New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 12:14-25

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.

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.

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