Acts 12:19, Acts 12:2 KJV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:19

He examined the keepers - The soldiers who were entrusted with his custody. Probably only those who had the special care of him at that watch of the night. The word “examine” here means “to inquire diligently, to make investigation.” He subjected them to a rigid scrutiny to ascertain the manner of his escape; for it is evident that Herod did not mean to admit the possibility of a miraculous interposition.Should be put to death - For having failed to keep Peter. This punishment they had a right... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 12:18-19

Acts 12:18-19. As soon as it was day And they found their prisoner escaped; there was no small stir [Greek, ταραχος ουκ ολιγος , not a little tumult, or confusion ] among the soldiers, what was become of Peter Who was gone, and nobody knew how or which way. For the guards, awaking out of their sound sleep, could none of them give any account of what had passed, and were ready to suspect or accuse each other of negligence or treachery, in giving the prisoner an opportunity to make his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 12:1-25

Events in Jerusalem (12:1-25)Back in Jerusalem the church was experiencing much difficulty. The Jews in general were becoming restless concerning the free mixing between Jewish and Gentile Christians, and were angry at the apostles for encouraging it. The governor at that time, Herod Agrippa I (a grandson of Herod the Great), knew it was not wise to let the Jews become too excited. Therefore, in an effort to please them he took action against the apostles by having one of them, James, executed... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 12:19

sought for him = sought him up and down. not . Greek. me. App-105 . examined . Greek. anakrino. App-122 . put to death = led away, i.e. to execution. Greek. apago. Same word as in Matthew 27:31 , &c. Caesarea . See Acts 8:40 . abode . Greek. diatribo, to rub away, or spend (time). Occures John 3:22 ; John 11:54 , and eight times in Acts. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 12:19

Acts 12:19. And commanded that they should be put to death.— And commanded them to be led away to execution. It is well known that the word απαχθηναι has this signification; thus the wicked suffered in the room of the righteous. Herod, probably, punished the keepers with such severity, lest the apprehension of a miraculous deliverance should have prevailed, and so Christianityhave gained, as it probably did, additional strength. What had so notoriously happened to all the twelve apostles, in a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 12:19-20

Acts 12:19-20. And he went down from Judea, &c.— See on ch. Acts 8:40. Herod the Great, after he had built Caesarea Palestine, had instituted games to the honour of Caesar, which were to be celebrated every fifth year. Not long after the apprehending of St. Peter, the usual time recurred for the celebration of these games. Herod Agrippa went down to Caesarea upon this occasion. Another affair which called him to that part of his dominions was, his being highly offended with the inhabitants... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:19

19. examined the keepers—who, either like the keepers of our Lord's sepulchre, had "shaken and become as dead men" (Matthew 28:4), or had slept on their watch and been divinely kept from awaking. commanded that they should be put to death—Impotent vengeance! Matthew 28:4- :. HEROD'S MISERABLE END—GROWING SUCCESS OF THE GOSPEL—BARNABAS AND SAUL RETURN TO ANTIOCH. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:1-19

The supernatural deliverance of Peter 12:1-19"Peter’s rescue from prison is an unusually vivid episode in Acts even when simply taken as a story about Peter. Because it is not connected with events in the chapters immediately before and after it, however, it may seem rather isolated and unimportant for Acts as a whole. Yet it becomes more than a vivid account of an isolated miracle when we probe below the surface, for this story is an echo of other stories in Luke-Acts and in Jewish Scripture.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:1-24

4. The persecution of the Jerusalem church 12:1-24The saints in Jerusalem not only suffered as a result of the famine, they also suffered because Jewish and Roman governmental opposition against them intensified as time passed. Luke recorded the events in this section to illustrate God’s supernatural protection and blessing of the church, even though the Christians suffered increased persecution, and Israel’s continued rejection of her Messiah. Looked at another way, this section confirms... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:18-19

Understandably there was "no small disturbance" (a litotes, cf. Acts 14:28; Acts 15:2; Acts 17:4; Acts 17:12; Acts 19:23-24) when the authorities found Peter’s cell empty. Herod evidently concluded that the guards had cooperated with Peter’s escape or at least had been negligent. Roman guards who allowed their prisoners to escape suffered the punishment of those prisoners. [Note: Barclay, p. 101; Witherington, p. 389, footnote 107.] These guards died. Herod then left Judea (the old Jewish name... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 12:18-19

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 12:1-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 12:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 12:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 12:19-20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:1-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:1-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:18-19

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