Acts 12:5

So, on-one-hand, the Peter has-been-being-kept in to{the custody}; on-the-other-hand, prayer has-been-being stretched/extended-out[adjective], being-become under of{the out-calling} toward the God about of{same}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

In Context

4Whom also, grab[ing]-hold-of, he-places into custody, give[ing]-aside/deliver[ing] to{four quaternions} of{soldiers} to-be-guarding same, intending alongside the passover to-lead-up/anew same to{the people}.

6Moreover, when the Herod has-been-being-about to-be-leading-ahead same, to{the night, the-there} the Peter has-been-being sleeping between of{two soldiers}, having-been-bound to{two un-loose-sis-es[i.e. states of being restrained]/restraints}, besides custodians/guards before of{the entrance/door}. They-have-been-keeping the custody

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Cross References

Luke 18:1Moreover, he-has-been-saying also [a] parable to{same}, toward the to-be-necessitating always, same to-be-praying and not to-be-bad-ing-out,

1 Corinthians 12:26and if-of one member is-suffering, all the members is-suffering-together, if-of one member is-being-esteem-ized/glorified, all the members is-joying-together.

Ephesians 6:18through of{every prayer} and of{necessitation}, praying in to{every season} in to{spirit} and into same, field-sleeping[i.e. ready] in to{every endure-toward-sis[i.e. state of enduring toward]/tenacity}, and to{necessitation} about of{all the[plural] holy},

Hebrews 13:3Be-remembering of{the bound/captives} as having-been-bound-together of{the[plural] being-bad-had} as also same[plural] being in to{[the] body}.

Matthew Henry on Acts 12:2-5

The Martyrdom of James; Peter's Imprisonment. 1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Ever since the… Read the whole commentary →

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