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Acts 12:15

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13 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!”

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

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

17 Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

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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
“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
KJV
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
WEB
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
ASV
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.
DARBY
And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
BLB
And 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.”
ÅB
De sa til henne: Du er fra sans og samling. Men hun forsikret at det var slik. Da sa de: Det er hans engel.
OTB
De sa til henne: "Du er fra vettet." Men hun fortsatte å insistere på at det var sant. De sa: "Det må være hans engel."
B1930
De sa til henne: Du er fra sans og samling. Men hun forsikret at det var således. Da sa de: Det er hans engel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 18:10

    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

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  • Luke 24:37–38

    But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

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  • Luke 24:11

    But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

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  • Mark 16:14

    Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

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  • Acts 26:24

    At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”

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  • Mark 16:11

    And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.

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  • Job 9:16

    If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.

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  • Genesis 48:16

    the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

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