Acts 12:15

Acts 12:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
• New International Version (NIV)“You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, “It is his angel.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“You’re out of your mind!” they said. When she insisted, they decided, “It must be his angel.”

Context of Acts 12:15

13And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14Recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. They said to her, "You are out of your mind." But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, "It is his angel!" 16But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. 17But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place.

Acts 12:15 word by word

οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπαν· μαίνῃ. ἡ δὲ διϊσχυρίζετο οὕτως ἔχειν. οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον· ὁ ἄγγελός ἐστιν αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Thou art madμαίνομαιmainomai · to raveG3105
• she constantly affirmedδιϊσχυρίζομαιdiischurizomai · to insistG1340
• that it wasἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• even soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• said theyλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• It isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32

Cross-references for Acts 12:15

• Acts 26:24And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind."
• Job 9:16If I summoned him and he answered me, I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
• Mark 16:11But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
• Luke 24:11but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.
• Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
• Matthew 18:10"See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
• Luke 24:37But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit.

Commentaries on Acts 12:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15It is his angel - It was a common opinion among the Jews that every man has a guardian angel, and in the popish Church it is an article of faith. The Jews also believed that angels often assumed the likeness of particular persons. They have many stories of the appearance of Elijah in the likeness of different rabbins. As signifies in general a messenger, whether Divine or human, some have thought that the angel or messenger here means a servant or person…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Thou art mad - Thou art insane. They seemed to have regarded his rescue as so difficult and so hopeless, that they deemed it proof of derangement that she now affirmed it. And yet this was the very thing for which they had been so earnestly praying. When it was now announced to them that the object of their prayers was granted, they deemed the messenger that announced it insane. Christians are often surprised even when their prayers are answered. They are…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 God's providence leaves room for the use of our prudence, though he has undertaken to perform and perfect what he has begun. These Christians continued in prayer for Peter, for they were truly in earnest. Thus men ought always to pray, and not to faint. As long as we are kept waiting for a mercy, we must continue praying for it. But sometimes that which we most earnestly wish for, we are most backward to believe. The Christian law of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-17Rhoda was very surprised when Peter appeared, so she left him standing at the closed door. She and the other Christians thought God's answer to their prayers was amazing (12:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1712-17. he came to the house of Mary, &c.--who "must have had a house of some pretensions to receive a large number; and, accordingly, we read that her brother Barnabas (Col 4:10) was a person of substance (Ac 4:37). She must also have been distinguished for faith and courage to allow such a meeting in the face of persecution" [Webster and Wilkinson]. To such a house it was natural that Peter should come. mother of John ... Mark--so called to distinguish…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 12:15

• Herod
• Jerusalem
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Peter
• Prayer
• Prisoners
• Rulers
• Superstition

In the dictionaries

• Constantly
• Herod Agrippa I.
• Multiply
• Raise
• Rhoda
• Vex
• Acts of the Apostles
• Affirm; Affirmatives
• Angels of the Seven Churches
• Apostolic Age

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