The Rescue of Peter
Acts 12:16
In 9 translations
- 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.
- LSV
- and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,
- YLT
- and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,
- DBY
- But Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him and were astonished.
- DRC
- But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him, and were astonished.
- GNV
- But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened it, and sawe him, they were astonied.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of εἶδαν: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus: εἶδον.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἐπέμενεν κρούων· ἀνοίξαντες δὲ εἶδαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξέστησαν.
- RP2018
- Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἐπέμενεν κρούων· ἀνοίξαντες δὲ εἶδον αὐτόν, καὶ ἐξέστησαν.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἐπέμενε κρούων· ἀνοίξαντες δὲ εἶδον αὐτόν, καὶ ἐξέστησαν.
- SCR1894
- ο δε πετρος επεμενεν κρουων ανοιξαντες δε ειδον αυτον και εξεστησαν
Who and where
👤 Simon Peter◆ An angel rescues Peter from prison
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
HerodHerod Agrippa I.KnockTongues of FireJohn, the ApostleApostolic AgePeterPrisonersPeter, SimonJerusalem
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