1. Actes 12:6 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Is there anything specific to be learned from the fact that Peter was sleeping?

Actes 12:6 (NEG79)

6 La nuit qui précéda le jour où Hérode allait le faire comparaître, Pierre, lié de deux chaînes, dormait entre deux soldats; et des sentinelles devant la porte gardaient la prison.

Many commentators point to the sleeping Peter as evidence that he was calm and confident in God’s purposes and plans1. While this may be true, it is not the primary teaching point of the text and an argument from silence.