Revised Literal Translation
Acts 12
1τὸνtonG3588NowδὲdeG1161aboutΚατ᾽Kat᾽G2596thatἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565timeκαιρὸν ὁkairon hoG3588G2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the kingβασιλεὺς τὰςbasileus tasG3588G935stretched forthἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911hishandsχεῖρας τῶνcheiras tōnG3588G5495to vexκακῶσαίkakōsaiG2559certainτιναςtinasG5100ofἀπὸapoG575the Assemblyτῆς ἐκκλησίας.tēs ekklēsiasG3588G1577.
3G3588G3588AndG2532becauseὅτιhotiG3754he sawG3708ἐστινestinG1510it pleasedἀρεστόνarestonG701the JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,he proceeded furtherπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369to takeσυλλαβεῖνsullabeinG4815PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074alsoκαὶkaiG2532. (ThenG1161wereἦσανēsanG1510the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of unleavened breadἀζύμων,azumōnG106.)
4τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532whenὃνhonG3739he had apprehended himπιάσαςpiasasG4084,he putἔθετοethetoG5087himinεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,and deliveredπαραδοὺςparadousG3860himto fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064quaternionsτετραδίοιςtetradioisG5069of soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757to keepφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442himαὐτόν,autonG846;intendingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014afterμετὰmetaG3326 the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957to bringἀναγαγεῖνanagageinG321himαὐτὸνautonG846forthG321to the peopleτῷ λαῷ.¶tō laōG3588G2992.
5ὉHoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074thereforeοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303was keptἐτηρεῖτοetēreitoG5083inἐνenG1722prisonτῇ φυλακῇ·tēa phulakēaG3588G5438:butδὲdeG1161prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335wasἦνēnG1510madeγινομένηginomenēG1096without ceasingG1618ofὑπὸhupoG5259the Assemblyτῆς ἐκκλησίαςtēs ekklēsiasG3588G1577untoπρὸςprosG4314Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316forG5228himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
6AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753Herodὁ Ἡρῴδης,ho HērōdēsG3588G2264wouldἤμελλενēmellenG3195have broughtπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254himαὐτὸνautonG846forthG4254,the sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565nightτῇ νυκτὶtēa nuktiG3588G3571Peterὁ Πέτροςho PetrosG3588G4074wasἦνēnG1510sleepingκοιμώμενοςkoimōmenosG2837betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342twoδύοduoG1417soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210with twoδυσίν,dusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254:andτεteG5037the keepersφύλακέςphulakesG5441beforeπρὸproG4253the doorτῆς θύραςtēs thurasG3588G2374keptἐτήρουνetērounG5083the prisonτὴν φυλακήν.tēn phulakēnG3588G5438.
7AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962came uponἐπέστηepestēG2186him,andκαὶkaiG2532a lightφῶςphōsG5457shinedἔλαμψενelampsenG2989inἐνenG1722the prisonτῷ οἰκήματι·tō oikēmatiG3588G3612:andδὲdeG1161he smoteπατάξαςpataxasG3960Peterτὴν Πέτρουtēn PetrouG3588G4074on the sideπλευρὰν τοῦpleuran touG3588G4125,and raisedG1453himαὐτὸνautonG846upG1453,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,AriseἀνάσταanastaG450upἐνenG1722quicklyτάχει.tacheiG5034.AndκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846chainsαἱ ἁλύσειςhai haluseisG3588G254fell offἐξέπεσανexepesanG1601fromἐκekG1537hishandsτῶν χειρῶν.tōn cheirōnG3588G5495.
8AndG5037the angelὁ ἄγγελοςho angelosG3588G32saidλέγειlegeiG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,Gird thyselfG4024,andκαὶkaiG2532bind onὑπόδησαιhupodēsaiG5265thyσου.souG4771sandalsτὰ σανδάλιάta sandaliaG3588G4547.AndG1161soοὕτως.houtōsG3779he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160.AndκαὶkaiG2532he saithG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,CastG4016thyσουsouG4771garmentτὸ ἱμάτιόνto himationG3588G2440about theeG4016,andκαὶkaiG2532followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190meG1473.
9τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831,and followedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190himG846;andκαὶkaiG2532wistᾔδειēdeiG1492notοὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754it wasἐστινestinG1510trueἀληθέςalēthesG227which was doneγινόμενονginomenonG1096byδιὰdiaG1223the angelτοῦ ἀγγέλου,tou angelouG3588G32;butδὲdeG1161thoughtἐδόκειedokeiG1380he sawβλέπειν.blepeinG991a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705.
10τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588WhenδὲdeG1161they were pastδιελθόντεςdielthontesG1330the firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413andκαὶkaiG2532the secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208wardφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,they cameἦλθανēlthanG2064untoἐπὶepiG1909the ironσιδηρᾶνsidēranG4603gateπύλην τὴνpulēn tēnG3588G4439that leadethφέρουσανpherousanG5342untoεἰςeisG1519the cityτὴν πόλιν,tēn polinG3588G4172;whichἥτιςhētisG3748openedἠνοίγηēnoigēG455to themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846of his own accordαὐτομάτηautomatēG844:andκαὶkaiG2532they went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831,and passed on throughπροῆλθονproēlthonG4281oneμίανmianG1520streetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505;andκαὶkaiG2532forthwithεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the angelὁ ἄγγελοςho angelosG3588G32departedἀπέστηapestēG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
11ὁhoG3588And whenκαὶkaiG2532PeterΠέτρος τὸνPetros tonG3588G4074was comeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096toἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,he saidG3004,NowνῦνnunG3568I knowG1492ofa suretyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230,thatὅτιhotiG3754the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hath sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821hisαὐτοῦautouG846angelἄγγελον τῆςangelon tēsG3588G32,andκαὶkaiG2532hath deliveredἐξείλατόexeilatoG1807meG1473out ofἐκekG1537the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495of HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,andκαὶkaiG2532fromallπάσηςpasēsG3956the expectationπροσδοκίας τοῦprosdokias touG3588G4329of the peopleλαοῦ τῶνlaou tōnG3588G2992of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.
12G3588AndτεteG5037when he had consideredσυνιδώνsunidōnG4894the thing,he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toἐπὶepiG1909the houseοἰκίανoikianG3588G3614of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137the motherμητρὸςmētrosG3588G3384of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,whose surname wasἐπικαλουμένουepikaloumenouG1941MarkΜάρκου,MarkouG3138;whereοὗhouG3757manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425wereἦσανēsanG1510gathered togetherσυνηθροισμένοιsunēthroismenoiG4867καὶkaiG2532prayingπροσευχόμενοι.proseuchomenoiG4336.
14AndκαὶkaiG2532when she knewἐπιγνοῦσαepignousaG1921Peter’sτὴν Πέτρουtēn PetrouG3588G4074voiceφωνὴν τοῦphōnēn touG3588G5456,she openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455notοὐκoukG3756the gateτῆς πυλῶναtēs pulōnaG3588G4440forἀπὸapoG575gladnessχαρᾶς τὸνcharas tonG3588G5479,butδὲdeG1161ran inεἰσδραμοῦσαeisdramousaG1532,and toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518howG2476Peterτὸν Πέτρονton PetronG3588G4074stoodἑστάναιhestanaiG2476beforeπρὸproG4253the gateτοῦ πυλῶνος.tou pulōnosG3588G4440.
15οἱhoiG3588ἡhēG3588οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161they saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314herαὐτὴνautēnG846,Thou art madμαίνῃ.mainēG3105.ButδὲdeG1161she constantly affirmedδιϊσχυρίζετοdiischurizetoG1340that it wasἔχειν.echeinG2192even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.ThenδὲdeG1161said theyG3004,It isἐστινestinG1510hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846angelὁ ἄγγελόςho angelosG3588G32.
