New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 12

Peter’s Arrest and Deliverance

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutΚατ᾽Kat᾽G2596that timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on someτιναςtinasG5100whoG3588belongedἀπὸapoG575to the churchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577in order to mistreatκακῶσαίkakōsaiG2559them.

2And hehad JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385the brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491putG337to deathG337with a swordμαχαίρῃ.machairēG3162.

3When he sawG3708that itpleasedἀρεστόνarestonG701the JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,he proceededπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369to arrestσυλλαβεῖνsullabeinG4815PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074alsoκαὶkaiG2532.NowG1161it was duringthe daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of Unleavenedἀζύμων,azumōnG106Bread.

4When he had seizedπιάσαςpiasasG4084him, he putἔθετοethetoG5087him in prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,deliveringπαραδοὺςparadousG3860him to fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064squadsτετραδίοιςtetradioisG5069of soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757to guardφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442him, intendingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014afterμετὰmetaG3326the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957to bringἀναγαγεῖνanagageinG321him out before the peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

5SoοὖνounG3767PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was keptἐτηρεῖτοetēreitoG5083in the prisonφυλακῇ·phulakēaG5438,but prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335for him was beingG1096madeG1096ferventlyἐκτενῶςektenōsG1619by the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577to GodθεὸνtheonG2316.

6Onthe veryἐκείνῃekeinēG1565nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571whenὅτεhoteG3753HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to bringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254him forwardG4254,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was sleepingκοιμώμενοςkoimōmenosG2837betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342twoδύοduoG1417soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210with twoδυσίν,dusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254,and guardsφύλακέςphulakesG5441in frontπρὸproG4253of the doorθύραςthurasG2374were watchingG5083overG5083the prisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.

7And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962suddenlyappearedἐπέστηepestēG2186and a lightφῶςphōsG5457shoneἔλαμψενelampsenG2989in the cellοἰκήματι·oikēmatiG3612;and he struckπατάξαςpataxasG3960Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074sideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125and wokeἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him up, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “GetἀνάσταanastaG450up quicklyτάχει.tacheiG5034.” Andhis chainsἁλύσειςhaluseisG254fellG1601offG1601his handsχειρῶν.cheirōnG5495.

8And the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “GirdζῶσαιzōsaiG2224yourself andputὑπόδησαιhupodēsaiG5265on your sandalsσανδάλιάsandaliaG4547.”And he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160soοὕτως.houtōsG3779.And he saidG3004to him, “WrapG4016your cloakἱμάτιόνhimationG2440aroundG4016you and followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190me.”

9And he wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out and continued to followἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190,and he did not knowG3609that what was beingG1096doneG1096by the angelἀγγέλου,angelouG32was realἀληθέςalēthesG227,but thoughtἐδόκειedokeiG1380he was seeingβλέπειν.blepeinG991a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705.

10When they had passedδιελθόντεςdielthontesG1330the firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413and secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208guardφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,they cameἦλθανēlthanG2064to the ironσιδηρᾶνsidēranG4603gateπύληνpulēnG4439that leadsφέρουσανpherousanG5342into the cityπόλιν,polinG4172,whichἥτιςhētisG3748openedἠνοίγηēnoigēG455for them by itselfαὐτομάτηautomatēG844;and they wentἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out and wentG4281alongG4281oneμίανmianG1520streetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505,and immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32departedἀπέστηapestēG868from him.

11When PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074cameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,he saidG3004, “NowνῦνnunG3568I knowG3609for sureἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thatthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has sentG1821forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821His angelἄγγελονangelonG32and rescuedἐξείλατόexeilatoG1807me from the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495of HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264and from allπάσηςpasēsG3956that the JewishἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453peopleλαοῦlaouG2992were expectingπροσδοκίαςprosdokiasG4329.”

12And when he realizedσυνιδώνsunidōnG4894this,he wentἦλθενēlthenG2064to the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137,the motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491who was also calledἐπικαλουμένουepikaloumenouG1941MarkΜάρκου,MarkouG3138,whereοὗhouG3757manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425were gatheredG4867togetherσυνηθροισμένοιsunēthroismenoiG4867andwere prayingπροσευχόμενοι.proseuchomenoiG4336.

