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577wasἦνēnG1510ferventlyἐκτενῶςektenōsG1619prayingπροσευχὴ γινομένηproseuchē ginomenēG4335G1096toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316forπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
6OnὁhoG3588theἐκείνῃekeinēG1565nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571τῇtēaG3588δὲdeG1161beforeὅτεhoteG3753ὁhoG3588HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264wasἤμελλενēmellenG3195to bring himπροαγαγεῖν αὐτὸνproagagein autonG4254G846to trial,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasἦνēnG1510sleepingκοιμώμενοςkoimōmenosG2837betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342twoδύοduoG1417soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210with twoδυσίν,dusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254,withτεteG5037sentriesφύλακέςphulakesG5441standing guardἐτήρουνetērounG5083atπρὸproG4253theτῆςtēsG3588entranceθύραςthurasG2374to theτὴνtēnG3588prisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.
7Suddenlyκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532G2400an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedἐπέστηepestēG2186andκαὶkaiG2532a lightφῶςphōsG5457shoneἔλαμψενelampsenG2989inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588cellοἰκήματι·oikēmatiG3612δὲdeG1161.He tappedπατάξαςpataxasG3960τὴνtēnG3588PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074on theτοῦtouG3588sideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125andwoke him upἤγειρεν αὐτὸνēgeiren autonG1453G846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Get upἀνάσταanastaG450quicklyἐν τάχει.en tacheiG1722G5034.”AndκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοῦautouG846theαἱhaiG3588chainsἁλύσειςhaluseisG254fellἐξέπεσανexepesanG1601offἐκekG1537hisτῶνtōnG3588wristsχειρῶν.cheirōnG5495.
8“Get dressedζῶσαιzōsaiG2224andκαὶkaiG2532put onὑπόδησαιhupodēsaiG5265yourσου.souG4771ὁhoG3588sandalsσανδάλιάsandaliaG4547δὲdeG1161,”saidεἶπενeipenG2036theτὰtaG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32πρὸςprosG4314αὐτόν·autonG846δὲdeG1161.Peter didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160soοὕτως.houtōsG3779,andκαὶkaiG2532the angeltoldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “WrapπεριβαλοῦperibalouG4016yourσουsouG4771τὸtoG3588cloak around youἱμάτιόνhimationG2440andκαὶkaiG2532followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190meG1473.”
9SoκαὶkaiG2532Peterfollowed himἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831, butκαὶkaiG2532he was unawareοὐκ ᾔδειouk ēdeiG3756G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754whatτὸtoG3588διὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588angelἀγγέλου,angelouG32was doingγινόμενονginomenonG1096wasἐστινestinG1510realἀληθέςalēthesG227.He thoughtἐδόκειedokeiG1380he was only seeingδὲ βλέπειν.de blepeinG1161G991a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705.
10δὲdeG1161They passedδιελθόντεςdielthontesG1330thefirstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413andκαὶkaiG2532secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208guardsφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438andcameἦλθανēlthanG2064toἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588ironσιδηρᾶνsidēranG4603gateπύληνpulēnG4439τὴνtēnG3588leadingφέρουσανpherousanG5342toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλιν,polinG4172,whichἥτιςhētisG3748openedἠνοίγηēnoigēG455for themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846by itselfαὐτομάτηautomatēG844. WhenκαὶkaiG2532they had gone outsideἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831andwalked the length ofπροῆλθονproēlthonG4281oneμίανmianG1520blockῥύμηνrhumēnG4505καὶkaiG2532,theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32suddenlyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112leftἀπέστη ἀπ᾽apestē ap᾽G868G575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
11ThenκαὶkaiG2532G3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074cameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096toἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “NowνῦνnunG3568I knowG1492for sureἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thatὅτιhotiG3754theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821HisαὐτοῦautouG846G3588angelἄγγελονangelonG32andκαὶkaiG2532rescuedἐξείλατόexeilatoG1807meG1473fromἐκekG1537Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264graspχειρὸςcheirosG5495andκαὶkaiG2532fromeverythingπάσηςpasēsG3956theG3588JewishἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453G3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992G3588were anticipatingπροσδοκίαςprosdokiasG4329.”
12AndτεteG5037whenhe had realizedσυνιδώνsunidōnG4894this,he wentἦλθενēlthenG2064toἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614ofτῆςtēsG3588MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137theτῆςtēsG3588motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491, alsoτοῦtouG3588calledἐπικαλουμένουepikaloumenouG1941MarkΜάρκου,MarkouG3138,whereοὗhouG3757manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425peoplehad gathered togetherἦσαν συνηθροισμένοιēsan sunēthroismenoiG1510G4867andκαὶkaiG2532were prayingπροσευχόμενοι.proseuchomenoiG4336.
