Acts 12:16
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.”
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.
18 At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
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
- But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
- KJV
- But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
- WEB
- But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
- ASV
- But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
- DARBY
- But Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him and were astonished.
- BLB
- But Peter continued knocking. And having opened, they saw him and were amazed.
- ÅB
- Men Peter ble ved å banke på, de lukket da opp og så ham, og de ble forferdet.
- OTB
- Peter fortsatte å banke, og da de åpnet døren og så ham, ble de forbløffet.
- B1930
- Men Peter blev ved å banke på, de lukket da op og så ham, og de blev forferdet.