κρούσαντος aor. act. part. (temp.) от κρούω (G2925) стучать. Gen. abs.
πυλών (G4440) ворота, вход. Входные ворота были отделены от жилых помещений двором (Haenchen).
προσήλθεν~aor. ind. act.~om προσέρχομαι (G4334) приходить к кому-л. ύπακούσαι aor. act. inf. от υπακούω отвечать у дверей. Термин, относящийся к привратнику, обязанностью которого было слушать стук тех, кто хотел войти, и решать, имеют ли они право это сделать (BAGD). Inf. цели.
ACTS 12:13 prosh/lqen Instead of prosh/lqen a few witnesses (a B2 3 itp vg) read proh/lqen, “she came forward” (i.e. from the house itself, to answer the knock at the gate)....
Verse Acts 12:13. _AS PETER KNOCKED_] The door was probably shut for fear of the Jews; and, as most of the houses in the east have an area before the door, it might have been at this outer gate that P...
AT THE DOOR OF THE GATE - Rather the door of the vestibule, or principal entrance into the house. The house was entered through such a porch or vestibule, and it was the door opening into this which i...
CHAPTER 12 _ 1. The great Persecution by Herod Agrippa I (Acts 12:1)._ 2. The miraculous deliverance of Peter (Acts 12:6). 3. The Presumption and Judgment of Herod (Acts 12:18). 4. Barnabas and Sau...
PERSECUTION OF THE CHURCH BY HEROD AGRIPPA. PETER'S ESCAPE FROM PRISON. On Agrippa, see p. 610. His persecution of the Christians was according to his general policy. The persecutions of the faithful...
IMPRISONMENT AND DELIVERANCE (Acts 12:1-11)...
When Peter had grasped what had happened, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark. There a large number had assembled together and were praying. When Peter had knocked...
AS PETER KNOCKED. Peter, having knocked. GATE. Greek. _pulon._ Translated "porch" in Matthew 26:71. DAMSEL. Greek. _paidiske._ Compare App-108. HEARKEN. answer. Greek. _hupakouo._ Elsewhere transla...
Surprise of the brethren, and anger of Herod 13. _at the door of the gate_ The first named is the wicket which was opened for anyone's admission; the second is the porch into which admission was obta...
SURPRISE OF THE BRETHREN AND ANGER OF HEROD...
ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂ for τοῦ Πέτρου with אABDLP. _Vulg_. ‘eo.’ 13. ΤῊΝ ΘΎΡΑΝ ΤΟΥ͂ ΠΥΛΩ͂ΝΟΣ, _the door of the gate_. θύρα is the wicket which was opened for any one’s admission, while πυλών is the porch into which...
_PETER'S RELEASE SURPRISED THE BRETHREN ACTS 12:13-19:_ When Peter first reached the gate he was left standing at the door by Rhoda. She was too amazed to open the gate. She ran into the house and sai...
AT THE DOOR OF THE GATE,— The word πυλων, here, properly signifies what we generally call _the gateway_ of a large house; and it is probable that this was no small house, as many were assembled there....
5. AT JERUSALEM. Acts 12:1-24. a. Persecution of Herod. James beheaded. Peter imprisoned. Acts 12:1-5. Acts 12:1 Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the c...
13-16. Although the condition of Peter was the burden of the prayers of these disciples, they were by no means expecting his deliverance, and were most likely praying that he might be enabled to endur...
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 CAM...
26 The name "Christian" is Latin in its termination, so seems to have been given by the Romans. It is mentioned only twice more (Act_26:28; 1Pe_4:16), and was a term of contempt. It is never used by t...
IMPRISONMENT OF PETER. DEATH OF HEROD 1-19. Persecution of the Church at Jerusalem by Herod. Martyrdom of James the son of Zebedee. Peter's imprisonment and miraculous release. The Church was persecut...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 12 PETER IN PRISON AGAIN, 12:1-5 V1 At that time, King Herod arrested some members of the *church. He made them suffer very badly. V2 He ordere...
A DAMSEL CAME TO HEARKEN, NAMED RHODA. — The mention of the name of the slave indicates St. Luke’s care in ascertaining details, as far as his opportunities allowed. The office of opening the door to...
τὴν θ. τοῦ πυλῶνος : the door of the gateway, _cf._ Acts 10:17. πυλών as in Matthew 26:71, of the passage leading from the inner court to the street, so that strictly the door in the gateway opening u...
BEYOND THEIR FAITH Acts 12:13-25 Mark's mother was evidently a woman of property, as her house was large enough to receive the many who felt that prayer was the key to open Peter's prison. Rhoda is R...
Again persecution broke out in Jerusalem, and the first of the apostolic band suffered martyrdom at the hands of Herod. A revealing sentence concerning Herod is that which declares that when "he saw t...
The Danger of Prayer While Herod waited for the end of Passover, the church waited in prayer. They asked God to be with Peter, whether in simply requesting that God help sustain his faith or have him...
