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Acts 12:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.


Acts 12:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 12:521 words
GreekMeaning
ho
thearticleG3588
μὲνmen
IndeedwordG3303
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
ΠέτροςPetros
PeternounG4074
ἐτηρεῖτοetēreito
was keptverbG5083
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
φυλακῇphylakē
prisonnounG5438
προσευχὴproseuchē
prayernounG4335
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἦνēn
wasverbG1510
ἐκτενῶςektenōs
ferventlyadverbG1619
γινομένηginomenē
being madeverbG1096
ὑπὸhypo
byprepositionG5259
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
churchnounG1577
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεὸνtheon
GodnounG2316
περὶperi
(there-)about, above, againstprepositionG4012
αὐτοῦautou
himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 12:5

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the Church unto God for him. Acts 12:5 For the contest was now for life and death: both the slaying of the one made them fearful, and the casting of the other into prison. 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. And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 26 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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