17ButG1161he, beckoningκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846with the handτῇ χειρὶtēa cheiriG3588G5495to hold their peaceσιγᾶν,siganG4601,declaredδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatoG1334unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846howπῶςpōsG4459the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588G2962had broughtἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806himαὐτὸνautonG846out ofἐκekG1537the prisonτῆς φυλακῆς·tēs phulakēsG3588G5438.AndG1161he saidG3004,Go shewἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518these thingsταῦτα.tautaG3778unto JamesἸακώβῳIakōbōG2385,andκαὶkaiG2532to the brethrenτοῖς ἀδελφοῖςtois adelphoisG3588G80.AndκαὶkaiG2532he departedἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831,and wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198intoεἰςeisG1519anotherἕτερονheteronG2087placeτόπον.¶toponG5117.
18NowδὲdeG1161as soon as it wasΓενομένηςGenomenēsG1096dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,there wasἦνēnG1510noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641stirτάραχοςtarachosG5017amongἐνenG1722the soldiersτοῖς στρατιώταιςtois stratiōtaisG3588G4757,whatτίtiG5101G687was becomeἐγένετο.egenetoG1096of Peterὁ Πέτροςho PetrosG3588G4074.
19AndδὲdeG1161when HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had soughtἐπιζητήσαςepizētēsasG1934for himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532found himεὑρὼνheurōnG2147notμὴmēG3361,he examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350the keepersφύλακαςphulakasG3588G5441,and commanded thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753theyshould be put to deathἀπαχθῆναι,apachthēnaiG520.AndκαὶkaiG2532he went downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718fromἀπὸapoG575JudæaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG3588G2449toεἰςeisG1519CæsareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG3588G2542,andG1304thereabodeG1304.
20AndδὲdeG1161HerodG3588G2264wasἦνēnG1510highly displeasedθυμομαχῶνthumomachōnG2371with them of TyreΤυρίοιςTurioisG5183andκαὶkaiG2532SidonΣιδωνίοις·SidōnioisG4606:butδὲdeG1161they cameπαρῆσανparēsanG3918with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532,having madeG3982BlastusΒλάστονBlastonG986the king’sβασιλέωςbasileōsG3588G935G3588ἐπὶepiG1909chamberlainκοιτῶνοςkoitōnosG3588G2846their friendG3982,desiredᾐτοῦντοētountoG154peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515;becauseδιὰdiaG1223theirαὐτῶνautōnG846countryχώρανchōranG3588G5561was nourishedτρέφεσθαιtrephesthaiG3588G5142byἀπὸapoG575the king’sβασιλικῆς.¶basilikēsG3588G937country.
21AndδὲdeG1161upon a setΤακτῇTaktēaG5002dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250Herodὁ Ἡρῴδηςho HērōdēsG3588G2264,arrayed inἐνδυσάμενοςendusamenosG1746royalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,καὶkaiG2532satκαθίσαςkathisasG2523uponἐπὶepiG1909his throneτοῦ βήματοςtou bēmatosG3588G968,and made an orationἐδημηγόρειedēmēgoreiG1215untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς.autousG846.
23AndδὲdeG1161immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962smoteἐπάταξενepataxenG3960himαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseἀνθ᾽anth᾽G473ὧνhōnG3739he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325notοὐκoukG3756Godτὴν θεῷ,tēn theōG3588G2316the gloryδόξαν τῷdoxan tōG3588G1391:andκαὶkaiG2532he wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096eaten of wormsσκωληκόβρωτοςskōlēkobrōtosG4662,and gave up the ghostἐξέψυξεν.¶exepsuxenG1634.
25τὴνtēnG3588AndδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andG2532SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290fromG1537JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,when they had fulfilledπληρώσαντεςplērōsantesG4137theirministryδιακονίαν, τὸνdiakonian tonG3588G1248,andG2532took with themσυμπαραλαβόντεςsumparalabontesG4838JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,whose surname wasἐπικληθένταepiklēthentaG1941MarkΜᾶρκον.¶MarkonG3138.
Commentaries on Acts 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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