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Acts 12:11-13
New English Translation
Acts 12:11-13
New English Translation
11 When[a] Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued[b] me from the hand[c] of Herod[d] and from everything the Jewish people[e] were expecting to happen.”
12 When Peter[f] realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark,[g] where many people had gathered together and were praying. 13 When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.[h]
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- Acts 12:11 tn Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
- Acts 12:11 tn Or “delivered.”
- Acts 12:11 sn Here the hand of Herod is a metaphor for Herod’s power or control.
- Acts 12:11 sn King Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great).
- Acts 12:11 sn Luke characterizes the opposition here as the Jewish people, including their leadership (see 12:3).
- Acts 12:12 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 12:12 tn Grk “John who was also called Mark.”sn John Mark becomes a key figure in Acts 12:25; 13:5, 13; 15:37-39.
- Acts 12:13 tn Or “responded.”
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