Acts 12 ========== :1 Now 1161 -de about 2596 -kata that time 2540 -kairos Herod 2264 -Herodes the king 0935 -basileus stretched 1911 -epiballo forth 1911 -epiballo [his] hands 5495 -cheir to vex 2559 -kakoo certain 5100 -tis of the church 1577 -ekklesia . :2 And he killed 0337 -anaireo James 2385 -Iakobos the brother 0080 -adephos of John 2491 -Ioannes with the sword 3162 - machaira . :3 And because he saw 1492 -eido it pleased 0701 -arestos the Jews 2453 -Ioudaios , he proceeded 4369 -prostithemi further to take 4815 -sullambano Peter 4074 -Petros also 2532 -kai . (Then were the days 2250 -hemera of unleavened 0106 -azumos bread.) :4 And when he had apprehended 4084 -piazo him, he put 5087 - tithemi [him] in prison 5438 -phulake , and delivered 3860 - paradidomi [him] to four 5064 -tessares quaternions 5069 - tetradion of soldiers 4757 -stratiotes to keep 5442 -phulasso him; intending 1011 -bouleuo after 3326 -meta Easter 3957 - pascha to bring 0321 -anago him forth 0321 -anago to the people 2992 -laos . :5 Peter 4074 -Petros therefore 3767 -oun was kept 5083 -tereo in prison 5438 -phulake : but prayer 4335 -proseuche was made 1096 -ginomai without 1618 -ektenes ceasing 1618 -ektenes of the church 1577 -ekklesia unto God 2316 -theos for him. :6 And when 3753 -hote Herod 2264 -Herodes would 3195 -mello have brought 4254 -proago him forth 4254 -proago , the same 1565 -ekeinos night 3571 -nux Peter 4074 -Petros was sleeping 2837 - koimao between 3342 -metaxu two 1417 -duo soldiers 4757 - stratiotes , bound 1210 -deo with two 1417 -duo chains 0254 - halusis : and the keepers 5441 -phulax before 4253 -pro the door 2374 -thura kept 5083 -tereo the prison 5438 -phulake . :7 And, behold 2400 -idou , the angel 0032 -aggelos of the Lord 2962 -kurios came 2186 -ephistemi upon [him], and a light 5457 -phos shined 2989 -lampo in the prison 3612 -oikema : and he smote 3960 -patasso Peter 4074 -Petros on the side 4125 - pleura , and raised 1453 -egeiro him up, saying 3004 -lego , Arise 0450 -anistemi up quickly 5034 -tachos . And his chains 0254 -halusis fell 1601 -ekpipto off 1601 -ekpipto from [his] hands 5495 -cheir . :8 And the angel 0032 -aggelos said 2036 -epo unto him, Gird 2224 -zonnumi thyself, and bind 5265 -hupodeo on 5265 -hupodeo thy sandals 4547 -sandalion . And so 3779 -houto he did 4160 - poieo . And he saith 3004 -lego unto him, Cast 4016 -periballo thy garment 2440 -himation about 4016 -periballo thee, and follow 0190 -akoloutheo me. :9 And he went 1831 -exerchomai out, and followed 0190 - akoloutheo him; and wist 1492 -eido not that it was true 0227 - alethes which 3588 -ho was done 1096 -ginomai by the angel 0032 - aggelos ; but thought 1380 -dokeo he saw 0991 -blepo a vision 3705 -horama . :10 When they were past 1330 -dierchomai the first 4413 - protos and the second 1208 -deuteros ward 5438 -phulake , they came 2064 -erchomai unto the iron 4603 -sidereos gate 4439 -pule that leadeth 5342 -phero unto the city 4172 -polis ; which 3748 - hostis opened 0455 -anoigo to them of his own 0848 -hautou accord 0844 -automatos : and they went 1831 -exerchomai out, and passed 4281 -proerchomai on through one 3391 -mia street 4505 - rhume ; and forthwith 2112 -eutheos the angel 0032 -aggelos departed 0868 -aphistemi from him. :11 And when Peter 4074 -Petros was come 1096 -ginomai to himself 1438 -heautou , he said 2036 -epo , Now 3568 -nun I know 1492 -eido of a surety 0230 -alethos , that the Lord 2962 - kurios hath sent 1821 -exapostello his angel 0032 -aggelos , and hath delivered 1807 -exaireo me out of the hand 5495 -cheir of Herod 2264 -Herodes , and [from] all 3956 -pas the expectation 4329 -prosdokia of the people 2992 -laos of the Jews 2453 - Ioudaios . :12 And when he had considered 4894 -suneido [the thing], he came 2064 -erchomai to the house 3614 -oikia of Mary 3137 -Maria the mother 3384 -meter of John 2491 -Ioannes , whose 3588 -ho surname 1941 -epikaleomai was Mark 3138 -Markos ; where 3757 - hou many 2425 -hikanos were gathered 4863 -sunago together 4867 - sunathroizo praying 4336 -proseuchomai . :13 And as Peter 4074 -Petros knocked 2925 -krouo at the door of the gate 4440 -pulon , a damsel 3814 -paidiske came 4334 - proserchomai to hearken 5219 -hupakouo , named 3686 -onoma Rhoda 4498 -Rhode . :14 And when she knew 1921 -epiginosko Peter's 4074 -Petros voice 5456 -phone , she opened 0455 -anoigo not the gate 4440 - pulon for gladness 5479 -chara , but ran 1532 -eistrecho in, and told 0518 -apaggello how Peter 4074 -Petros stood 2476 -histemi before 4253 -pro the gate 4440 -pulon . :15 And they said 2036 -epo unto her, Thou art mad 3105 - mainomai . But she constantly 1340 -diischurizomai affirmed 1340 -diischurizomai that it was even so 3779 -houto . Then 1161 -de said 3004 -lego they, It is his angel. :16 But Peter 4074 -Petros continued 1961 -epimeno knocking 2925 -krouo : and when they had opened 0455 -anoigo [the door], and saw 1492 -eido him, they were astonished 1839 -existemi . :17 But he, beckoning 2678 -kataseio unto them with the hand 5495 -cheir to hold 4601 -sigao their peace 4601 -sigao , declared 1334 -diegeomai unto them how 4459 -pos the Lord 2962 - kurios had brought 1806 -exago him out of the prison 5438 - phulake . And he said 2036 -epo , Go shew 0518 -apaggello these 5023 -tauta things unto James 2385 -Iakobos , and to the brethren 0080 -adephos . And he departed 1831 -exerchomai , and went 4198 -poreuomai into 1519 -eis another 2087 -heteros place 5117 -topos . :18 Now 1161 -de as soon 1096 -ginomai as it was day 2250 - hemera , there was no 3756 -ou small 3641 -oligos stir 5017 - tarachos among 1722 -en the soldiers 4757 -stratiotes , what 0686 -ara was become 1096 -ginomai of Peter 4074 -Petros . :19 And when Herod 2264 -Herodes had sought 1934 -epizeteo for him, and found 2147 -heurisko him not, he examined 0350 - anakrino the keepers 5441 -phulax , and commanded 2753 -keleuo that [they] should be put 0520 -apago to death 0520 -apago . And he went 2718 -katerchomai down 2718 -katerchomai from Judaea 2449 -Ioudaia to Caesarea 2542 -Kaisereia , and [there] abode 1304 -diatribo . :20 And Herod 2264 -Herodes was highly 2371 -thumomacheo displeased 2371 -thumomacheo with them of Tyre 5183 -Turios and Sidon 4605 -Sidon : but they came 3918 -pareimi with one 3661 - homothumadon accord 3661 -homothumadon to him, and, having made 3982 -peitho Blastus 0986 -Blastos the king's 0935 -basileus chamberlain 2846 -koiton their friend 3982 -peitho , desired 0154 -aiteo peace 1515 -eirene ; because 1223 -dia their country 5561 -chora was nourished 5142 -trepho by the king's 0937 - basilikos [country 5561 -chora ]. :21 And upon a set 5002 -taktos day 2250 -hemera Herod 2264 - Herodes , arrayed 1746 -enduo in royal 0937 -basilikos apparel 2066 -esthes , sat 2523 -kathizo upon his throne 0968 -bema , and made 1215 -demexoreo an oration 1215 -demexoreo unto them. :22 And the people 1218 -demos gave a shout 2019 -epiphoneo , [saying, It is] the voice 5456 -phone of a god 2316 -theos , and not of a man 0444 -anthropos . :23 And immediately 3916 -parachrema the angel 0032 -aggelos of the Lord 2962 -kurios smote 3960 -patasso him, because 3739 - hos he gave 1325 -didomi not God 2316 -theos the glory 1391 - doxa : and he was eaten 4662 -skolekobrotos of worms 4662 - skolekobrotos , and gave up the ghost 1634 -ekpsucho . :24 But the word 3056 -logos of God 2316 -theos grew 0837 - auzano and multiplied 4129 -plethuno . :25 And Barnabas 0921 -Barnabas and Saul 4569 -Saulos returned 5290 -hupostrepho from Jerusalem 2419 -Hierousalem , when they had fulfilled 4137 -pleroo [their] ministry 1248 -diakonia , and took 4838 -sumparalambano with them John 2491 -Ioannes , whose 3588 -ho surname 1941 -epikaleomai was Mark 3138 -Markos . ~~~~~~