Acts 12:6
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
φυλακή
prison.
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φυλακή
a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
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στρατιώτης
soldiers
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στρατιώτης
Soldier. Stratiotes. Endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Soldiers do not expect comfort on campaign. They expect the hardship and embrace it for the mission.
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τηρέω
were watching
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τηρέω
To keep, to guard, to observe. Tereo. Keep yourselves in the love of God. Staying in God's love requires active keeping. Do not drift. Make choices that keep you close.
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θύρα
door
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θύρα
Door, gate, entrance. Thura. I am the door. Whoever enters through Me will be saved. Jesus is not a door among many options. He is the door. The only way in.
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κοιμάω
sleeping
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κοιμάω
To put to sleep, to fall asleep, to die. We do not grieve like those who have no hope for God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
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ὅτε
When
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ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
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νύξ
night
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νύξ
Night, darkness. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. Your identity is light.
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προάγω
to bring forth
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προάγω
to lead forward (magisterially); intransitively, to precede (in place or time (participle, previous))
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Πέτρος
Peter
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Πέτρος
a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)); as a name, Petrus, an apostle
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ἐκεῖνος
that one
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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δέω
bound
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δέω
to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
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τέ
also
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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Ἡρώδης
Herod,
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Ἡρώδης
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
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φύλαξ
guards
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φύλαξ
a watcher or sentry
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