Kisah Para Rasul 12:16-17

12:16 Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door ¹  and saw him, they were greatly astonished. ²  12:17 He motioned to them ³  with his hand to be quiet and then related ⁴  how the Lord had brought ⁵  him out of the prison. He said, “Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place. ⁶ 

[12:16]  ¹ tn The words “the door” are not in the Greek text, but are implied (see Acts 12:13).

[12:16]  ² sn That they were greatly astonished is a common response in Luke-Acts to God’s work (Luke 8:56; Acts 2:7, 12; 8:13; 9:21; 10:45).

[12:17]  ³ tn Or “He gave them a signal.” Grk “Giving them a signal…he related to them.” The participle κατασείσας (kataseisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[12:17]  ⁴ tc ‡ Most mss, including some of the most important ones (B D E Ψ Ï sy), read αὐτοῖς (autoi", “to them”) here, while some excellent and early witnesses (Ì^45vid,74vid א A 33 81 945 1739 pc) lack the pronoun. Although it is possible that the pronoun was deleted because it was seen as superfluous, it is also possible that it was added as a natural expansion on the text, strengthening the connection between Peter and his listeners. Although a decision is difficult, the shorter reading is slightly preferred. NA²⁷ puts the pronoun in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

[12:17]  ⁵ tn Or “led.”

[12:17]  ⁶ sn He…went to another place. This is Peter’s last appearance in Acts with the exception of the Jerusalem council in Acts 15.