New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 12

Peter’s Arrest and Deliverance

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutΚατ᾽Kat᾽G2596that timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935laidG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onG1911someτιναςtinasG5100whoG3588belongedἀπὸapoG575to the churchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577,to doG2559them harmG2559.

2And hehad JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385the brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491executedἀνεῖλενaneilenG337with a swordμαχαίρῃ.machairēG3162.

3When he sawG3708that itpleasedἀρεστόνarestonG701the JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,he proceededπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369to arrestσυλλαβεῖνsullabeinG4815PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074asG2532wellG2532. (NowG1161these werethe daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of Unleavenedἀζύμων,azumōnG106BreadG106.)

4When he had arrestedπιάσαςpiasasG4084him, he putἔθετοethetoG5087him in prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,turningG3860him overG3860to fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064squadsτετραδίοιςtetradioisG5069of soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757to guardφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442him, intendingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014onlyafterμετὰmetaG3326the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957to bringἀναγαγεῖνanagageinG321him before the peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

5SoοὖνounG3767PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was keptἐτηρεῖτοetēreitoG5083in the prisonφυλακῇ·phulakēaG5438,but prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335for him was beingG1096madeG1096to GodθεὸνtheonG2316intenselyἐκτενῶςektenōsG1619by the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

6Onthe veryἐκείνῃekeinēG1565nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571whenὅτεhoteG3753HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195bringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254him forwardG4254,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was sleepingκοιμώμενοςkoimōmenosG2837betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342twoδύοduoG1417soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210with twoδυσίν,dusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254,and guardsφύλακέςphulakesG5441in frontπρὸproG4253of the doorθύραςthurasG2374were watchingG5083overG5083the prisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.

7And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962suddenlystoodG2186nearG2186Peter,and a lightφῶςphōsG5457shoneἔλαμψενelampsenG2989in the cellοἰκήματι·oikēmatiG3612;and he struckπατάξαςpataxasG3960Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074sideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125and wokeἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “GetG450upG450quicklyτάχει.tacheiG5034.” Andhis chainsἁλύσειςhaluseisG254fellG1601offG1601his handsχειρῶν.cheirōnG5495.

8And the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “PutG2224onG2224your beltG2224andstrapG5265onG5265your sandalsσανδάλιάsandaliaG4547.”And he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160soοὕτως.houtōsG3779.And he saidG3004to him, “WrapG4016your cloakἱμάτιόνhimationG2440aroundG4016you and followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190me.”

9And he wentG1831outG1831and continued to followἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190, and yethe did not knowG3609that what was beingG1096doneG1096by the angelἀγγέλου,angelouG32was realἀληθέςalēthesG227,but thoughtἐδόκειedokeiG1380he was seeingβλέπειν.blepeinG991a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705.

10NowδὲdeG1161when they had passedδιελθόντεςdielthontesG1330the firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413and secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208guardφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,they cameἦλθανēlthanG2064to the ironσιδηρᾶνsidēranG4603gateπύληνpulēnG4439that leadsφέρουσανpherousanG5342into the cityπόλιν,polinG4172,whichἥτιςhētisG3748openedἠνοίγηēnoigēG455for them byG844itselfG844;and they wentG1831outG1831and 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 motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,who was also calledἐπικαλουμένουepikaloumenouG1941MarkΜάρκου,MarkouG3138,whereοὗhouG3757manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425were gatheredG4867togetherσυνηθροισμένοιsunēthroismenoiG4867andwere prayingπροσευχόμενοι.proseuchomenoiG4336.

13When he knockedκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925at the doorθύρανthuranG2374of the gateπυλῶνοςpulōnosG4440,a slaveG3814womanG3814namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686RhodaῬόδη·RhodēG4498cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to answerὑπακοῦσαιhupakousaiG5219.

14When she recognizedἐπιγνοῦσαepignousaG1921Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,becauseἀπὸapoG575of her joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479she did not openἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the gateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440,but ranG1532inG1532and announcedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518that PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074was standingἑστάναιhestanaiG2476in frontπρὸproG4253of the gateπυλῶνος.pulōnosG4440.

15They saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004to her, “You areG3105outG3105ofG3105your mindG3105!”But she kept insistingδιϊσχυρίζετοdiischurizetoG1340that it was soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.They saidG3004, “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 ledG1806him outG1806of the prisonφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438.And he saidG3004, “ReportἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518theseG3778thingsταῦτα.tautaG3778toJamesἸακώβῳIakōbōG2385andthe brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.”ThenG2532he leftἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831and wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198to anotherἕτερονheteronG2087placeτόπον.¶toponG5117.

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

19When HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had searchedG1934forG1934him and had not foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147him, he examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350the guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753that theybe ledG520awayἀπαχθῆναι,apachthēnaiG520to execution.ThenδὲdeG1161he wentG2718downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718from JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and was spendingG1304timeG1304there.

Death of Herod

20NowG1161he was veryG2371angryG2371with the people ofTyreΤυρίοιςTurioisG5183and SidonΣιδωνίοις·SidōnioisG4606;and with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661mindG3661they cameπαρῆσανparēsanG3918to him, and having wonG3982overG3982BlastusΒλάστονBlastonG986the king’sβασιλέωςbasileōsG935chamberlainἐπὶ κοιτῶνοςepi koitōnosG1909 G2846,they were askingᾐτοῦντοētountoG154for peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,becauseδιὰdiaG1223their countryχώρανchōranG5561was supportedτρέφεσθαιtrephesthaiG5142with grainfrom the king’sβασιλικῆς.¶basilikēsG937country.

21On an appointedΤακτῇTaktēaG5002dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,after puttingἐνδυσάμενοςendusamenosG1746onG1746his royalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264tookG2523his seatG2523on therostrumβήματοςbēmatosG968and begandeliveringG1215anG1215addressG1215to them.

22The peopleδῆμοςdēmosG1218repeatedlycriedἐπεφώνει·epephōneiG2019outG2019, “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 eatenG4662byG4662wormsG4662anddiedἐξέψυξεν.¶exepsuxenG1634.

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

25AndBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290when they had fulfilledπληρώσαντεςplērōsantesG4137theirmissionδιακονίαν,diakonianG1248to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,takingG4838alongG4838with themJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,who was also calledἐπικληθένταepiklēthentaG1941MarkΜᾶρκον.¶MarkonG3138.

Peter’s Arrest and Deliverance

Death of Herod

Commentaries on Acts 12