Herod Kills James and Imprisons Peter

¹ Now at that time, Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm them.¹

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

² So he executed James the brother of John with a sword.

³ And when he¹ saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (⌞Now this was during the feast⌟² of Unleavened Bread.)

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
2. Literally “now these were the days”

⁴ After he¹ had arrested ⌞him⌟,² he also put him³ in prison, handing him⁴ over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him ⌞out for public trial⌟⁵ after the Passover.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had arrested”) which is understood as temporal
2. Literally “whom”
3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
4. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
5. Literally “to the people”

⁵ Thus Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church for him.

Peter Rescued by an Angel

⁶ Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison.

⁷ And behold, an angel of the Lord stood near him,¹ and a light shone in the prison cell. And striking Peter’s side, he woke him up, saying, “Get up ⌞quickly⌟!”² And his chains fell off of his³ hands.

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
2. Literally “with quickness”
3. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

⁸ And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and put on your sandals!” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!”

⁹ And he went out and¹ was following him.² And he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but was thinking he was seeing a vision.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went out”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹⁰ And after they¹ had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened for them by itself, and they went out and² went forward along one narrow street, and at once the angel departed from him.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had passed”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went out”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹¹ And when¹ Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know truly that the Lord has sent out his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and all ⌞that the Jewish people expected⌟!”²

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
2. Literally “the expectation of the people of the Jews”

¹² And when he¹ realized this,² he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John (who is also called Mark), where many people were gathered together and were praying.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“realized”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹³ And when¹ he knocked at the door of the gateway, a female slave ⌞named⌟² Rhoda came up to answer.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“knocked”)
2. Literally “by name”

¹⁴ And recognizing Peter’s voice, because of her¹ joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and² announced that Peter was standing at the gate.

1. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“ran in”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁵ But they said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting¹ it was so. And they kept saying,² “It is his angel!”

1. *This imperfect verb is translated as an iterative imperfect (“kept insisting”)
2. *This imperfect verb is translated as an iterative imperfect (“kept saying”)

¹⁶ But Peter was continuing to knock, and when they¹ opened the door² they saw him and were astonished.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“opened”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹⁷ But motioning to them with his¹ hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and to the brothers,” and he departed and² went to another place.

1. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“departed”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁸ Now when¹ day came, there was not a little commotion among the soldiers as to what then had become of Peter.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)

¹⁹ And when¹ Herod had searched for him and did not find him,² he questioned the guards and³ ordered that they be led away to execution. And he came down from Judea to Caesarea and⁴ stayed there.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had searched for”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
3. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“questioned”) has been translated as a finite verb
4. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came down”) has been translated as a finite verb

Herod’s Gruesome Death

²⁰ Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. So they came to him with one purpose, and after¹ persuading Blastus, ⌞the king’s chamberlain⌟,² they asked for peace, because their country was supported with food from the king’s country.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“persuading”) which is understood as temporal
2. Literally “the one over the bedroom of the king”

²¹ So on an appointed day Herod, after¹ putting on royal clothing and sitting down on the judgment seat, began to deliver a public address to them.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“putting on”) which is understood as temporal

²² But the people began to call out loudly,¹ “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

1. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to call out loudly”)

²³ And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down ⌞because⌟¹ he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and² died.

1. Literally “in return for which”
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“was”) has been translated as a finite verb

²⁴ But the word of God kept on increasing¹ and multiplying.

1. *This imperfect verb has been translated as customary (“kept on increasing”)

²⁵ So Barnabas and Saul returned to¹ Jerusalem when they² had completed their³ service, having taken along with them⁴ John (who is also called Mark).

1. Some manuscripts read “from”
2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had completed”) which is understood as temporal
3. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
4. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation