Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. Herod Persecutes the Church, and Puts James, the Brother of John, to Death (12:1-2) NOW ABOUT THAT TIME - about the time referred to at the close of the preceding chapter. Whether Barnabas and Saul returne... [ Continue Reading ]
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. AND HE KILLED JAMES THE BROTHER OF JOHN WITH THE SWORD - in all likelihood by beheading, which (as Lightfoot shows) was regarded by the Jews as the extreme of ignominy. Of this older James we know nothing, except what we read in the Gospels... [ Continue Reading ]
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) AND BECAUSE HE SAW IT PLEASED THE JEWS - popularity being his ruling passion, HE PROCEEDED FURTHER TO TAKE PETER ALSO - whose loss, at this stage of the Church, though not... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. AND WHEN HE HAD APPREHENDED HIM, HE PUT HIM IN PRISON, AND DELIVERED HIM TO FOUR QUATERNIONS OF SOLDIERS TO KEEP HIM - th... [ Continue Reading ]
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. PETER THEREFORE WAS KEPT IN PRISON - until the festival should close; little thinking that his own end was nearer than Peter's (as Hackett well remarks). BUT PRAYER, WAS MADE WITHOUT CEASING... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. AND WHEN HEROD WOULD HAVE BROUGHT HIM FORTH, [ emellen (G3195) ... proagein (G4254)] - 'was going to bring him forth,' THE... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. AND, BEHOLD, THE ANGEL (RATHER, 'AN ANGEL') OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM - expressive of the sudde... [ Continue Reading ]
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. AND THE ANGEL SAID UNTO HIM, GIRD THYSELF, [ zoosai (G2198) is better than perizoosai (G4024).-of the Received Text; and so Lachmann and Tischendo... [ Continue Reading ]
And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. AND HE WENT OUT, AND FOLLOWED [HIM], [ autoo (G846) is probably not genuine, though, of course, understood]; AND WIST NOT THAT IT WAS TRUE WHICH WAS DONE BY THE ANGEL; BUT TH... [ Continue Reading ]
When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. WHEN THEY WERE PAST THE FIRST AND THE SECOND WARD, ... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. AND WHEN PETER WAS COME TO HIMSELF - when he had recovered from his bewilderment, and ha... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying. AND WHEN HE HAD CONSIDERED THE THING, HE CAME TO THE HOUSE OF MARY THE MOTHER OF JOHN, WHOSE SURNAME WAS MARK - who was so called distinguish h... [ Continue Reading ]
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. AND AS PETER - rather, 'as he' (according to the better reading) KNOCKED AT THE DOOR OF THE GATE, A DAMSEL CAME TO HEARKEN - not to open (for neither was this a time, nor an hour of the night, for that) but to... [ Continue Reading ]
And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. AND WHEN SHE KNEW PETER'S VOICE. He had before (says Humphry) been so recognized (). SHE OPENED NOT THE GATE FOR GLADNESS, BUT RAN IN, AND TOLD HOW PETER STOOD BEFORE TH... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. AND THEY SAID UNTO HER, THOU ART MAD - one of those exclamations which one can hardly resist on hearing what seems far 'too good to be true.' BUT SHE CONSTANTLY AFFIRMED, [ d... [ Continue Reading ]
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. BUT PETER CONTINUED KNOCKING (DELAY BEING DANGEROUS): AND WHEN THEY HAD OPENED THE DOOR, AND SAW HIM, THEY WERE ASTONISHED.... [ Continue Reading ]
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. BUT HE, BECKONING UNTO THEM WITH THE HAND TO HOLD THE... [ Continue Reading ]
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. NOW AS SOON AS IT WAS DAY. His deliverance must have been during the fourth and last watch of the night-from 3:00 to 6:00 a.m., or else he would have been missed by the keepers at the change of the w... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode. AND WHEN HEROD HAD SOUGHT FOR HIM, AND FOUND HIM NOT, HE EXAMINED [ anakrinas (G350)] - sat in judgment upon ... [ Continue Reading ]
And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. AND HEROD WAS HIGHLY DISPLEASED WITH, [ thumoomachoon (G2371)... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. AND UPON A SET DAY HEROD, ARRAYED IN ROYAL APPAREL, SAT UPON HIS THRONE, [ beematos (G968)] - 'his tribunal,' erected (if we suppose Josephus to be correct in this detail) in the theater, AN... [ Continue Reading ]
And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. AND THE PEOPLE GAVE A SHOUT, SAYING, IT IS THE VOICE OF A GOD, AND NOT OF A MAN.... [ Continue Reading ]
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. AND IMMEDIATELY THE (OR 'AN') ANGEL OF THE LORD SMOTE HIM, BECAUSE, [ anth' (G473 ) hoon (G3739 )] HE GAVE NOT GOD THE GLORY: AND HE WAS EATEN OF WORMS, AND GAVE U... [ Continue Reading ]
But the word of God grew and multiplied. BUT THE WORD OF GOD GREW AND MULTIPLIED - q.d., 'Not only was the royal persecutor ignominiously swept from the stage, while his intended victim was spared to the Church, but the cause which he and his Jewish instigators sought to crush was only furthered... [ Continue Reading ]
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark. AND BARNABAS AND SAUL RETURNED FROM JERUSALEM. It is impossible to determine with certainty whether they came to Jerusalem before, during, or after Herod's proc... [ Continue Reading ]