Verse 14
Acts 12:14
King James Version
14
And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ Πέτρου ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς οὐκ ἤνοιξεν τὸν πυλῶνα, εἰσδραμοῦσα δὲ ἀπήγγειλεν ἑστάναι τὸν Πέτρον πρὸ τοῦ πυλῶνος.
English Translation
And recognizing the voice of Peter, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but running in she announced that Peter was standing at the gate.
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Chapter 12 Context
1
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth
his hands to vex certain of the church.
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2
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
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And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days...
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4
And when he had apprehended him, he put
him in prison, and delivered
him to four quaternions of sold...
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Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God (Eloh...
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And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers,...
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And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon
him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Pet...
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And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto...
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9
And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but th...
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When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto th...
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And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his ang...
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12
And when he had considered
the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname...
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13
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
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14
And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Pete...
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And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said the...
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But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened
the door,
and saw him, they were astonished.
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But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had b...
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Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
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And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that
th...
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And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, a...
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And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto th...
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And the people gave a shout,
saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
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And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God (Elohim) the glory: and he...
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But the word of God (Elohim) grew and multiplied.
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And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled
their ministry, and took with...
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