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Acts 12:13

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11 Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

12 And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
KJV
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
WEB
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
ASV
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.
DARBY
And when he had knocked at the door of the entry, a maid came to listen, by name Rhoda;
BLB
And of him having knocked [at] the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer.
ÅB
Og da han banket på porten, kom det en tjenestepike ved navn Rode ut for å høre etter,
OTB
Peter banket på den ytre inngangen, og en tjenestejente ved navn Rode kom for å svare.
B1930
Og da han banket på porten, kom det en tjenestepike ved navn Rode ut for å høre efter,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 13:25

    After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

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  • Acts 12:16

    But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

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  • John 18:16–17

    But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

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