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God's Calm in Crisis
Commentators note the angel's instructions were not for a frantic escape but for Peter to get fully dressed in an orderly manner. The angel tells him to gird himself, put on his sandals, and wrap his cloak around him. This deliberate pace, which one scholar likens to a parent dressing a sleepy child, shows God's complete control. In our crises, God is not panicked; He works with calm sovereignty.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 12:8
18th Century
Theologian
Gird yourself. When they slept, the outer garment was thrown off, and the girdle with which they bound their inner garment, or tu…
AT Robertson
On Acts 12:8
Gird thyself (ζωσα). Direct middle first aorist (ingressive) imperative (Robertson,
Grammar, pp. 806f.) from ζωννυμ …
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 12:8
19th Century
Bishop
Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals.—In lying down to sleep the Apostle had naturally laid aside his “cloak,” loosened the girdle that b…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 12:8
On the night before Agrippa’s show trial, “an angel of the Lord” appeared in the apostle’s cell and began to take charge of affairs. The “angel of …
John Gill
On Acts 12:8
17th Century
Pastor
And the angel said to him, gird yourself
He slept in his inner garment loose about him; therefore the angel bids him…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 12:6–11
17th Century
Minister
A peaceful conscience, a lively hope, and the consolations of the Holy Spirit can keep people calm in the full prospect of death, even those very i…