Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
when Peter was come to himself—recovered from his bewilderment, and had time to look back upon all the steps that had followed each other in such rapid succession.
Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me, etc.—another evidence that Peter expected nothing but to seal his testimony with his blood on this occasion.
the angel of the Lord—rather, "an angel."
came upon him—so in Luke 2:9, expressive of the unexpected nature of the visit.
smote Peter on the side . . . Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off . . . Gird thyself . . . And so he did . . . Cast thy garment—tunic, which he had thrown off for the night.
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