Acts 12:10
ContextNETBible | After they had passed the first and second guards, 1 they came to the iron 2 gate leading into the city. It 3 opened for them by itself, 4 and they went outside and walked down one narrow street, 5 when at once the angel left him. |
XREF | Ge 40:3; Ge 42:17; Nu 15:34; Isa 21:8; Isa 45:1,2; Joh 20:19,26; Ac 5:19; Ac 12:4; Ac 16:26; Re 3:7 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or perhaps, “guard posts.” 2 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 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 tn The Greek term here, αὐτομάτη (automath), indicates something that happens without visible cause (BDAG 152 s.v. αὐτόματος). 5 tn Or “lane,” “alley” (BDAG 907 s.v. ῥύμη). |