When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. Recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!” But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place. Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.
the house of Mary - "Traditionally it was here that the Last Supper was held and here now was the nerve center of the church in Jerusalem." (Ryrie)
John whose other name was Mark - "'John' was his Hebrew name; 'Mark' his Gentile one. From the various notices of him which occur in the New Testament, we may form an epitome of his history: (a) As mentioned above, he was cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10); i.e., they were children either of two brothers, or two sisters, or of a brother and sister; (b) He was connected with Peter in his youth, and received spiritual help from him (Acts 12:12; 1 Pet 13); (c) He accompanied Barnabas and Paul to Antioch (v 25), and, later, to Cyprus (13:4-5). He deserted them, however, at Perga (13:13), and for this reason Paul refused to take him as a fellow-worker during his second missionary journey, with the result that Mark accompanied Barnabas to Cyprus (15:36-39); (d) We then lose sight of him till he reappears with Paul at Rome, evidently a more consecrated man than formerly and the apostle's accepted companion and co-worker (Col 9:10; Philem 24). During St Paul's second imprisonment at Rome, we find the apostle bidding Timothy to come speedily and bring Mark with him (2 Tim 4:11), as being 'useful for ministering'; (e) 1 Pet. v 13, shows him again associated with St Peter and suggests that he had visited some of those churches of Asia Minor to which that apostle is writing. His co-partnership with Peter may have been during the period which elapsed between his departure with Barnabas to Cyprus and his re-appearance at Rome with Paul; (f) All that we know certainly, in addition, is that he was the writer of the second Gospel, in the composition of which he had, most probably, St Peter's help and advice. Papias says that he wrote it as that apostle's interpreter." (Walker)
his angel - "For other guardian angels in Scripture, see Gen 48:16; Dan 10:20-21; 12:1; Matt 18:10; Heb 1:14." (Ryrie)
"Whether they meant that Peter's disembodied spirit or his guardian angel (Matt 18:10; Heb 1:14) had appeared, or whether they even knew what they meant, is hard to say, but the significant fact is that they still lacked faith to believe that God had actually answered their prayers." (Stam)
James - "Our Lord's brother. He stands forth to prominence here for the first time as a leader of the Church in Jerusalem. In chapter 15:13-21, we see him as president of the Council held in that city to consider the position of the Gentile churches; and other notices of him in the New Testament confirm the fact that he held a psoition in some respect analogous to that of the later episcopate (Gal 1:19; 2:9, 12; Acts 21:18). He was, so to speak, head of the college of presbyters in Jerusalem. To him is to be ascribed the general Epistle of St James. He is known as 'James the Just', and was martyred in Jerusalem in A.D. 62, being thrown down from a pinnacle of the temple and then beaten to death with a fuller's club." (Walker)
"This James to whom Peter sends his report here in Acts 12 is not, remember, the one of the famous trio, Peter, James and John, for that James had but recently been slain (Acts 12:2). Nor, evidently, was it James the son of Alphaeus, for we nowhere read that he attained a place of prominence among the apostles. This James was evidently not one of the twelve at all, but 'James, the Lord's brother' of whom we shall read several times in connection with both Peter and Paul. That this James was an apostle only in a secondary sense, and not one of the twelve, is clear from the fact that the twelve were made up men who had faithfully 'followed' Christ during His earthly ministry (Matt 19:28; Acts 1:21-22) while this was not so of 'James, the Lord's brother.' We are distinctly told that our Lord's brethren did not believe on Him during the time of His earthly ministry (Psa 69:8; Jn 7:5). Indeed, on one occasion, when His 'friends' throught Him made (Mk 3:21) and those of His family came to call for Him (Ver 31) He declined to even recognize them (Vers 33-34). Later, however, His brethren did come to believe on Him and we find them praying with the believers after His ascension, and listed separately from the apostles, including the two names James (Acts 1:13-14)." (Stam)
the house of Mary - "Traditionally it was here that the Last Supper was held and here now was the nerve center of the church in Jerusalem." (Ryrie)
John whose other name was Mark - "'John' was his Hebrew name; 'Mark' his Gentile one. From the various notices of him which occur in the New Testament, we may form an epitome of his history: (a) As mentioned above, he was cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10); i.e., they were children either of two brothers, or two sisters, or of a brother and sister; (b) He was connected with Peter in his youth, and received spiritual help from him (Acts 12:12; 1 Pet 13); (c) He accompanied Barnabas and Paul to Antioch (v 25), and, later, to Cyprus (13:4-5). He deserted them, however, at Perga (13:13), and for this reason Paul refused to take him as a fellow-worker during his second missionary journey, with the result that Mark accompanied Barnabas to Cyprus (15:36-39); (d) We then lose sight of him till he reappears with Paul at Rome, evidently a more consecrated man than formerly and the apostle's accepted companion and co-worker (Col 9:10; Philem 24). During St Paul's second imprisonment at Rome, we find the apostle bidding Timothy to come speedily and bring Mark with him (2 Tim 4:11), as being 'useful for ministering'; (e) 1 Pet. v 13, shows him again associated with St Peter and suggests that he had visited some of those churches of Asia Minor to which that apostle is writing. His co-partnership with Peter may have been during the period which elapsed between his departure with Barnabas to Cyprus and his re-appearance at Rome with Paul; (f) All that we know certainly, in addition, is that he was the writer of the second Gospel, in the composition of which he had, most probably, St Peter's help and advice. Papias says that he wrote it as that apostle's interpreter." (Walker)
his angel - "For other guardian angels in Scripture, see Gen 48:16; Dan 10:20-21; 12:1; Matt 18:10; Heb 1:14." (Ryrie)
"Whether they meant that Peter's disembodied spirit or his guardian angel (Matt 18:10; Heb 1:14) had appeared, or whether they even knew what they meant, is hard to say, but the significant fact is that they still lacked faith to believe that God had actually answered their prayers." (Stam)
James - "Our Lord's brother. He stands forth to prominence here for the first time as a leader of the Church in Jerusalem. In chapter 15:13-21, we see him as president of the Council held in that city to consider the position of the Gentile churches; and other notices of him in the New Testament confirm the fact that he held a psoition in some respect analogous to that of the later episcopate (Gal 1:19; 2:9, 12; Acts 21:18). He was, so to speak, head of the college of presbyters in Jerusalem. To him is to be ascribed the general Epistle of St James. He is known as 'James the Just', and was martyred in Jerusalem in A.D. 62, being thrown down from a pinnacle of the temple and then beaten to death with a fuller's club." (Walker)
"This James to whom Peter sends his report here in Acts 12 is not, remember, the one of the famous trio, Peter, James and John, for that James had but recently been slain (Acts 12:2). Nor, evidently, was it James the son of Alphaeus, for we nowhere read that he attained a place of prominence among the apostles. This James was evidently not one of the twelve at all, but 'James, the Lord's brother' of whom we shall read several times in connection with both Peter and Paul. That this James was an apostle only in a secondary sense, and not one of the twelve, is clear from the fact that the twelve were made up men who had faithfully 'followed' Christ during His earthly ministry (Matt 19:28; Acts 1:21-22) while this was not so of 'James, the Lord's brother.' We are distinctly told that our Lord's brethren did not believe on Him during the time of His earthly ministry (Psa 69:8; Jn 7:5). Indeed, on one occasion, when His 'friends' throught Him made (Mk 3:21) and those of His family came to call for Him (Ver 31) He declined to even recognize them (Vers 33-34). Later, however, His brethren did come to believe on Him and we find them praying with the believers after His ascension, and listed separately from the apostles, including the two names James (Acts 1:13-14)." (Stam)
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