Revised Version 1895

Acts 12

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutG2596thatἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264theG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935putἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911forthhisG2596handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495toG2596afflictcertainτιναςtinasG5100ofἀπὸapoG575theG3588churchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577.

2AndG1161heG1161killedἀνεῖλενaneilenG337JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385theG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80ofG80JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491withG3588theG3588swordμαχαίρῃ.machairēG3162.

3AndG2532whenG2532heG2532sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754itG3708pleasedἀρεστόνarestonG701theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,heG2532proceededπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369toG2532seizePeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074alsoκαὶkaiG2532.AndG2532thoseαἱhaiG3588wereG1510theτῶνtōnG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofG2250unleavenedἀζύμων,azumōnG106bread.

4AndG2532whenG2532heG2532hadtakenG3860himG846,heG2532putἔθετοethetoG5087himG846inG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andG2532deliveredπαραδοὺςparadousG3860himG846toG1519fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064quaternionsofG2992soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757toG1519guardφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442himG846;intendingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014afterμετὰmetaG3326theτὸtoG3588PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957toG1519bringἀναγαγεῖνanagageinG321himG846forthtoG1519theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

5PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074thereforeοὖνounG3767wasG1510keptἐτηρεῖτοetēreitoG5083inἐνenG1722theG3588prisonφυλακῇ·phulakēaG5438:butδὲdeG1161prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335wasG1510madeγινομένηginomenēG1096earnestlyἐκτενῶςektenōsG1619ofG2316theG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577untoGodθεὸνtheonG2316forπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

6AndG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264wasG1510aboutG3195toG3195bringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254himG846forth,theG3588sameG846nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasG1510sleepingκοιμώμενοςkoimōmenosG2837betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342twoδύοduoG1417soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757,boundG1210withG1210twoδυσίν,dusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254:andG1161guardsφύλακέςphulakesG5441beforeπρὸproG4253theG3588doorθύραςthurasG2374keptἐτήρουνetērounG5083theG3588prisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.

7AndG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,anG32angelἄγγελοςangelosG32ofG1537theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962stoodG450byG1722himG846,andG2532alightφῶςphōsG5457shinedἔλαμψενelampsenG2989inG1722theG3588cellοἰκήματι·oikēmatiG3612:andG2532heG2532smotePeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074onG1722theG3588sideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125,andG2532awokeG1453himG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,RiseἀνάσταanastaG450upG1453quicklyτάχει.tacheiG5034.AndG2532hisG846chainsἁλύσειςhaluseisG254fell offfromG1537hisG846handsχειρῶν.cheirōnG5495.

8AndG2532theG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32saidλέγειlegeiG3004untohimαὐτόν·autonG846,GirdζῶσαιzōsaiG2224thyself,andG2532bindonG1161thysandalsσανδάλιάsandaliaG4547.AndG2532heG2532didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160soG2532.AndG2532heG2532saith untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846, Cast thygarmentἱμάτιόνhimationG2440aboutπρὸςprosG4314thee,andG2532followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190meG3004.

9AndG2532heG2532wentG1831outG1831,andG2532followedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190;andG2532heG2532wistnotοὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754itG1223wasG1510trueἀληθέςalēthesG227whichG3748wasG1510doneγινόμενονginomenonG1096byG1223theG3588angelἀγγέλου,angelouG32,butδὲdeG1161thoughtἐδόκειedokeiG1380heG2532sawᾔδειēdeiG1492avisionὅραμαhoramaG3705.

10AndG2532whenG2532theyG846were pasttheτὴνtēnG3588firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413andG2532theτὴνtēnG3588secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208ward,theyG846cameἦλθανēlthanG2064untotheτὴνtēnG3588ironσιδηρᾶνsidēranG4603gateπύληνpulēnG4439thatG3748leadethintoG1519theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλιν,polinG4172;whichG3748openedἠνοίγηēnoigēG455toG1519themG846ofG575itsG846ownG846accord:andG2532theyG846wentG1831outG1831,andG2532passedG1330onἐπὶepiG1909throughG1330oneμίανmianG1520streetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505;andG2532straightwaytheὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32departedG1831fromG575himG846.

11AndG2532whenG2532PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wascomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096toG3004himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,heG2532saidG3004,NowνῦνnunG3568IG1473knowG1492ofG1537a truth,thatὅτιhotiG3754theG3956LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hathsentG1821forthἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821hisαὐτοῦautouG846angelἄγγελονangelonG32andG2532deliveredmeG3004outG1537ofG1537theG3956handχειρὸςcheirosG5495ofG1537HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,andG2532fromG1537allG3956theG3956expectationπροσδοκίαςprosdokiasG4329ofG1537theG3956peopleλαοῦlaouG2992ofG1537theG3956JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.

