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Acts 12:16
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
Acts 12:16 · World English Bible
Acts 12:16 in other translations
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
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In context
13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
17 But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19 When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
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