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Acts 12:5-17

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.

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