1Κατ᾽ἐκεῖνονδὲτὸνκαιρὸνput forthHerodὁβασιλεὺςτὰςχεῖραςto mistreatτιναςτῶνἀπὸτῆςἐκκλησίας.2He put to deathδὲJames,τὸνἀδελφὸνἸωάννουwith the sword.3ἰδὼνδὲὅτιpleasingἐστιντοῖςἸουδαίοις,he proceededto takeκαὶΠέτρον,—ἦσανδὲαἱἡμέραιτῶνUnleavened Bread ——4ὃνκαὶhaving seized,ἔθετοεἰςprison,παραδοὺςto foursets of foursoldiersto guardαὐτόν,intendingμετὰτὸPassoverto bring outαὐτὸντῷλαῷ.5ὉμὲνοὖνΠέτροςἐτηρεῖτοἐντῇprison;prayerδὲἦνferventγινομένηὑπὸτῆςἐκκλησίαςπρὸςτὸνΘεὸνπερὶαὐτοῦ.6Ὅτεδὲἤμελλενto bring forthαὐτὸνὁHerod,τῇνυκτὶἐκείνῃἦνὁΠέτροςsleepingbetweenδύοsoldiers,δεδεμένοςwith chainsδυσίνguardsτεbeforeτῆςdoorἐτήρουντὴνprison.7καὶἰδοὺἄγγελοςΚυρίουstood by,καὶφῶςshoneἐντῷcell.Having struckδὲτὴνsideτοῦΠέτρουἤγειρεναὐτὸνλέγων·Ἀνάσταἐνhaste.καὶfellαὐτοῦαἱchainsἐκτῶνχειρῶν.8εἶπενδὲὁἄγγελοςπρὸςαὐτόν·Gird yourself aboutκαὶput onτὰsandalsσου.ἐποίησενδὲοὕτως.καὶλέγειαὐτῷ·Wrap around youτὸἱμάτιόνσουκαὶἀκολούθειμοι.9Καὶἐξελθὼνἠκολούθεικαὶοὐκᾔδειὅτιrealἐστιντὸγινόμενονδιὰτοῦἀγγέλου·ἐδόκειδὲa visionβλέπειν.10Having passed throughδὲπρώτηνguardκαὶa second,ἦλθανἐπὶτὴνgateτὴνironτὴνφέρουσανεἰςτὴνπόλιν,ἥτιςby itselfἠνοίγηαὐτοῖςκαὶἐξελθόντεςthey went on throughstreetμίαν,καὶεὐθέωςdepartedὁἄγγελοςἀπ᾽αὐτοῦ.11ΚαὶὁΠέτροςἐνἑαυτῷγενόμενοςεἶπεν·Νῦνοἶδαtrulyὅτιhas sent forthὁΚύριοςτὸνἄγγελοναὐτοῦκαὶdeliveredμεἐκχειρὸςof HerodκαὶπάσηςτῆςexpectationτοῦλαοῦτῶνἸουδαίων.12Having considered itτεἦλθενἐπὶτὴνοἰκίαντῆςΜαρίαςτῆςμητρὸςἸωάννουτοῦis calledMark,whereἦσανmanyhaving gathered togetherκαὶπροσευχόμενοι.13Having knockedδὲαὐτοῦτὴνdoorτοῦgate,προσῆλθενa girlto answer,ὀνόματιRhoda.14καὶhaving recognizedτὴνφωνὴντοῦΠέτρουἀπὸτῆςχαρᾶςοὐκἤνοιξεντὸνgate,having run in;δὲshe reportedἑστάναιτὸνΠέτρονbeforeτοῦgate.15Οἱδὲπρὸςαὐτὴνεἶπαν·You are out of your mind.ἡδὲshe kept insistingοὕτωςἔχειν.οἱδὲἔλεγον·Ὁἄγγελόςἐστιναὐτοῦ.16ὉδὲΠέτροςcontinuedknocking;ἀνοίξαντεςδὲεἶδαναὐτὸνκαὶwere amazed.17Having made a signδὲαὐτοῖςτῇχειρὶto be silent,he relatedαὐτοῖςπῶςὁΚύριοςαὐτὸνhad broughtἐκτῆςprison.εἶπέντε·Reportto Jamesκαὶτοῖςἀδελφοῖςταῦτα.καὶἐξελθὼνἐπορεύθηεἰςἕτεροντόπον.18Γενομένηςδὲἡμέραςἦνdisturbanceοὐκsmallἐντοῖςsoldiers,τίthen ofὁΠέτροςἐγένετο.19Herodδὲhaving sought afterαὐτὸνκαὶμὴεὑρὼν,having examinedτοὺςguards,he commanded themto be led away to death.καὶhaving gone downἀπὸτῆςJudeaεἰςCaesarea,he stayed there.20Ἦνδὲfuriously angrywith the TyriansκαὶSidonians;with one accordδὲthey cameπρὸςαὐτόνκαὶπείσαντεςBlastus,τὸνἐπὶτοῦbedchamberτοῦβασιλέως,ᾐτοῦντοεἰρήνηνδιὰτὸbeing nourishedαὐτῶντὴνregionἀπὸτῆςking’s.21On the appointedδὲἡμέρᾳὁHerod,having put onapparelroyalκαὶhaving satἐπὶτοῦthrone,was making an addressπρὸςαὐτούς,22ὁδὲthe peoplewere crying out,Θεοῦφωνὴκαὶοὐκἀνθρώπου.23ImmediatelyδὲstruckαὐτὸνἄγγελοςΚυρίουin returnὧνοὐκἔδωκεντὴνδόξαντῷΘεῷ,καὶγενόμενοςeaten by worms,he breathed his last.24Ὁδὲλόγοςτοῦθεοῦcontinued to growκαὶto multiply.25BarnabasδὲκαὶSaulreturned,εἰςἸερουσαλὴμπληρώσαντεςτὴνmission,having taken with themἸωάννηντὸνhaving been calledMark.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.