King James Version
Acts 12:14-25
14AndκαὶkaiG2532when she knewἐπιγνοῦσαepignousaG1921Peter’sτὴν Πέτρουtēn PetrouG3588G4074voiceφωνὴν τοῦphōnēn touG3588G5456,she openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455notοὐκoukG3756the gateτῆς πυλῶναtēs pulōnaG3588G4440forἀπὸapoG575gladnessχαρᾶς τὸνcharas tonG3588G5479,butδὲdeG1161ran inεἰσδραμοῦσαeisdramousaG1532,and toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518howG2476Peterτὸν Πέτρονton PetronG3588G4074stoodἑστάναιhestanaiG2476beforeπρὸproG4253the gateτοῦ πυλῶνος.tou pulōnosG3588G4440.
15οἱhoiG3588ἡhēG3588οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161they saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314herαὐτὴνautēnG846,Thou art madμαίνῃ.mainēG3105.ButδὲdeG1161she constantly affirmedδιϊσχυρίζετοdiischurizetoG1340that it wasἔχειν.echeinG2192even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.ThenδὲdeG1161said theyG3004,It isἐστινestinG1510hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846angelὁ ἄγγελόςho angelosG3588G32.
17ButG1161he, beckoningκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846with the handτῇ χειρὶtēa cheiriG3588G5495to hold their peaceσιγᾶν,siganG4601,declaredδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatoG1334unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846howπῶςpōsG4459the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588G2962had broughtἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806himαὐτὸνautonG846out ofἐκekG1537the prisonτῆς φυλακῆς·tēs phulakēsG3588G5438.AndG1161he saidG3004,Go shewἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518these thingsταῦτα.tautaG3778unto JamesἸακώβῳIakōbōG2385,andκαὶkaiG2532to the brethrenτοῖς ἀδελφοῖςtois adelphoisG3588G80.AndκαὶkaiG2532he departedἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831,and wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198intoεἰςeisG1519anotherἕτερονheteronG2087placeτόπον.¶toponG5117.
18NowδὲdeG1161as soon as it wasΓενομένηςGenomenēsG1096dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,there wasἦνēnG1510noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641stirτάραχοςtarachosG5017amongἐνenG1722the soldiersτοῖς στρατιώταιςtois stratiōtaisG3588G4757,whatτίtiG5101G687was becomeἐγένετο.egenetoG1096of Peterὁ Πέτροςho PetrosG3588G4074.
19AndδὲdeG1161when HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had soughtἐπιζητήσαςepizētēsasG1934for himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532found himεὑρὼνheurōnG2147notμὴmēG3361,he examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350the keepersφύλακαςphulakasG3588G5441,and commanded thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753theyshould be put to deathἀπαχθῆναι,apachthēnaiG520.AndκαὶkaiG2532he went downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718fromἀπὸapoG575JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG3588G2449toεἰςeisG1519CesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG3588G2542,andG1304thereabodeG1304.
20AndδὲdeG1161HerodG3588G2264wasἦνēnG1510highly displeasedθυμομαχῶνthumomachōnG2371with them of TyreΤυρίοιςTurioisG5183andκαὶkaiG2532SidonΣιδωνίοις·SidōnioisG4606:butδὲdeG1161they cameπαρῆσανparēsanG3918with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532,having madeG3982BlastusΒλάστονBlastonG986the king’sβασιλέωςbasileōsG3588G935G3588ἐπὶepiG1909chamberlainκοιτῶνοςkoitōnosG3588G2846their friendG3982,desiredᾐτοῦντοētountoG154peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515;becauseδιὰdiaG1223theirαὐτῶνautōnG846countryχώρανchōranG3588G5561was nourishedτρέφεσθαιtrephesthaiG3588G5142byἀπὸapoG575the king’sβασιλικῆς.¶basilikēsG3588G937country.
21AndδὲdeG1161upon a setΤακτῇTaktēaG5002dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250Herodὁ Ἡρῴδηςho HērōdēsG3588G2264,arrayed inἐνδυσάμενοςendusamenosG1746royalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,καὶkaiG2532satκαθίσαςkathisasG2523uponἐπὶepiG1909his throneτοῦ βήματοςtou bēmatosG3588G968,and made an orationἐδημηγόρειedēmēgoreiG1215untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς.autousG846.
23AndδὲdeG1161immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962smoteἐπάταξενepataxenG3960himαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseἀνθ᾽anth᾽G473ὧνhōnG3739he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325notοὐκoukG3756Godτὴν θεῷ,tēn theōG3588G2316the gloryδόξαν τῷdoxan tōG3588G1391:andκαὶkaiG2532he wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096eaten of wormsσκωληκόβρωτοςskōlēkobrōtosG4662,and gave up the ghostἐξέψυξεν.¶exepsuxenG1634.
25τὴνtēnG3588AndδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andG2532SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290fromG1537JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,when they had fulfilledπληρώσαντεςplērōsantesG4137theirministryδιακονίαν, τὸνdiakonian tonG3588G1248,andG2532took with themσυμπαραλαβόντεςsumparalabontesG4838JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,whose surname wasἐπικληθένταepiklēthentaG1941MarkΜᾶρκον.¶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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