Acts 12
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Greek New Testament: Byzantine Text (Robinson–Pierpont 2018)
1About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
1κατ εκεινον δε τον καιρον επεβαλεν ηρωδησ ο βασιλευσ τασ χειρασ κακωσαι τινασ των απο τησ εκκλησιασ
2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
2ανειλεν δε ιακωβον τον αδελφον ιωαννου μαχαιρα
3And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
3και ιδων οτι αρεστον εστιν τοισ ιουδαιοισ προσεθετο συλλαβειν και πετρον ησαν δε αι ημεραι των αζυμων
4He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
4ον και πιασασ εθετο εισ φυλακην παραδουσ τεσσαρσιν τετραδιοισ στρατιωτων φυλασσειν αυτον βουλομενοσ μετα το πασχα αναγαγειν αυτον τω λαω
5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
5ο μεν ουν πετροσ ετηρειτο εν τη φυλακη προσευχη δε ην εκτενησ γινομενη υπο τησ εκκλησιασ προσ τον θεον υπερ αυτου
6On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
6οτε δε εμελλεν αυτον προαγειν ο ηρωδησ τη νυκτι εκεινη ην ο πετροσ κοιμωμενοσ μεταξυ δυο στρατιωτων δεδεμενοσ αλυσεσιν δυσιν φυλακεσ τε προ τησ θυρασ ετηρουν την φυλακην
7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
7και ιδου αγγελοσ κυριου επεστη και φωσ ελαμψεν εν τω οικηματι παταξασ δε την πλευραν του πετρου ηγειρεν αυτον λεγων αναστα εν ταχει και εξεπεσον αυτου αι αλυσεισ εκ των χειρων
8“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
8ειπεν τε ο αγγελοσ προσ αυτον περιζωσαι και υποδησαι τα σανδαλια σου εποιησεν δε ουτωσ και λεγει αυτω περιβαλου το ιματιον σου και ακολουθει μοι
9So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
9και εξελθων ηκολουθει αυτω και ουκ ηδει οτι αληθεσ εστιν το γινομενον δια του αγγελου εδοκει δε οραμα βλεπειν
10They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
10διελθοντεσ δε πρωτην φυλακην και δευτεραν ηλθον επι την πυλην την σιδηραν την φερουσαν εισ την πολιν ητισ αυτοματη ηνοιχθη αυτοισ και εξελθοντεσ προηλθον ρυμην μιαν και ευθεωσ απεστη ο αγγελοσ απ αυτου
11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
11και ο πετροσ γενομενοσ εν εαυτω ειπεν νυν οιδα αληθωσ οτι εξαπεστειλεν κυριοσ τον αγγελον αυτου και εξειλετο με εκ χειροσ ηρωδου και πασησ τησ προσδοκιασ του λαου των ιουδαιων
12And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
12συνιδων τε ηλθεν επι την οικιαν μαριασ τησ μητροσ ιωαννου του επικαλουμενου μαρκου ου ησαν ικανοι συνηθροισμενοι και προσευχομενοι
13He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
13κρουσαντοσ δε του πετρου την θυραν του πυλωνοσ προσηλθεν παιδισκη υπακουσαι ονοματι ροδη
14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
14και επιγνουσα την φωνην του πετρου απο τησ χαρασ ουκ ηνοιξεν τον πυλωνα εισδραμουσα δε απηγγειλεν εσταναι τον πετρον προ του πυλωνοσ
15“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
15οι δε προσ αυτην ειπον μαινη η δε διισχυριζετο ουτωσ εχειν οι δε ελεγον ο αγγελοσ αυτου εστιν
16But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
16ο δε πετροσ επεμενεν κρουων ανοιξαντεσ δε ειδον αυτον και εξεστησαν
17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
17κατασεισασ δε αυτοισ τη χειρι σιγαν διηγησατο αυτοισ πωσ ο κυριοσ αυτον εξηγαγεν εκ τησ φυλακησ ειπεν δε απαγγειλατε ιακωβω και τοισ αδελφοισ ταυτα και εξελθων επορευθη εισ ετερον τοπον
18At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
18γενομενησ δε ημερασ ην ταραχοσ ουκ ολιγοσ εν τοισ στρατιωταισ τι αρα ο πετροσ εγενετο
19After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
19ηρωδησ δε επιζητησασ αυτον και μη ευρων ανακρινασ τουσ φυλακασ εκελευσεν απαχθηναι και κατελθων απο τησ ιουδαιασ εισ την καισαρειαν διετριβεν
20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
20ην δε ο ηρωδησ θυμομαχων τυριοισ και σιδωνιοισ ομοθυμαδον δε παρησαν προσ αυτον και πεισαντεσ βλαστον τον επι του κοιτωνοσ του βασιλεωσ ητουντο ειρηνην δια το τρεφεσθαι αυτων την χωραν απο τησ βασιλικησ
21On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
21τακτη δε ημερα ο ηρωδησ ενδυσαμενοσ εσθητα βασιλικην και καθισασ επι του βηματοσ εδημηγορει προσ αυτουσ
22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
22ο δε δημοσ επεφωνει φωνη θεου και ουκ ανθρωπου
23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
23παραχρημα δε επαταξεν αυτον αγγελοσ κυριου ανθ ων ουκ εδωκεν δοξαν τω θεω και γενομενοσ σκωληκοβρωτοσ εξεψυξεν
24But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
24ο δε λογοσ του θεου ηυξανεν και επληθυνετο
25When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
25βαρναβασ δε και σαυλοσ υπεστρεψαν εισ ιερουσαλημ πληρωσαντεσ την διακονιαν συμπαραλαβοντεσ και ιωαννην τον επικληθεντα μαρκον
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