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Andδὲthe angelὁ ἄγγελοςsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςhim,αὐτόν“Fasten your beltΖῶσαιandκαὶtie onὑπόδησαιyour sandals.”τὰ σανδάλιά σουAndδὲhe didἐποίησενso.οὕτωςAndκαὶhe saysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“Put onΠεριβαλοῦyour cloakτὸ ἱμάτιόν σουandκαὶfollowἀκολούθειme.”μοι
Acts 12:8
Study it in the app“And the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt and tie on your sandals.” And he did so. And he says to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.””
Peter is in prison, and the community prays for him without ceasingPrayer
With the Greek beneath
Acts 12:8, word by word
- the angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “Fasten your beltΖῶσαιZōsai
fasten a belt
Fasten a belt around oneself; gird up one's clothes to walk or work.
Where else “Zōsai” appears- tie onὑπόδησαιhypodēsai
wear sandals
Put on footwear, wear sandals.
Where else “hypodēsai” appears- your sandalsσανδάλιάsandalia
sandal
Sandal.
Where else “sandalia” appears- he didἐποίησενepoiēsen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- “Put onΠεριβαλοῦPeribalou
clothe, put around
Clothe, put a garment around; dress oneself.
Where else “Peribalou” appears- your cloakἱμάτιόνhimation
cloak
The garment worn over the tunic.
Where else “himation” appears- followἀκολούθειakolouthei
follow
To walk behind someone, going with them wherever they go.
Where else “akolouthei” appears
The context
7And look, an angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell; and striking Peter’s side he woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.
8 · This verse (above)
9And going out he was following, and he did not know that what was happening through the angel was real, but he thought he was seeing a vision.
To study Acts 12 in a group
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?