1 κατ εκεινον δε τον καιρον επεβαλεν ηρωδης ο βασιλευς τας χειρας κακωσαι τινας των απο της εκκλησιας. 2 ανειλεν δε ιακωβον τον αδελφον ιωαννου μαχαιρα. 3 και ιδων οτι αρεστον εστιν τοις ιουδαιοις, προσεθετο συλλαβειν και πετρον· ησαν δε αι ημεραι των αζυμων· 4 ον και πιασας εθετο εις φυλακην, παραδους τεσσαρσιν τετραδιοις στρατιωτων φυλασσειν αυτον, βουλομενος μετα το πασχα αναγαγειν αυτον τω λαω. 5 ο μεν ουν πετρος ετηρειτο εν τη φυλακη· προσευχη δε ην εκτενης γινομενη υπο της εκκλησιας προς τον θεον υπερ αυτου. 6 οτε 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. 7 και 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 ειπεν τε ο αγγελος προς αυτον· περιζωσαι και υποδησαι τα σανδαλια σου. εποιησεν δε ουτως. και λεγει αυτω· περιβαλου το ιματιον σου και ακολουθει μοι. 9 και εξελθων ηκολουθει αυτω, και ουκ ηδει οτι αληθες εστιν το γινομενον δια του αγγελου, εδοκει δε οραμα βλεπειν. 10 διελθοντες 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. 11 και 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. 12 συνιδων τε ηλθεν επι την οικιαν μαριας της μητρος ιωαννου του επικαλουμενου μαρκου, ου ησαν ικανοι συνηθροισμενοι και προσευχομενοι. 13 κρουσαντος δε αυτου την θυραν του πυλωνος προσηλθεν παιδισκη υπακουσαι ονοματι ροδη, 14 και επιγνουσα την φωνην του πετρου, απο της χαρας ουκ ηνοιξεν τον πυλωνα, εισδραμουσα δε απηγγειλεν εσταναι τον πετρον προ του πυλωνος. 15 οι δε προς αυτην ειπον· μαινη. η δε διισχυριζετο ουτως εχειν. οι δε ελεγον· ο αγγελος αυτου εστιν. 16 ο δε πετρος επεμενεν κρουων. ανοιξαντες δε ειδον αυτον και εξεστησαν. 17 κατασεισας δε αυτοις τη χειρι σιγαν διηγησατο αυτοις πως ο κυριος εξηγαγεν αυτον εκ της φυλακης, ειπεν δε· απαγγειλατε ιακωβω και τοις αδελφοις ταυτα. και εξελθων επορευθη εις ετερον τοπον. 18 γενομενης δε ημερας ην ταραχος ουκ ολιγος εν τοις στρατιωταις, τι αρα ο πετρος εγενετο. 19 ηρωδης δε επιζητησας αυτον και μη ευρων, ανακρινας τους φυλακας εκελευσεν απαχθηναι, και κατελθων απο της ιουδαιας εις την καισαρειαν διετριβεν. 20 ην δε ηρωδης θυμομαχων τυριοις και σιδωνιοις· ομοθυμαδον τε παρησαν προς αυτον, και πεισαντες βλαστον τον επι του κοιτωνος του βασιλεως ητουντο ειρηνην, δια το τρεφεσθαι αυτων την χωραν απο της βασιλικης. 21 τακτη δε ημερα ο ηρωδης ενδυσαμενος εσθητα βασιλικην και καθισας επι του βηματος εδημηγορει προς αυτους. 22 ο δε δημος επεφωνει· θεου φωνη και ουκ ανθρωπου. 23 παραχρημα δε επαταξεν αυτον αγγελος κυριου ανθ ων ουκ εδωκεν την δοξαν τω θεω, και γενομενος σκωληκοβρωτος εξεψυξεν. 24 ο δε λογος του θεου ηυξανεν και επληθυνετο. 25 βαρναβας δε και σαυλος υπεστρεψαν εξ ιερουσαλημ πληρωσαντες την διακονιαν, συμπαραλαβοντες και ιωαννην τον επικληθεντα μαρκον.
Acts · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Blastus
The king's chamberlain whom the people of Tyre and Sidon won over to seek peace with Herod.
