ACTS 12:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.”
'You're out of your mind,' they told her. But she kept insisting that it was so. Then they said, 'It must be his angel.'—the disciples' skepticism ('You're out of your mind,' mainē) reflects either disbelief in prayer's efficacy or belief in Peter's inevitable fate. The alternative (it must be his angel,' ho angelos autou estin) echoes Jewish belief in guardian angels, yet suggests they doubt Peter's actual rescue. Their incredulity despite corporate prayer reveals the gap between intercession and faith.
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