14καὶkaiG2532When she recognizedἐπιγνοῦσαepignousaG1921τὴνtēnG3588Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074τοῦtouG3588voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,she was so overjoyedἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶςapo tēs charasG575G3588G5479thatshe forgot to openοὐκ ἤνοιξενouk ēnoixenG3756G455theτὸνtonG3588gateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440,butδὲdeG1161ran insideεἰσδραμοῦσαeisdramousaG1532andannouncedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518τὸνtonG3588, “PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074is standingἑστάναιhestanaiG2476atπρὸproG4253theτοῦtouG3588gateπυλῶνος.pulōnosG4440!”
15“You are out of your mindμαίνῃ.mainēG3105δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588,”they toldπρὸςprosG2036G4314herαὐτὴνautēnG846.ButδὲdeG1161whenἡhēG3588she kept insistingδιϊσχυρίζετοdiischurizetoG1340itwasἔχειν.echeinG2192soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588,they saidG2036, “It must beἐστινestinG1510hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846ὁhoG3588angelἄγγελόςangelosG32.”
17δὲdeG1161PetermotionedκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678withτῇtēaG3588hishandχειρὶcheiriG5495forαὐτοῖςautoisG846silenceσιγᾶν,siganG4601, andhe describedδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatoG1334αὐτοῖςautoisG846howπῶςpōsG4459theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962had broughtἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806himαὐτὸνautonG846out ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588prisonφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438. “Send wordἀπαγγείλατε ταῦτα.apangeilate tautaG518G3778to JamesἸακώβῳIakōbōG2385andκαὶkaiG2532to theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80τε·teG5037,”he saidεἶπένeipenG2036,andκαὶkaiG2532he left forἐξελθὼν ἐπορεύθη εἰςexelthōn eporeuthē eisG1831G4198G1519anotherἕτερονheteronG2087placeτόπον.¶toponG5117.
18AtδὲdeG1161daybreakΓενομένης ἡμέραςGenomenēs hēmerasG2250G1096there wasἦνēnG1510noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641commotionτάραχοςtarachosG5017amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588soldiersστρατιώταιςstratiōtaisG4757as to whatτί ἄραti araG5101G686had becomeἐγένετο.egenetoG1096ofὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074.
19AfterδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had searchedἐπιζητήσαςepizētēsasG1934for himαὐτὸνautonG846unsuccessfullyκαὶ μὴ εὑρὼνkai mē heurōnG2532G3361G2147,he examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350theτοὺςtousG3588guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441andordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753they be executedἀπαχθῆναι,apachthēnaiG520.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he went downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542andspent some timeδιέτριβεν.dietribenG1304there.
The Death of Herod
20NowδὲdeG1161HerodwasἦνēnG1510in a furious disputeθυμομαχῶνthumomachōnG2371with thepeople of TyreΤυρίοιςTurioisG5183andκαὶkaiG2532SidonΣιδωνίοις·SidōnioisG4606,andδὲdeG1161they convenedὁμοθυμαδὸν παρῆσανhomothumadon parēsanG3661G3918beforeπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532.Having secured the supportπείσαντεςpeisantesG3982of BlastusΒλάστονBlastonG986τὸνtonG3588,theτοῦtouG3588king’sβασιλέωςbasileōsG935chamberlainἐπὶ κοιτῶνος τοῦepi koitōnos touG1909G3588G2846,they asked forᾐτοῦντοētountoG154peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,becauseδιὰdiaG1223theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸtoG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561dependedἀπὸapoG575on theτὴνtēnG3588king’sβασιλικῆς.¶basilikēsG937countryτῆςtēsG3588for foodτρέφεσθαιtrephesthaiG5142.
21δὲdeG1161On the appointedΤακτῇTaktēaG5002dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ὁhoG3588,HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264donnedἐνδυσάμενοςendusamenosG1746hisroyalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937robesἐσθῆταesthētaG2066καὶkaiG2532,satκαθίσαςkathisasG2523onἐπὶepiG1909hisτοῦtouG3588throneβήματοςbēmatosG968, andaddressedἐδημηγόρειedēmēgoreiG1215πρὸςprosG4314the peopleαὐτούς.autousG846.
23ImmediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916δὲdeG1161,becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473G3739Heroddid not giveοὐκ ἔδωκενouk edōkenG3756G1325τὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ,theōG2316,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962struckἐπάταξενepataxenG3960him downαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532he wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096eaten by wormsσκωληκόβρωτοςskōlēkobrōtosG4662anddiedἐξέψυξεν.¶exepsuxenG1634.
25WhenδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andκαὶkaiG2532SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569had fulfilledπληρώσαντεςplērōsantesG4137theirτὴνtēnG3588missionδιακονίαν,diakonianG1248toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290,bringing withσυμπαραλαβόντεςsumparalabontesG4838themJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491, alsoτὸνtonG3588calledἐπικληθένταepiklēthentaG1941MarkΜᾶρκον.¶MarkonG3138.
Commentaries on Acts 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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