Acts 12:16
But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.
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- Acts 12:5-1511 verses83%
5So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.
6And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.
7And a great light was seen shining in the room, and an angel of the Lord came to Peter and, touching him on his side so that he came out of his sleep, said, Get up quickly. And his chains came off his hands.
8Then the angel said, Put on your shoes and get ready to go. And he did so. And he said, Put your coat round you and come with me.
9And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.
10And when they had gone past the first and second watchmen they came to the iron door into the town, which came open by itself: and they went out and down one street; and then the angel went away.
11And when Peter came to his senses he said, Now, truly, I am certain that the Lord has sent his angel and taken me out of the hands of Herod, against all the hopes of the Jews.
12And when he became clear about this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John named Mark, where a number of them had come together for prayer.
13And he gave a blow on the door, and a young girl came to it, named Rhoda.
14And hearing the voice of Peter, in her joy she went running, without opening the door, to say that Peter was outside.
15And they said to her, You are off your head. But still she said, with decision, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
- Acts 12:17-193 verses80%
17But he made a sign to them with his hand to be quiet, and gave them an account of how the Lord had taken him out of prison. And he said, Give the news to James and the brothers. And then he went away.
18Now when it was day, the armed men were greatly troubled about what had become of Peter.
19And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.
- John 18:16-172 verses78%
16But Peter was kept outside at the door. Then this other disciple, who was a friend of the high priest, came out and had a word with the girl who kept the door, and took Peter in.
17Then the girl who was the door-keeper said to Peter, Are you not one of this man's disciples? In answer he said, I am not.
- Acts 10:17-193 verses77%
17Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,
18To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there.
19And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.
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19But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,
- Acts 3:10-123 verses76%
10And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.
11And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder.
12And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?
- Acts 11:11-133 verses76%
11And at that minute, three men, sent from Caesarea, came to the house where we were.
12And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:
13And he gave us an account of how he had seen the angel in his house, saying, Send to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you;
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14But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.
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23So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.
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46And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,
- Acts 5:22-232 verses74%
22But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,
23Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.
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27And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.
- Acts 9:39-402 verses73%
39And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
40But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.
- Acts 10:8-92 verses73%
8And having given them an account of everything, he sent them to Joppa.
9Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:
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32Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him.
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4But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,
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9But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.
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32And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda.
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12Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.
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66And while Peter was down in the open square of the building, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came;
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15And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said,
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12But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place.
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69And the girl saw him, and said again to those who were near, This is one of them.
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27And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;
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12And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?
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4And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.
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55And a fire was lighted in the middle of the open square, and they were seated together, and Peter was among them.
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3He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them.