New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 12:1-9

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.

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