Acts 12:14

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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!”

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

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.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And having recognized Peter’s voice, from joy she did not open the gate, but having run in, she reported Peter to be standing before the gate.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 12

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.

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!”

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.”

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

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