(6) And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel (d) came to hearken, named Rhoda. (6) We obtain more from God than we dare well hope for. (d) Out of the place where they were assembled, b...
Now they have passed the gate and come to the first street. The angel disappears. Peter diagnoses his environments and locates himself, and goes at once to the house of Mary, where the saints are all...
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 th...
We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...
Herod, to please the Jews, begins to persecute the assembly in that city. We may remark here, that the company of believers at Antioch are also called the assembly (church), which is the case nowhere...
AND AS PETER KNOCKED AT THE DOOR OF THE GATE, c. The lesser door in the great gate, or the door of the porch through which they entered into the house. So the Jews distinguish between פתח, "the door...
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. Ver. 13. _To hearken_] Before she opened, lest some pursuivant or such like evil angel at that time of the night s...
_When Peter was come to himself_ And perceived that the extraordinary things which had been shown him were not visionary representations, but real facts; and when he saw where he was; _he said, Now kn...
AND AS PETER KNOCKED AT THE DOOR OF THE GATE, A DAMSEL CAME TO HEARKEN, NAMED RHODA....
Peter in the house of Mary:...
For a brief time again our eyes are turned toward Jerusalem and Peter, though Peter's work is no longer taking the prominent place it did at the beginning. Being the apostle to the Jews, he manifestly...
AND AS PETER KNOCKED AT THE DOOR OF THE GATE, A GIRL NAMED RHODA CAME TO ANSWER. 1. Peter knocks at the gate to the house. 2. Think about a house with an enclosed front porch. There is a door to ent...
TO HEARKEN: Or, to ask who was there...
"The task of being doorkeeper was commonly assigned to. young female slave. Visitors, upon arriving at the door, would call out. If the girl recognized the voice, she would unbolt the door and allow t...
12-19 God's providence leaves room for the use of our prudence, though he has undertaken to perform and perfect what he has begun. These Christians continued in prayer for Peter, for they were truly...
THE DOOR OF THE GATE; this was the outermost door to the porch, or court before the house. A DAMSEL CAME TO HEARKEN; being in great fear of a suprisal, they ordered one to observe, and give an answer...
13-16. Although the condition of Peter was the burden of the prayers of these disciples, they were by no means expecting his deliverance, and were most likely praying that he might be enabled to endur...
Shepherd of Hermas Vision First He who had brought me up, sold me to one Rhode in Rome.[1] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII s, but that the great have passed beyond such a position, some one w...
Acts 12:13 And G1161 Peter G4074 at G2925 (G5660) door G2374 gate G4440 girl G3814 named G3686 Rhoda...
‘And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda, and when she knew Peter's voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the g...
JERUSALEM FINALLY REJECTS THE APOSTLES, KINGSHIP CEASES IN ISRAEL, AND THE WORD OF GOD GOES ON MULTIPLYING (12:1-24). The new centre for world evangelisation having been set up (unknowingly at the tim...
Acts 12:13. AND AS PETER KNOCKED. Peter's knock startled and alarmed the anxious, troubled assembly. It suggested fresh arrests and new cares and anxieties. AT THE DOOR OF THE GATE. The door was mos...
WHEN HE KNOCKED AT THE DOOR OF THE GATE (κρουσαντος αυτου την θυραν του πυλωνος). Genitive absolute with aorist active participle of κρουω, common verb to knock or knock at. So from the outside (Luk...
CONTENTS: Persecutions of the church and arrest of Peter. Prayer for his deliverance and his miraculous release Death of Herod. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Herod, James, Peter, 2 soldiers, angel, Mary, Mark,...
Acts 12:1. _About that time,_ when the word of the Lord prevailed so remarkably in Antioch and the northern provinces, and when Paul and Barnabas had brought alms to Jerusalem, as in Acts 12:25, _Hero...
A SERVANT GIRL NAMED RHODA. This was at night, and they were Christians. The one at the door could be either friend or enemy, as far as they knew. SHE RECOGNIZED PETER'S VOICE. She is so happy she run...
_And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark._ JOHN MARK 1. Two names are here, one Jewish, the other Roman; the latter adopted at f...
_Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the Church._ HEROD THE KING The previous life of this prince had been full of strange vicissitudes. The son of Aristobu...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 12:1. ABOUT THAT TIME (compare Acts 19:23).—_I.e._, before, or about the time of, the arrival of Barnabas and Saul at Jerusalem (Acts 11:30). The incidents recorded in this cha...
EXPOSITION ACTS 12:1 _Put _for _stretched, _A.V.;_ afflict _for _vex, _A.V. The phrase, ABOUT THAT TIME, as in Acts 19:23, points to what had just before been related (Meyer). The interposition of th...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Acts 12. Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church (Acts 12:1). There are just a lot of Herods in the Bible and it i...
Acts 12:16; Luke 13:25...
Door of the gate. The small outside door, forming the entrance from the street, and opening into the pulwn, or doorway, the passage from the street into the court. Others explain it as the wicket, a s...
The gate — At some distance from the house; to hearken — If any knocked....