12AndG2532whenG2532heG2532hadG1510consideredtheG3588thing,heG2532cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toG1909theG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614ofG1909MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137theG3588motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384ofG1909JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491whose surnamewasG1510MarkΜάρκου,MarkouG3138;whereοὗhouG3757manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425wereG1510gatheredG4867togetherσυνηθροισμένοιsunēthroismenoiG4867andG2532wereG1510prayingπροσευχόμενοι.proseuchomenoiG4336.

13AndG1161whenG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846knockedκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925attheτὴνtēnG3588doorθύρανthuranG2374ofG3686theτοῦtouG3588gateπυλῶνοςpulōnosG4440, a maidcameG4334toG4334answerὑπακοῦσαιhupakousaiG5219,namedG3686RhodaῬόδη·RhodēG4498.

14AndG2532whenG2532sheknewἐπιγνοῦσαepignousaG1921Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456, sheopenedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455notοὐκoukG3756theG3588gateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440forἀπὸapoG575joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,butG1161ranεἰσδραμοῦσαeisdramousaG1532inG2532,andG2532toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thatG1161PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074stoodἑστάναιhestanaiG2476beforeπρὸproG4253theG3588gateπυλῶνος.pulōnosG4440.

15AndG1161theyG846saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004untoherG846, Thou artmadμαίνῃ.mainēG3105.ButG1161sheG846confidently affirmedthatG3004itG846wasG1510evenG1161soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.AndG1161theyG846saidG3004,ItG846isG1510hisG846angelἄγγελόςangelosG32.

16ButG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074continuedἐπέμενενepemenenG1961knockingκρούων·krouōnG2925:andG2532whenG2532theyG846hadopenedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455,theyG846sawG3708himG846,andG2532wereamazedἐξέστησαν.exestēsanG1839.

17ButδὲdeG1161heG2532, beckoning untothemG846withG1537theτῇtēaG3588handχειρὶcheiriG5495toG1519holdtheirG846peace,declaredἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518untothemG846howπῶςpōsG4459theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hadbroughtG1519himG846forthG1831outG1831ofG1537theτῆςtēsG3588prisonφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438.AndG2532heG2532saidG3004,TellG3004theseG3778thingsταῦτα.tautaG3778untoJamesἸακώβῳIakōbōG2385,andG2532toG1519theτοῖςtoisG3588brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.AndG2532heG2532departedG1831,andG2532wentG1831toG1519anotherἕτερονheteronG2087placeτόπον.¶toponG5117.

18NowδὲdeG1161asG1722soonG1722asG1722itG1161wasG1510dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,thereG1510wasG1510noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641stiramongG1722theG3588soldiersστρατιώταιςstratiōtaisG4757,whatτίtiG5101wasG1510becomeG1096ofG2250PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074.

19AndG2532whenG2532HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264hadsoughtἐπιζητήσαςepizētēsasG1934forG1519himG846,andG2532foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147himG846notμὴmēG3361,heG2532examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350theG3588guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441,andG2532commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753thatG846theyG846shouldG2532beG2532puttoG1519death.AndG2532heG2532wentG2718downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718fromἀπὸapoG575JudaeatoG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542,andG2532tarriedthereδὲdeG1161.

20NowG1161heG2532wasG1510highly displeasedwithG4314themG846ofG1223TyreΤυρίοιςTurioisG5183andG2532SidonΣιδωνίοις·SidōnioisG4606:andG2532theyG846cameG1223withG4314oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661toG4314himG846,andG2532,havingπείσαντεςpeisantesG3982madeBlastusΒλάστονBlastonG986theG3588king’sβασιλέωςbasileōsG935chamberlaintheirG846friend,theyG846askedᾐτοῦντοētountoG154forG1223peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,becauseG1223theirG846countryG5561wasG1510fedτρέφεσθαιtrephesthaiG5142fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588king’sG935countryG5561.

21AndG2532uponG1909a setdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264arrayedhimselfG1438inG1909royalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,andG2532satκαθίσαςkathisasG2523onG1909theG3588throne,andG2532madeanG2532oration untothemαὐτούς.autousG846.

22AndG2532theG3588peopleG444shoutedἐπεφώνει·epephōneiG2019, saying,TheG3588voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofG2316agodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532notοὐκoukG3756ofG2316amanἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444.

23AndG2532immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916anG1325angelἄγγελοςangelosG32ofG2316theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962smotehimαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseἀνθ᾽anth᾽G473heG2532gaveG1325notοὐκoukG3756Godθεῷ,theōG2316theG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391:andG2532heG2532waseatenG4662ofG2316wormsG4662,andG2532gaveG1325upG1325theG3588ghost.

24ButδὲdeG1161theG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837andκαὶkaiG2532multipliedἐπληθύνετο.eplēthunetoG4129.

25AndG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andG2532SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290fromG1537JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,whenG2532theyG2532hadfulfilledπληρώσαντεςplērōsantesG4137theirG2532ministration,takingσυμπαραλαβόντεςsumparalabontesG4838withG1537themJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491whose surname wasMarkΜᾶρκον.¶MarkonG3138.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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