Acts 12
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ὅτεWhenδὲthenἤμελλενwas aboutπροαγαγεῖνto bring forthαὐτὸνhimὁtheἩρῴδης,Herod,τῇin theνυκτὶnightἐκείνῃthat oneἦνwasὁtheΠέτροςPeterκοιμώμενοςsleepingμεταξὺbetweenδύοtwoστρατιωτῶνsoldiersδεδεμένοςboundἁλύσεσινwith chainsδυσίν,two,φύλακέςguardsτεalsoπρὸbeforeτῆςtheθύραςdoorἐτήρουνwere watchingτὴνtheφυλακήν.prison.
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καὶAndἰδοὺbeholdἄγγελοςan angelκυρίουof the Lordἐπέστηstood byκαὶandφῶςa lightἔλαμψενshoneἐνinτῷtheοἰκήματι·cell;πατάξαςHaving struckδὲthenτὴνtheπλευρὰνsideτοῦtheΠέτρουof Peterἤγειρενhe woke upαὐτὸνhimλέγων·saying;ἀνάσταdo rise upἐνwithτάχει.speed.καὶAndἐξέπεσανfellαὐτοῦof himαἱtheἁλύσειςchainsἐκoffτῶνtheχειρῶν.hands.
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διελθόντεςHaving passed throughδὲthenπρώτηνa firstφυλακὴνguardκαὶandδευτέρανa secondἦλθανthey cameἐπὶtoτὴνtheπύληνgateτὴνtheσιδηρᾶνironτὴνwhichφέρουσανis leadingεἰςintoτὴνtheπόλιν,city,ἥτιςwhichαὐτομάτηby itselfἠνοίγηopenedαὐτοῖς,to them,καὶAndἐξελθόντεςhaving gone outπροῆλθονthey went on throughῥύμηνstreetμίανoneκαὶandεὐθέωςimmediatelyἀπέστηdepartedὁtheἄγγελοςangelἀπ᾽fromαὐτοῦ.him.
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καὶAndὁtheΠέτροςPeterἐνtoἑαυτῷhimselfγενόμενοςhaving comeεἶπεν·said;νῦνNowοἶδαI knowἀληθῶςtrulyὅτιthatἐξαπέστειλενhas sent forthὁtheκύριοςLordτὸνtheἄγγελονangelαὐτοῦof Himκαὶandἐξείλατόdeliveredμεmeἐκout ofχειρὸςthe handἩρῴδουof Herodκαὶandπάσηςallτῆςtheπροσδοκίαςexpectationτοῦof theλαοῦpeopleτῶνof theἸουδαίων.Jews.
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κατασείσαςHaving made a signδὲthenαὐτοῖςto themτῇwith theχειρὶhandσιγᾶν,to be silent,διηγήσατοhe relatedαὐτοῖςto themπῶςhowὁtheκύριοςLordαὐτὸνhimἐξήγαγενhad broughtἐκout ofτῆςtheφυλακῆς·prison;εἶπένHe saidτε·then;ἀπαγγείλατεdo reportἸακώβῳto Jamesκαὶandτοῖςto theἀδελφοῖςbrothersταῦτα.these things.καὶAndἐξελθὼνhaving gone outἐπορεύθηhe wentεἰςtoἕτερονanotherτόπον.¶place.
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ἩρῴδηςHerodδὲthenἐπιζητήσαςhaving sought afterαὐτὸνhimκαὶandμὴnotεὑρὼνhaving found himἀνακρίναςhaving examinedτοὺςtheφύλακαςguardsἐκέλευσενhe commanded themἀπαχθῆναι,to be led away to death,καὶAndκατελθὼνhaving gone downἀπὸfromτῆςtheἸουδαίαςJudeaεἰςtoτὴνtheΚαισάρειανCaesareaδιέτριβεν.he was staying there.
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ἦνHe wasδὲnowὁtheἩρῴδηςHerodθυμομαχῶνfuriously angryΤυρίοιςwith the TyriansκαὶandΣιδωνίοις·Sidonians;ὁμοθυμαδὸνwith one accordδὲthenπαρῆσανthey were comingπρὸςtoαὐτὸνhimκαὶAndπείσαντεςhaving gainedΒλάστονBlastusτὸνwho wasἐπὶoverτοῦtheκοιτῶνοςbedchamberτοῦof theβασιλέωςkingᾐτοῦντοthey were seekingεἰρήνην,peace,διὰbecause ofτὸtheτρέφεσθαιbeing nourishedαὐτῶνtheirτὴνtheχώρανregionἀπὸbyτῆςtheβασιλικῆς.¶king’s.
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