Atos 12:17

Almeida Revista e Atualizada

Ele, porm, fazendo-lhes sinal com a mo para que se calassem, contou-lhes como o Senhor o tirara da priso e acrescentou: Anunciai isto a Tiago e aos irmos. E, saindo, retirou-se para outro lugar.

Parallel Translations

A Biblia Sagrada
E acenando-lhes ele com a mo para que se calassem, contou-lhes como o Senhor o tirara da priso, e disse: Anunciai isto a Tiago e aos irmos. E, saindo, partiu para outro lugar.

Almeida Revista e Corrigida
E, acenando-lhes ele com a mo para que se calassem, contou-lhes como o Senhor o tirara da priso e disse: Anunciai isto a Tiago e aos irmos. E, saindo, partiu para outro lugar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

beckoning: Acts 13:16, Acts 19:33, Acts 21:40, Luke 1:22, John 13:24

declared: Psalms 66:16, Psalms 102:20, Psalms 102:21, Psalms 107:21, Psalms 107:22, Psalms 116:14, Psalms 116:15, Psalms 146:7

James: Acts 15:13, Acts 21:18, 1 Corinthians 15:7, Galatians 1:19, Galatians 2:9, Galatians 2:12, James 1:1

And he: Acts 16:40, Matthew 10:23, John 7:1, John 8:59, John 10:40, John 11:54

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:3 - James Acts 1:13 - James Acts 14:20 - came Acts 24:10 - had

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But he beckoning unto them with the hand,.... This is what the Jews call רמיזה, "an hint" m, which is a beckoning, or making signs, either with the head or hand: and this was now made, to hold their peace; to be silent, and not clamorous in their expressions of joy and wonder, lest it should alarm the neighbourhood, and the consequence be bad both to him and them; as also that he might have an opportunity of relating the whole affair to them; which he did, after he had entered into the house; which though not expressed is understood, and is added in Beza's ancient copy, and in the Syriac version:

and he went in; that is, into the house: and declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of prison: how he had sent his angel to him in prison, what a light shone about him, how his chains fell from his hands, and how the angel conducted him through the several wards, till they came to the iron gate, which opened of itself; and how when he had brought him into the public streets, he left him; he ascribes this wonderful deliverance not to the angel, but to the Lord himself:

and he said, go show these things to James; the son of Alphaeus, sometimes called the brother of our Lord; for James the son of Zebedee, the brother of John, Herod had lately killed with the sword, Acts 12:2 and this other James very likely succeeded him as pastor of the church at Jerusalem, or at least had the superintendency of affairs there:

and to the brethren; the rest of the apostles, and even all the members; whom he would have acquainted with these things, which he knew would be matter of joy unto them, and a means of strengthening them in the ways of the Lord:

and he departed, and went into another place; to Rome, say the Papists, but without any foundation; if he went out of the city, and to any distant place for more safety, very likely he went to Antioch; but the words do not necessarily oblige us to conclude, that he went out of the city at that time, only that he went from Mary's house; "and went", as the Ethiopic version reads, "to another house": where another company of saints might be assembled, and where he might be more private and secure.

m Bartenora in Misn. Gittin, c. 5. sect. 7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But he, beckoning ... - To prevent the noise, and tumult, and transport which was likely to be produced. His wish was, not that there should be clamorous joy, but that they should listen in silence to what God had done. It was sufficient to awe the soul, and produce deep, grateful feeling. A noise might excite the neighboring Jews, and produce danger. Religion is calm and peaceful; and its great scenes and surprising deliverances are rather suited to awe the soul to produce calm, sober, and grateful contemplation, than the noise of rejoicing, and the shoutings of exultation. The consciousness of the presence of God, and of his mighty power, does not produce rapturous disorder and tumult, but holy, solemn, calm, grateful emotion.

Go, show these things ... - Acquaint them that their prayer is heard, and that they may rejoice also at the mercy of God.

Unto James - James, the son of Alpheus, commonly called the Less. See Acts 12:2 note; Acts 1:13 note; Matthew 10:2 note.

And to the brethren - Particularly to the other apostles.

And went into another place - Probably a place of greater safety. Where he went is not known. The papists pretend that he went to Rome. But of this there is no evidence. He is mentioned as in Jerusalem again in Acts 15:0. The meaning is evidently that he went into some place of retirement until the danger was past.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 12:17. Declared-how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. — He still persisted in the belief that his deliverance was purely supernatural. It seems that some modern critics could have informed him of his mistake. See Acts 12:11.

Show these things unto James, and to the brethren — That is, in one word, show them to the Church, at the head of which James undoubtedly was; as we may clearly understand by the part he took in the famous council held at Jerusalem, relative to certain differences between the believing Jews and Gentiles. See Acts 15:13-21. There is still no supremacy for Peter. He who was bishop or overseer of the Church at Jerusalem was certainly at the head of the whole Church of God at this time; but James was then bishop or inspector of the Church at Jerusalem, and, consequently, was the only visible head then upon earth.

He departed - into another place. — Some popish writers say that he went to Rome, and founded a Christian Church there. Those who can believe any thing may believe this. Where he went we know not; but it is probable that he withdrew for the present into a place of privacy, till the heat of the inquiry was over relative to his escape from the prison; for he saw that Herod was intent on his death.