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Acts 12:11

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (ὁ) before Lord here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Πέτροςpetroswhen PeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “when Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".when Peterἐνentoἐνpreposition — “to”G1722in, on, among.toἑαυτῷheautōhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfγενόμενοςgenomenosto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidΝῦνnunNowνῦνadverb — “Now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.Nowοἶδαoidato perceiveοἶδαverb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveἀληθῶςalēthōsof a suretyἀληθῶςadverb — “of a surety”G230truly, really, certainly, surely.of a suretyὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenhath sentἐξαποστέλλω (exapostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath sent”, a single actionG1821I send away, send forth (a person qualified for a task).hath sentὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελονangelonangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξείλατόexeilatohath deliveredἐξαιρέω (exaireō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath delivered”, a single actionG1807I take out, remove; sometimes (mid): I choose, sometimes: I rescue.hath deliveredμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofχειρὸςcheiroshandχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hand”, the of-formG5495a hand.the handἩρῴδουhērōdouof HerodἩρῴδης (hērōdēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Herod”, the of-formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.of Herodκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπάσηςpasēsfrom allπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “from all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.from allτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προσδοκίαςprosdokiasexpectationπροσδοκία (prosdokia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “expectation”, the of-formG4329expectation, waiting.This verse uses “expectation”.the expectationτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαοῦlaouof the peopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the people”, the of-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.of the peopleτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰουδαίωνioudaiōnof the JewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Jews”, the of-formG2453Jewish.of the Jews

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Peter having come to himself, said, 'Now I have known of a truth that the Lord did sent forth His messenger, and did deliver me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”

Darby Translation

And Peter, being come to himself, said, Now I know certainly that [the] Lord has sent forth his angel and has taken me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Douay-Rheims

And Peter coming to himself, said: Now I know in very deed, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Alludes to

Daniel 6:22 Daniel 6:22 · King James VersionMy God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.Daniel 6:22 · King James VersionOpen the Source
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.