Acts 12:11 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Alone in the night air, Peter comes to himself and confesses the truth: the Lord has delivered him from Herod and from all that awaited him.
What Does Acts 12:11 Mean?
The cold street clears his head. 'Come to himself' marks the moment dazed obedience becomes clear understanding: this is no vision. Peter names what has happened with certainty — the Lord sent his angel; the Lord delivered — and names what he was delivered from: Herod's hand and a crowd expecting his death.
Peter's first act as a free man is to trace the rescue to its source and give God the glory — exactly what Herod, at the end of this chapter, will refuse to do, to his ruin (verse 23). Faith does the same with every deliverance, great or small: it stops, comes to itself, and says 'now I know of a surety' what the Lord has done.
Acts 12:11 in the Original Language
exaireo (ἐξαιρέω), 'delivered' -- to take out; to rescue from another's grasp.
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What does Acts 12:11 mean?
Alone in the night air, Peter comes to himself and confesses the truth: the Lord has delivered him from Herod and from all that awaited him.