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Acts 12

1AtthattimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935laidG1911hishandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onsomeofthoseoftheassemblyG1577todothemhurt,

2andslewJamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385,thebrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,withtheswordμαχαίρῃ.machairēG3162.

3AndseeingG3708thatitwasG1510pleasingἀρεστόνarestonG701totheJewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,hewentontotakePeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074alsoκαὶkaiG2532: (andtheywereG1510thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofunleavenedἀζύμων,azumōnG106bread:)

4whomhavingseizedG4084heputἔθετοethetoG5087inprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438, havingdeliveredπαραδοὺςparadousG3860himtofourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064quaternionsofsoldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757tokeepG5442, purposingafterthepassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957tobringἀναγαγεῖνanagageinG321himouttothepeopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

5PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074thereforeοὖνounG3767wasG1510keptG5083intheprisonφυλακῇ·phulakēaG5438;butunceasingprayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335wasG1510madebytheassemblyG1577toGodθεὸνtheonG2316concerningπερὶperiG4012him.

6AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264wasG1510goingtobringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254himforth,thatnightνυκτὶnuktiG3571PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasG1510sleepingκοιμώμενοςkoimōmenosG2837betweentwoδύοduoG1417soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757,boundG1210withtwoδυσίν,dusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254,andguardsφύλακέςphulakesG5441beforethedoorθύραςthurasG2374keptG5083theprisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.

7Andlo,anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962cameG2186there,andalightφῶςphōsG5457shoneἔλαμψενelampsenG2989intheprison:andhaving smittenthesideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125ofPeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074,herousedhimup,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,RiseἀνάσταanastaG450upquickly.AndhischainsἁλύσειςhaluseisG254fell offhishandsχειρῶν.cheirōnG5495.

8AndtheangelἄγγελοςangelosG32saidλέγειlegeiG3004tohim,Girdthyself,andbindonthysandalsσανδάλιάsandaliaG4547.Andhedidso.AndhesaysG3004tohim, Cast thine uppergarmentG2440abouttheeandfollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190me.

9AndgoingG1831forthἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831hefollowedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190[him]anddidnotknowthatwhatwasG1510happeningγινόμενονginomenonG1096bymeansoftheangelἀγγέλου,angelouG32wasG1510real,butsupposedhesawG1492avisionὅραμαhoramaG3705.

10AndhavingpassedG1330throughafirstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413andsecondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208guard,theycameG2064totheironσιδηρᾶνsidēranG4603gateπύληνpulēnG4439whichleadsintothecityπόλιν,polinG4172,whichopenedἠνοίγηēnoigēG455tothemofitself;andgoingG1330forthG1831theywentG1831downoneμίανmianG1520streetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505,andimmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112theangelἄγγελοςangelosG32lefthim.

11AndPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,beingcomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096tohimself,saidG3004,NowνῦνnunG3568Iknowcertainlythat[the]LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hassentforthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821hisangelἄγγελονangelonG32andhastakenmeoutofthehandχειρὸςcheirosG5495ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264andalltheexpectationπροσδοκίαςprosdokiasG4329ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992oftheJewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.

12Andhaving become clearly conscious [inhimself],hecameG2064tothehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614ofMaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137,themotherμητρὸςmētrosG3384ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491whowasG1510surnamedMarkΜάρκου,MarkouG3138,whereοὗhouG3757wereG1510manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425gatheredtogetherσυνηθροισμένοιsunēthroismenoiG4867andprayingπροσευχόμενοι.proseuchomenoiG4336.

13AndwhenhehadknockedκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925atthedoorθύρανthuranG2374oftheentry,amaidcameG4334tolisten,bynameG3686Rhoda;

14andhaving recognisedthevoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456ofPeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074,throughjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479didnotopenἤνοιξενēnoixenG455theentry,butrunningin,reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thatPeterΠέτρονPetronG4074wasstandingἑστάναιhestanaiG2476beforetheentry.

15Andtheysaidἔλεγον·elegonG3004toher, Thou artmad.ButshemaintainedthatitwasG1510soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.AndtheysaidG3004,ItisG1510hisangelἄγγελόςangelosG32.

16ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074continuedG1961knockingκρούων·krouōnG2925:andhavingopenedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455,theysawG3708himandwereastonished.

17AndhavingmadeasigntothemwithhishandχειρὶcheiriG5495tobesilentσιγᾶν,siganG4601,herelated[tothem]howπῶςpōsG4459theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hadbroughthimoutofprisonφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438;andhesaidG3004,ReportἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518thesethingsταῦτα.tautaG3778toJamesἸακώβῳIakōbōG2385andtothebrethren.AndhewentG1831outandwentG1831toanotherplaceτόπον.¶toponG5117.

18AndwhenitwasG1510dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250therewasG1510nosmallὀλίγοςoligosG3641disturbanceτάραχοςtarachosG5017amongthesoldiersστρατιώταιςstratiōtaisG4757,whatthenG1161wasG1510becomeG1096ofPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074.

19AndHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264havingsoughtG1934himandnotfoundG2147him, havingexaminedtheguardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441,commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753[them]tobeexecuted.AndhewentdownκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718fromJudaeatoCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542andstayedδιέτριβεν.dietribenG1304[there].

20AndhewasG1510inbitter hostilitywith[the] TyriansandSidonians;buttheycametohimwithoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661,and,havinggainedBlastustheking's chamberlain, soughtpeaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,becausetheircountryG5561wasG1510nourishedτρέφεσθαιtrephesthaiG5142bytheking's.

21AndonasetdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250, clothedinroyalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066andsittingG2523ontheelevatedseatG968[ofhonour],HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264madeapublic orationtothem.

22Andthepeoplecried out,Agod'svoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456andnotaman's.

23AndimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962smotehim,becausehedidnotgiveG1325thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391toGodθεῷ,theōG2316,andheexpired,eatenofworms.

24ButthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837andspread itself.

25AndBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290fromJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, havingfulfilledtheserviceG1248[entrustedtothem],takingG4838alsoG2532withthemJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491, surnamedMarkΜᾶρκον.¶MarkonG3138.

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