Acts 12:15
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But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel.

Thou.

Acts 26:24 As he spoke these things and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad.

Job 9:16 And if he should hear me when I call, I should not believe that he had heard my voice.

Mark 16:11,14 And they hearing that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe. . . .

Luke 24:11 And these words seemed to them as idle tales: and they did not believe them.

It is.

Genesis 48:16 The angel that delivereth me from all evils, bless these boys: and let my name be called upon them, and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.

Matthew 18:10 See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Luke 24:37,38 But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they saw a spirit. . . .

Context
The Rescue of Peter
14And as soon as she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy: but running in she told that Peter stood before the gate. 15But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel. 16But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him and were astonished.…
Cross References
Matthew 18:10
See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Luke 22:59
And after the space, as it were of one hour, another certain man affirmed, saying: Of a truth, this man was also with him: for he is also a Galilean.

Acts 12:16
But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him and were astonished.

Lexicon
“You are out of your mind,”
Μαίνῃ (Mainē)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3105: To be raving mad, speak as a madman. Middle voice from a primary mao; to rave as a 'maniac'.

they told
εἶπαν (eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

her.
αὐτὴν (autēn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

But [when]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

she kept insisting
διϊσχυρίζετο (diischyrizeto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1340: To assert emphatically, lean upon. From dia and a derivative of ischuros; to stout it through, i.e. Asservate.

[it] was
ἔχειν (echein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

so,
οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

they said,
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“It is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

angel.”
ἄγγελός (angelos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.


Additional Translations
“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It is his angel.”

But they said to her, "You are out of your mind." But she kept insisting it to be so. And they kept saying, "It is his angel."

And they said to her, You are mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.

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

And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

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

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

"You are mad," they said. But she strenuously maintained that it was true. "It is his guardian angel," they said.

They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."

and they said unto her, 'Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming it to be so, and they said, 'It is his messenger;'
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