John Bengel Commentary - Acts 12:15 - 12:15

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John Bengel Commentary - Acts 12:15 - 12:15


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Act 12:15. Μαίνῃ, thou art mad) [Some subjoin the mark of interrogation after this word. But the margin of both Gr. Editions leaves it undecided.-E. B.] A formula used in case of a thing which is not believed.-διϊσχυρίζετο, she perseveringly affirmed) Quite differently from what they are wont to do, who are either mad or sleeping.-ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτοῦ, his angel) So they inferred from the similarity of the voice. From the opinion of those saints as to the angel of Peter, whom they were supposing to be close to death, having been heard by the damsel, no solid conclusion can be inferred as to a single angel being the attendant on each individual among men. [Scripture assigns frequently to one holy man the guardianship rather of many angels.-V. g.] However even Peter speaks definitely with the article τὸν, Act 12:11, τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ: whereas ordinarily the article is not always added to possessive pronouns. Comp. Mat 19:28, δόξης αὐτοῦ; Act 3:2, μητρὸς αὐτοῦ.