Acts 12:7

The angel of the Lord— An angel of the Lord. Instead of smote Peter on the side, Dr. Heylin reads, touched Peter on the side.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And, behold, the angel of the Lord - See the notes on Acts 5:19 . Came upon him - Greek: was present with him; stood near him ἐπέστη e...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light shined in the (c) prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying,...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

behold . Greek. idou. App-133. came upon . stood over. light . Greek. phos. App-130. prison . Greek. oikema, dwelling. Only here. The Re...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. A light shined, It is to be thought that Peter alone saw this light, and that the soldiers did either sleep so soundly, or else were so a...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him , and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Aris...
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And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Ar...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The prison] RV 'the-cell.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Loosened Bonds Acts 12:1-12 This Herod was the grandson of Herod the Great. He courted the goodwill of the Jews, though he was dissolute, cruel...
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Again persecution broke out in Jerusalem, and the first of the apostolic band suffered martyrdom at the hands of Herod. A revealing sentence concerni...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him , and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Aris...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him Greek, επεστη, stood over him; and a light shined in the prison Εν τω οικηματι, in the house , t...
L. 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 begi...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The miraculous deliverance:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

His chains — With which his right arm was bound to one of the soldiers, and his left arm to the other.

⁷ And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

Related Commentaries of Acts 12:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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