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Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

Acts 12:16

Were astonished - They were now convinced that it was Peter, and they were amazed that he had been rescued. As yet they were of course ignorant of the manner in which it was done.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 12 _ 1. The great Persecution by Herod Agrippa I (Acts 12:1)._ 2. The miraculous deliverance of Peter (Acts 12:6). 3. The Presumption and Judgment of Herod (Acts 12:18). 4. Barnabas and Sau...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PERSECUTION OF THE CHURCH BY HEROD AGRIPPA. PETER'S ESCAPE FROM PRISON. On Agrippa, see p. 610. His persecution of the Christians was according to his general policy. The persecutions of the faithful...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    IMPRISONMENT AND DELIVERANCE (Acts 12:1-11)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    When Peter had grasped what had happened, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark. There a large number had assembled together and were praying. When Peter had knocked...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    CONTINUED. Greek. _epimeno._ See note on Acts 10:48. WERE ASTONISHED. were astounded. Greek. _existemi._ See Acts 2:7; Acts 8:9; Acts 9:21;...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    SURPRISE OF THE BRETHREN AND ANGER OF HEROD...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _PETER'S RELEASE SURPRISED THE BRETHREN ACTS 12:13-19:_ When Peter first reached the gate he was left standing at the door by Rhoda. She was too amazed to open the gate. She ran into the house and sai...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΈΠΈΜΕΝΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΠΙΜΈΝΩ (G1961) оставаться, продолжать, ΚΡΟΎΩΝ _praes. act. part., см._ Acts 12:13. Вспомогательное _part._ используется для обозначения продолжающегося действия (BD, 21...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    5. AT JERUSALEM. Acts 12:1-24. a. Persecution of Herod. James beheaded. Peter imprisoned. Acts 12:1-5. Acts 12:1 Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the c...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    See notes one verse 13...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. BUT PETER CONTINUED KNOCKING (DELAY BEING DANGEROUS): AND WHEN THEY HAD OPENED THE DOOR, AND SAW...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    26 The name "Christian" is Latin in its termination, so seems to have been given by the Romans. It is mentioned only twice more (Act_26:28; 1Pe_4:16), and was a term of contempt. It is never used by t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    IMPRISONMENT OF PETER. DEATH OF HEROD 1-19. Persecution of the Church at Jerusalem by Herod. Martyrdom of James the son of Zebedee. Peter's imprisonment and miraculous release. The Church was persecut...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 12 PETER IN PRISON AGAIN, 12:1-5 V1 At that time, King Herod arrested some members of the *church. He made them suffer very badly. V2 He ordere...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ἐπέμενε, _cf._ John 8:7, with a participle as here; only found elsewhere in N.T. in Luke and Paul; see on Acts 10:48. ἀνοίξ., another natural touch; those assembled went to the door themselves....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    BEYOND THEIR FAITH Acts 12:13-25 Mark's mother was evidently a woman of property, as her house was large enough to receive the many who felt that prayer was the key to open Peter's prison. Rhoda is R...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Again persecution broke out in Jerusalem, and the first of the apostolic band suffered martyrdom at the hands of Herod. A revealing sentence concerning Herod is that which declares that when "he saw t...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    The Danger of Prayer While Herod waited for the end of Passover, the church waited in prayer. They asked God to be with Peter, whether in simply requesting that God help sustain his faith or have him...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    When Peter is admitted, he at once takes command of the uproarious crowd, beckoning silence with his hand. He has no time to waste. He must run away and hide from Herod and the soldiers before dayligh...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of th...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Herod, to please the Jews, begins to persecute the assembly in that city. We may remark here, that the company of believers at Antioch are also called the assembly (church), which is the case nowhere...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT PETER CONTINUED KNOCKING,.... That they might come to him, and let him in; beginning to be impatient, and being very desirous of seeing his friends, as well as being in danger of being taken up, a...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened _the door_, and saw him, they were astonished. Ver. 16. _But Peter continued knocking_] He flung not away in displeasure, because not at first k...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _But Peter continued knocking_ Though they delayed to open to him; _and when_ At length, several of them, it seems, going out together; _they had opened the door, and saw him_ That it really was he; _...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Peter in the house of Mary:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    BUT PETER CONTINUED KNOCKING; AND WHEN THEY HAD OPENED THE DOOR, AND SAW HIM, THEY WERE ASTONISHED. After the departure of the angel, whom he had till then followed in such a dazed fashion, Peter at l...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    For a brief time again our eyes are turned toward Jerusalem and Peter, though Peter's work is no longer taking the prominent place it did at the beginning. Being the apostle to the Jews, he manifestly...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    NOW PETER CONTINUED KNOCKING; AND WHEN THEY OPENED _THE DOOR_ AND SAW HIM, THEY WERE ASTONISHED. 1. All Peter could do was keep knocking. While Peter is outside in the cold and is the very answer to...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    "But Peter continued knocking" This is also humorous, why they are debating about "who" or "what" is at the door, Peter keeps on knocking! Will someone let the poor man in! In addition, notice the sus...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    12-19 God's providence leaves room for the use of our prudence, though he has undertaken to perform and perfect what he has begun. These Christians continued in prayer for Peter, for they were truly...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    PETER CONTINUED KNOCKING; Peter might be unwilling to have his entrance into the house deferred, 1. Out of fear of being taken again, and his life concerned upon it. 2. Out of an earnest desire to s...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 12:16 Now G1161 Peter G4074 continued G1961 (G5707) knocking G2925 (G5723) and G1161 opened G455 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.' Peter, however, continued knocking, and when eventually they opened the gate they were amazed. This part of the...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JERUSALEM FINALLY REJECTS THE APOSTLES, KINGSHIP CEASES IN ISRAEL, AND THE WORD OF GOD GOES ON MULTIPLYING (12:1-24). The new centre for world evangelisation having been set up (unknowingly at the tim...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    CONTINUED KNOCKING (επεμενεν κρουων). Imperfect active and present participle. Now all heard the knocking.WHEN THEY HAD OPENED (ανοιξαντες). First aorist active participle of ανοιγω or -νυμ. The...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Persecutions of the church and arrest of Peter. Prayer for his deliverance and his miraculous release Death of Herod. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Herod, James, Peter, 2 soldiers, angel, Mary, Mark,...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Acts 12:1. _About that time,_ when the word of the Lord prevailed so remarkably in Antioch and the northern provinces, and when Paul and Barnabas had brought alms to Jerusalem, as in Acts 12:25, _Hero...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    A SERVANT GIRL NAMED RHODA. This was at night, and they were Christians. The one at the door could be either friend or enemy, as far as they knew. SHE RECOGNIZED PETER'S VOICE. She is so happy she run...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark._ JOHN MARK 1. Two names are here, one Jewish, the other Roman; the latter adopted at f...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the Church._ HEROD THE KING The previous life of this prince had been full of strange vicissitudes. The son of Aristobu...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 12:1. ABOUT THAT TIME (compare Acts 19:23).—_I.e._, before, or about the time of, the arrival of Barnabas and Saul at Jerusalem (Acts 11:30). The incidents recorded in this cha...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ACTS 12:1 _Put _for _stretched, _A.V.;_ afflict _for _vex, _A.V. The phrase, ABOUT THAT TIME, as in Acts 19:23, points to what had just before been related (Meyer). The interposition of th...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Acts 12. Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church (Acts 12:1). There are just a lot of Herods in the Bible and it i...

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