Acts 12:9

Translations

Modern

So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

Traditional

And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

Literal

And having gone out, he was following, and he did not know that what is happening by means of the angel is real, but he was thinking he saw a vision.

Latin

Et exiens sequebatur eum, et nesciebat quia verum est, quod fiebat per angelum: existimabat autem se visum videre.

Original

Greek

English

So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

Notes

Acts 12:7–11

See “Angels” Theme Note.

Acts 12:6–19

God, through an angel, guided Peter out of prison. Peter reunited with his praying friends, and God sent him to continue proclaiming the good news about Jesus. The message advanced by God's power, even when the church and apostles faced strong opposition and discouragement.

Theme notes and profiles

Simon Peter Angels God Protects His Servant God Works through Prayer Persecution

Events

An angel rescues Peter from prisonc. AD 40

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Acts 10:3
One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
Genesis 45:26
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Acts 26:19
So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
Acts 9:10
In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
Acts 10:17
While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
2 Corinthians 12:1–3
I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
Acts 11:5
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
John 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
Genesis 6:22
So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

Glossary

Angel Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Caligula Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Church Meetings First Jewish Revolt Herod, Herodian Family Letter to the Galatians Persecution Peter, the Apostle Prayer

Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Appearances of To Peter, in Prison Angel (A Spirit): Ministrant to the Righteous Angels are Ministering Spirits Christian Minister: Persecution: Peter God: Preserver: Peter Herod: Son of Aristobulus (Herod Agrippa I) Jerusalem: Roman Rulers Who Resided in Herod (Herod Agrippa I) Miracles of the Disciples of Jesus: Peter and Other Apostles Were Delivered from Prison Persecution of the Apostles Peter: Imprisoned and Delivered by an Angel Prayer: Answered: The Disciples, for Peter Prisoners: Peter Rulers: Wicked: Herod Agrippa I, Persecuting the Congregation in Jerusalem

Acts 12:9

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