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Apostelgeschichte 12:7

Listen to Apostelgeschichte 12:7
7 Und siehe, der Engel des HERRN kam daher, und ein Licht schien in dem Gemach; und er schlug Petrus an die Seite und weckte ihn und sprach: Stehe behende auf! Und die Ketten fielen ihm von seinen HĂ€nden.

Apostelgeschichte 12:7 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 12:7

And behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him
Suddenly and at once, and stood by him; this was one of the ministering spirits sent forth by Christ, to minister to a servant of his:

and a light shined in the prison;
the Syriac version renders it, "in the whole house"; and the word that is used does signify an habitation, or a dwelling house properly, but is used also by the Greek writers F6 for a prison: this was an uncommon light produced by the angel, partly as an emblem of the presence, majesty, and power of God, who was present, to work a great deliverance; and partly for the use of Peter, that when being awaked he might see to rise and walk by:

and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up;
he touched him on that side which lay uppermost, or punched him on it, in order to awake him, and raise him out of his sleep:

saying arise up quickly;
without delay, make haste:

and his chains fell off from his hands;
from both his hands, and were left with the soldiers, between whom he slept; which must be ascribed to an almighty power, which caused them to drop off.


FOOTNOTES:

F6 Vid Harpocratian Lex. p. 212.
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Apostelgeschichte 12:7 In-Context

5 Und Petrus ward zwar im GefĂ€ngnis gehalten; aber die Gemeinde betete ohne Aufhören fĂŒr ihn zu Gott.
6 Und da ihn Herodes wollte vorstellen, in derselben Nacht schlief Petrus zwischen zwei Kriegsknechten, gebunden mit zwei Ketten, und die HĂŒter vor der TĂŒr hĂŒteten das GefĂ€ngnis.
7 Und siehe, der Engel des HERRN kam daher, und ein Licht schien in dem Gemach; und er schlug Petrus an die Seite und weckte ihn und sprach: Stehe behende auf! Und die Ketten fielen ihm von seinen HĂ€nden.
8 Und der Engel sprach zu ihm: GĂŒrte dich und tu deine Schuhe an! Und er tat also. Und er sprach zu ihm: Wirf deinen Mantel um dich und folge mir nach!
9 Und er ging hinaus und folgte ihm und wußte nicht, daß ihm wahrhaftig solches geschĂ€he durch den Engel; sondern es deuchte ihn, er sĂ€he ein Gesicht.
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