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Acts 12:14-25
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.
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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