Berean Standard Bible
Acts 12:9-17
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.
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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