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Acts 12:6 KJV
Acts · chapter 12 · verse 6
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.Acts 12:6 · King James Version
Acts 12:6 in context
4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sleepingkoimaōto cause to sleep, put to sleep, metaph., to still, calm, quiet, to fall asleep, to…G2837 →
- soldiersstratiōtēsa soldier, metaph. a champion of the cause of ChristG4757 →
- broughtproagōto lead forward, lead forth, one from a place in which he has lain hidden from view, as…G4254 →
- betweenmetaxybetween, meanwhile, in the mean time, after, afterwardsG3342 →
- chainshalysisa chain, bond by which the body or any part of it is boundG254 →
- HerodhērōdēsHerod = " heroic" , the name of a royal family that flourished among the Jews in…G2264 →
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We have here an account of Peter's deliverance out of prison, by which the design of Herod against him was defeated, and his life preserved for further service, and a stop given to this bloody torrent. Now, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-19