Focused Passage

Acts 12:1-5

The Lord Delivers His Servant and Judges Proud Opposition

Herod violently attacks the church, James is killed, Peter is imprisoned and delivered by the Lord, Herod receives divine judgment, and the word of God continues to spread.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

3And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

4He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Matthew 24:9Classic cross-references John 15:20Classic cross-references Matthew 10:17Classic cross-references John 16:2Classic cross-references Luke 22:53Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 3:12OliveGrove study links Acts 4:24-31OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAboutΚατ’G2596PrepositionthatἐκεῖνονG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartimeκαιρὸνG2540Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularKingβασιλεὺςG935Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularHerodἩρῴδηςG2264Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularreached outἐπέβαλενG1911Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Plural. . .χεῖραςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralto harmκακῶσαίG2559Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivesomeτιναςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralwhoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralbelonged toἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίαςG1577Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

That is, King Herod Agrippa
Literally put forth the hands to mistreat

Verse 2

Cross-references

Hebrews 11:37Classic cross-references Matthew 20:23Classic cross-references Matthew 4:21Classic cross-references Mark 10:39Classic cross-references Mark 1:19Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 3:12OliveGrove study links Acts 4:24-31OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction{He had} JamesἸάκωβονG2385Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸνG80Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof JohnἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularput to deathἀνεῖλενG337Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularwith the swordμαχαίρῃG3162Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Exodus 23:15Classic cross-references Acts 24:27Classic cross-references John 12:43Classic cross-references John 21:18Classic cross-references Acts 20:6Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 3:12OliveGrove study links Acts 4:24-31OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

AndδὲG1161ConjunctionseeingἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunction[this]ἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularpleasedἀρεστόνG701Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingulartheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίοιςG2453Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural[Herod] proceededπροσέθετοG4369Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunctionto seizeσυλλαβεῖνG4815Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivePeterΠέτρονG4074Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvδὲG1161ConjunctionduringἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheαἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Plural-ἡμέραιG2250Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralFeast of Unleavened [Bread]ἀζύμωνG106Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

Literally seize Peter—now these were the days of the Unleavened; see Exodus 12:14–20.

Verse 4

Cross-references

Proverbs 19:21Classic cross-references Luke 22:33Classic cross-references Psalms 69:33Classic cross-references Luke 21:12Classic cross-references 1 Kings 19:2Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 3:12OliveGrove study links Acts 4:24-31OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

He arrestedπιάσαςG4084Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[him]ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionput [him]ἔθετοG5087Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionprisonφυλακήνG5438Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularhanding [him] overπαραδοὺςG3860Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto be guardedφυλάσσεινG5442Verb - Present Infinitive Active. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularby fourτέσσαρσινG5064Adjective - Dative Neuter Pluralsquads of fourτετραδίοιςG5069Noun - Dative Neuter Pluralsoldiers [each]στρατιωτῶνG4757Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[Herod] intendedβουλόμενοςG1014Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularto bring him outἀναγαγεῖνG321Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularpeopleλαῷG2992Noun - Dative Masculine SingularafterμετὰG3326PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularPassoverπάσχαG3957Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Isaiah 65:24Classic cross-references James 5:16Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 12:26Classic cross-references Psalms 34:17Classic cross-references Matthew 18:19Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 3:12OliveGrove study links Acts 4:24-31OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:10-12OliveGrove study links

Original words

SoοὖνG3767Conjunction-μὲνG3303Conjunction-ὉG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas keptἐτηρεῖτοG5083Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularprisonφυλακῇG5438Noun - Dative Feminine SingularbutδὲG1161Conjunction-ὑπὸG5259PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίαςG1577Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularferventlyἐκτενῶςG1619AdverbprayingπροσευχὴG4335Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular. . .γινομένηG1096Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingulartoπρὸςG4314Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularforπερὶG4012PrepositionhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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