Acts 12
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Acts 12:5-12

5SoG3767 PeterG4074 was keptG5083 in the prisonG5438, but prayerG4335 for him was beingG1096 madeG1096 to GodG2316 1intenselyG1619 by the churchG1577.

6On 2the veryG1565 nightG3571 whenG3753 HerodG2264 wasG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 bringG4254 him forwardG4254, PeterG4074 was sleepingG2837 betweenG3342 twoG1417 soldiersG4757, 3boundG1210 with twoG1417 chainsG254, and guardsG5441 in frontG4253 of the doorG2374 were watchingG5083 overG5083 the prisonG5438. 7And beholdG2400, 4an angelG32 of the LordG2962 suddenly 5stoodG2186 nearG2186 Peter, and a lightG5457 shoneG2989 in the cellG3612; and he struckG3960 Peter’sG4074 sideG4125 and wokeG1453 him, sayingG3004, “GetG450 upG450 quicklyG5034.” And 6his chainsG254 fellG1601 offG1601 his handsG5495. 8And the angelG32 saidG3004 to him, “PutG2224 onG2224 your beltG2224 and 7strapG5265 onG5265 your sandalsG4547.” And he didG4160 soG3779. And he saidG3004 to him, “WrapG4016 your cloakG2440 aroundG4016 you and followG190 me.” 9And he wentG1831 outG1831 and continued to followG190, and yet he did not knowG3609 that what was beingG1096 doneG1096 by the angelG32 was realG227, but thoughtG1380 he was seeingG991 8a visionG3705. 10NowG1161 when they had passedG1330 the firstG4413 and secondG1208 guardG5438, they cameG2064 to the ironG4603 gateG4439 that leadsG5342 into the cityG4172, whichG3748 9openedG455 for them byG844 itselfG844; and they wentG1831 outG1831 and wentG4281 alongG4281 oneG1520 streetG4505, and immediatelyG2112 the angelG32 departedG868 from him. 11When PeterG4074 10cameG1096 11to himselfG1438, he saidG3004, “NowG3568 I knowG3609 for sureG230 that 12the LordG2962 has sentG1821 forthG1821 His angelG32 and rescuedG1807 me from the handG5495 of HerodG2264 and from allG3956 13that the JewishG2453 peopleG2992 were expectingG4329.” 12And when he realizedG4894 this, he wentG2064 to the houseG3614 of MaryG3137, the motherG3384 of 14JohnG2491, who was also calledG1941 MarkG3138, whereG3757 manyG2425 were gatheredG4867 togetherG4867 and 15were prayingG4336.

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 12:5 Or constantly ↩
  2. 2. Acts 12:6 Lit that night ↩
  3. 3. Acts 12:6 Acts 21:33 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 12:7 Acts 5:19 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 12:7 Luke 2:9; 24:4 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 12:7 Acts 16:26 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 12:8 Lit bind ↩
  8. 8. Acts 12:9 Acts 9:10 ↩
  9. 9. Acts 12:10 Acts 5:19; 16:26 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 12:11 Luke 15:17 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 12:11 Lit in himself ↩
  12. 12. Acts 12:11 Dan 3:28; 6:22 ↩
  13. 13. Acts 12:11 Lit the expectation of the people of the Jews ↩
  14. 14. Acts 12:12 Acts 12:25; 13:5, 13; 15:37, 39; Col 4:10; 2 Tim 4:11; Philem 24; 1 Pet 5:13 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 12:12 Acts 12:5 ↩

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