Study it in the app“And Peter, coming to himself, said, “Now I know truly that the Lord has sent out his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.””
Peter is in prison, and the community prays for him without ceasingPrayer
AndκαὶPeter,ὁ Πέτροςcomingγενόμενοςtoἐνhimself,ἑαυτῷsaid,εἶπεν“NowΝῦνI knowοἶδαtrulyἀληθῶςthatὅτιthe Lordὁ κύριοςhas sent outἐξαπέστειλενhis angelτὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦandκαὶrescuedἐξείλατόmeμεfromἐκthe handχειρὸςof HerodἩρῴδουandκαὶfrom allπάσηςthe expectationτῆς προσδοκίαςof the peopleτοῦ λαοῦof the Jews.”τῶν Ἰουδαίων
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appearscome
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “genomenos” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsknow
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oida” appearstruly
Truly, really.
Where else “alēthōs” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appearssend out
To dispatch someone to another place with a task to carry out.
Where else “exapesteilen” appearsangel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelon” appearsrescue
To snatch someone out of the hands of whoever oppresses or threatens them.
Where else “exeilato” appearshand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiros” appearsHerod
Herod, the name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.
Where else “Hērōidou” appearsexpectation
Expectation, anxious waiting.
Where else “prosdokias” appearspeople
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laou” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears10And passing a first guard and a second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and going out they went along one street, and at once the angel left him.
11 · This verse (above)
12And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and praying.
1. What it says
What happens to Peter in prison, and what was the assembly doing in the meantime? (vv. 5-12)
2. What it means
When Rhoda announces that Peter is at the door, they do not believe her (vv. 13-16). What does this show about those who were praying?
3. How I live it
The believers prayed earnestly (v. 5). For whom or what could you pray steadily, even without seeing an answer soon?
