Acts 12:10-12

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Acts 12:10 tn Or perhaps, “guard posts.”
2. Acts 12:10 sn The iron gate shows how important security was here. This door was more secure than one made of wood (which would be usual).
3. Acts 12:10 tn Grk “which.” The relative pronoun (“which”) was replaced by the pronoun “it,” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek.
4. Acts 12:10 tn The Greek term here, αὐτομάτη (automatē), indicates something that happens without visible cause (BDAG 152 s.v. αὐτόματος).
5. Acts 12:10 tn Or “lane,” “alley” (BDAG 907 s.v. ῥύμη).
6. Acts 12:11 tn Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
7. Acts 12:11 tn Or “delivered.”
8. Acts 12:11 sn Here the hand of Herod is a metaphor for Herod’s power or control.
9. Acts 12:11 sn King Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great).
10. Acts 12:11 sn Luke characterizes the opposition here as the Jewish people, including their leadership (see 12:3).
11. Acts 12:12 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
12. Acts 12:12 tn Grk “John who was also called Mark.”sn John Mark becomes a key figure in Acts 12:25; 13:5, 13; 15:37-39.