13When he knockedκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925at the doorθύρανthuranG2374of the gateπυλῶνοςpulōnosG4440,a servant-girlπαιδίσκηpaidiskēG3814namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686RhodaῬόδη·RhodēG4498cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to answerὑπακοῦσαιhupakousaiG5219.

14When she recognizedἐπιγνοῦσαepignousaG1921Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,becauseἀπὸapoG575of her joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479she did not openἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the gateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440,but ranεἰσδραμοῦσαeisdramousaG1532in and announcedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518that PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074was standingἑστάναιhestanaiG2476in frontπρὸproG4253of the gateπυλῶνος.pulōnosG4440.

15They saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004to her, “You are out of your mindμαίνῃ.mainēG3105!”But she kept insistingδιϊσχυρίζετοdiischurizetoG1340that it was soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.They kept sayingG3004, “It ishis angelἄγγελόςangelosG32.”

16But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074continuedἐπέμενενepemenenG1961knockingκρούων·krouōnG2925;and when they had openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455the door,they sawG3708him and were amazedἐξέστησαν.exestēsanG1839.

17ButmotioningκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678to them with his handχειρὶcheiriG5495to be silentσιγᾶν,siganG4601,he describedδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatoG1334to them howπῶςpōsG4459the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962had ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806him out of the prisonφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438.And he saidG3004, “ReportἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518theseG3778thingsταῦτα.tautaG3778toJamesἸακώβῳIakōbōG2385andthe brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.”ThenG2532he leftἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831and wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198to anotherἕτερονheteronG2087placeτόπον.¶toponG5117.

18NowδὲdeG1161when dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250cameΓενομένηςGenomenēsG1096,there was noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641disturbanceτάραχοςtarachosG5017amongἐνenG1722the soldiersστρατιώταιςstratiōtaisG4757as towhatτίtiG5101could have becomeἐγένετο.egenetoG1096of PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074.

19When HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had searchedἐπιζητήσαςepizētēsasG1934for him and had not foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147him, he examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350the guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753that theybe ledG520awayἀπαχθῆναι,apachthēnaiG520to execution.ThenδὲdeG1161he wentG2718downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718from JudeaG2453toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and was spendingG1304timeG1304there.

Death of Herod

20NowG1161he was veryG2371angryG2371with the people ofTyreΤυρίοιςTurioisG5183and SidonΣιδωνίοις·SidōnioisG4606;and with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661they cameπαρῆσανparēsanG3918to him, and having wonG3982overG3982BlastusΒλάστονBlastonG986the king’sβασιλέωςbasileōsG935chamberlainἐπὶ κοιτῶνοςepi koitōnosG1909 G2846,they were askingᾐτοῦντοētountoG154for peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,becauseδιὰdiaG1223their countryχώρανchōranG5561was fedτρέφεσθαιtrephesthaiG5142by the king’sβασιλικῆς.¶basilikēsG937country.

21On an appointedΤακτῇTaktēaG5002dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,having putἐνδυσάμενοςendusamenosG1746on his royalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,tookG2523his seatG2523on therostrumβήματοςbēmatosG968and begandeliveringG1215an addressG1215to them.

22The peopleδῆμοςdēmosG1218kept cryingἐπεφώνει·epephōneiG2019out, “The voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of a godθεοῦtheouG2316and not of a manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444!”

23And immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962struckἐπάταξενepataxenG3960him becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473 G3739he did not giveἔδωκενedōkenG1325Godθεῷ,theōG2316the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,and he was eatenG4662by wormsG4662anddiedἐξέψυξεν.¶exepsuxenG1634.

24Butthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the LordG2962continued to growηὔξανενēuxanenG837and to be multipliedἐπληθύνετο.eplēthunetoG4129.

25AndBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290from JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419when they had fulfilledπληρώσαντεςplērōsantesG4137theirmissionδιακονίαν,diakonianG1248,takingG4838alongG4838with themJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,who was also calledἐπικληθένταepiklēthentaG1941MarkΜᾶρκον.¶MarkonG3138.

Peter’s Arrest and Deliverance

Death of Herod

Commentaries on Acts 12