ACTS 12:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.”
They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.'—the passage through guards (passive, undetected) shows the angel's protective, imperceptible power. The iron gate 'opened for itself' (anōichthē autē, subject-less passive, emphasizing divine action) suggests supernatural intervention. The single-street walk (mikron) marks the boundary between guarded prison and free city; at that boundary the angel departs, leaving Peter to navigate the final leg.
Church Fathers on Acts 12:10
And the angel said to him, Gird yourself, and bind on your sandals. Acts 12:8 Here again it shows, that it was not done of craft: for one that is in haste and wishes to break out (of prison), is not so particular as to take his sandals, and gird himself. And he did so. And he said to him, Put on your cloak, and follow me. And he went out, and followed him; and knew not that it was true which was done by the Angel; but thought he saw a vision. When they were past the first and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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