Acts 12:1-11
[Cir. A.M. 4048. A.D. 44.]
laid hands <1911 5495> [stretched forth his hands. or, began.]
to harm <2559> [to vex.]
James <2385> [James.]
with a sword <3162> [with.]
When ... saw <1492> [he saw.]
he proceeded <4369> [he proceeded.]
<1161> [Then.]
he put <5087> [he put.]
handing ... over <3860> [delivered.]
planned <1014> [intending.]
Passover <3957> [Easter.]
Rather, the Passover, [to <\\See definition 3588\\> pascha <\\See definition 3957\\>.]
praying <4335 2258 1096 1618> [prayer was made without ceasing, or, instant and earnest prayer was made.]
that <1565> [the same.]
bound <1210> [bound.]
guards <1161 5037 5441> [and the.]
an angel <32> [the angel.]
and a light ..................... And <2532 1161 5457> [and a.]
Get up <450> [Arise.]
and ................. him ....... And ...... Peter's <2532 1161 846> [And his.]
The two chains with which his hands were fastened to those of the two soldiers between whom he slept. This, it appears, was the Roman method of securing a prisoner, and seems to be what is intimated in ver. 6.
went out <1831> [he went.]
he did not realize <1492 3756> [wist not.]
That is, he knew not; wist being the past tense of the obsolete verb to wis, from the Saxon wissan, in German {wissen,} and Dutch {wysen,} to think, imagine, know.
first <4413> [the first.]
<3748> [which.]
came <1096> [was come.]
He was in an ecstasy; and it was only when the angel left him, that he was fully convinced that all was real.
I know <1492> [I know.]
that ... Lord <3754 2962> [that the.]
When .................... and rescued ........ and <2532 1807> [and hath.]
from everything <3956> [all.]