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:20
Herod
The Herod who killed James the brother of John, arrested Peter, and was struck down by an angel of the Lord when he accepted worship as a god; he was eaten by worms and died.
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:1; Acts 12:21; Acts 12:23
John Mark
Son of Mary of Jerusalem, taken to Antioch by Paul and Barnabas; he left them early on the first journey, then went with Barnabas to Cyprus, and was later counted by Paul as…
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:12; Acts 12:25; Acts 15:37
Mary
A Jerusalem believer in whose house many were gathered praying when Peter was released from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:12
Rhoda
The servant girl who recognized Peter's voice at the gate and ran to tell the others, leaving him standing outside.
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:13
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 24:9; John 15:20; Matthew 10:17–18; Luke 22:53; John 16:2
- 2 Hebrews 11:37; Matthew 20:23; Matthew 4:21–22; Mark 10:38; Mark 10:35
- 3 Exodus 23:15; John 12:43; Acts 24:27; Leviticus 23:6–14; Exodus 12:14–20
- 4 Proverbs 19:21; Luke 22:33; Luke 21:12; John 13:36–38; Acts 4:28
- 5 1 Corinthians 12:26; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; James 5:16; Ephesians 6:18–20; 2 Corinthians 1:11
- 6 Hebrews 13:6; Acts 21:33; 1 Samuel 23:26–27; 2 Timothy 1:16; Philippians 4:6–7
- 7 Acts 16:26; Acts 5:19; Psalm 146:7; Psalm 105:18–20; Psalm 142:6–7
- 9 Psalm 126:1; Hebrews 11:8; Genesis 45:26; Acts 26:19; Acts 10:3
- 10 Acts 5:19; Acts 16:26; Isaiah 45:1–2; Numbers 15:34; Genesis 42:17
- 11 Daniel 6:22; Daniel 3:28; 2 Peter 2:9; Psalm 34:7; Psalm 33:18
- 12 1 John 5:14–15; Acts 12:5; Matthew 18:19–20; Acts 12:25; Acts 13:5
- 13 Luke 13:25; Acts 12:16; John 18:16–17
- 14 Luke 24:41; Matthew 28:8
- 15 Matthew 18:10; Luke 24:37–38; Luke 24:11; Mark 16:14; Acts 26:24
- 17 Acts 21:40; Acts 13:16; Acts 19:33; Acts 15:13; Acts 21:18
- 18 Acts 5:22–25; Acts 16:27; Acts 19:23
- 19 Acts 16:27; John 12:10–11; Psalm 37:32–33; Acts 21:8; 1 Kings 20:43
- 20 Ezra 3:7; Ezekiel 27:17; Matthew 11:21–22; Luke 14:31–32; Luke 16:8
- 22 Acts 14:10–13; Jude 16; Revelation 13:4; Psalm 12:2; Daniel 6:7
- 23 Psalm 115:1; Acts 10:25–26; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Acts 14:14–15; Daniel 4:30–37
- 24 Acts 6:7; Acts 19:20; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Matthew 16:18; Acts 11:21
- 25 Acts 12:12; Acts 15:37; 1 Peter 5:13; Acts 11:29–30; Acts 4:36
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
"At that time," of course meaning the time immediately following: for this is the custom of Scripture. And he well says that Herod "the king" (did this): this was not he of Christ's time.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
Was there not present there amongst those seven, another son of Zebedee, the brother of John, who, after His ascension, is plainly recorded to have been slain by Herod? But some one may say that, as James was not crucified, it was properly enough said to Peter, "Follow me," inasmuch as he underwent not only death, but, like Christ, even …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… temple at Jerusalem, fire burst out from the foundations, and utterly hindered them all; and when both his treasurer, and his uncle and namesake, made the sacred vessels the subject of their open insolence, the one was "eaten with worms, and gave up the ghost," the other "burst asunder in the midst." Moreover, the fountains failing, when sacrifices were made …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
He delivered Peter, when the Angel came unto him being in prison, and said, "Arise, and go forth," and suddenly his chains were loosed, and he followed the Angel, and He delivered him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)