New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 12:7-10

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.

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