ACTS 12:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.”
'Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. 'Tell James and the brothers about this,' he said, and then he left for another place.'—Peter's gesture (sēmeion, 'beckoning') calls for quiet; secrecy is necessary (Herod still hunts him). His narrative ('described,' diegeomai, 'recounted thoroughly') transmits the deliverance-story to the community. The reference to 'James' (likely the brother of Jesus, now the Jerusalem church's leader, Gal 2:12) indicates a succession: James assumes leadership after Peter's departure.
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