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Acts 12:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 12:15

Verse 15 of 25

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And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.

Acts 12:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 12:15

Theological / Devotional

Thou art mad. When Rhoda brought the news that Peter was at the door, the brethren could not believe her. They did not have enough faith to believe that God had answered their prayers. Therefore, they concluded, the young woman must be out of her mind.

Constantly affirmed. That is, stoutly asserted, confidently averred.

His angel. In Hebrews (ch. 1:14) the sound belief of the Jews concerning angels is expressed in the question, “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” The Jews believed that a guardian angel was assigned to each man, and that when the angel appeared in human form he assumed the man’s likeness. During the intertestamental period the Jews developed a complicated angelology.

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