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Acts 12:9
New English Translation
Acts 12:9
New English Translation
9 Peter[a] went out[b] and followed him;[c] he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real,[d] but thought he was seeing a vision.
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- Acts 12:9 tn Grk “And going out he followed.”
- Acts 12:9 tn Grk “Peter going out followed him.” The participle ἐξελθών (exelthōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 12:9 tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
- Acts 12:9 tn Grk “what was done through the angel was a reality” (see BDAG 43 s.v. ἀληθής 3).
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