Acts 12:14

Geneva Bible (1560)

But when she knew Peters voyce, she opened not the entrie doore for gladnesse, but ranne in, and tolde howe Peter stood before the entrie.

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  • Luke 24:41 : 41 And while they yet beleeued not for ioy, and wondred, he saide vnto them, Haue ye here any meate?
  • Matt 28:8 : 8 So they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with feare and great ioye, and did runne to bring his disciples worde.

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  • Acts 12:5-13
    9 verses
    91%

    5So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer was made of ye Church vnto God for him.

    6And when Herod woulde haue brought him out vnto the people, the same night slept Peter betweene two souldiers, bound with two chaines, and the keepers before the doore, kept the prison.

    7And behold the Angel of the Lord came vpon them, and a light shined in the house, and he smote Peter on the side, and raysed him vp, saying, Arise quickely; his chaines fell off from his handes.

    8And the Angel saide vnto him, Girde thy selfe, and binde on thy sandales; so he did. Then he said vnto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and followe me.

    9So Peter came out and followed him, and knewe not that it was true, which was done by the Angel, but thought he had seene a vision.

    10Nowe when they were past the first and the second watch, they came vnto the yron gate, that leadeth vnto the citie, which opened to them by it owne accord, and they went out, and passed through one streete, and by and by the Angel departed from him.

    11And when Peter was come to himselfe, he said, Nowe I know for a trueth, that the Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath deliuered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the wayting for of the people of the Iewes.

    12And as he considered the thing, he came to the house of Marie, the mother of Iohn, whose surname was Marke, where many were gathered together, and prayed.

    13And when Peter knocked at the entrie doore, a maide came foorth to hearken, named Rhode,

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    15But they said vnto her, Thou art mad. Yet she affirmed it constantly, that it was so. Then said they, It is his Angel.

    16But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened it, and sawe him, they were astonied.

    17And he beckened vnto them with the hand, to hold their peace, and told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison; he saide, Goe shewe these things vnto Iames and to the brethren: and he departed and went into an other place.

    18Nowe assoone as it was day, there was no small trouble among the souldiers, what was become of Peter.

    19And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commaunded them to be led to be punished; he went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, and there abode.

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    16But Peter stood at the doore without. Then went out the other disciple which was knowen vnto the hie Priest, and spake to her that kept the doore, and brought in Peter.

    17Then saide the maide that kept the doore, vnto Peter, Art not thou also one of this mans disciples? He sayd, I am not.

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    66And as Peter was beneath in the hal, there came one of the maides of the hie Priest.

    67And when shee sawe Peter warming him selfe, shee looked on him, and sayde, Thou wast also with Iesus of Nazareth.

    68But he denied it, saying, I knowe him not, neither wot I what thou saiest. Then he went out into the porche, and the cocke crewe.

    69Then a maid sawe him againe, and bega to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.

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    17Nowe while Peter douted in himselfe what this vision which he had seene, meant, beholde, the men which were sent from Cornelius, had inquired for Simons house, and stoode at the gate,

    18And called, and asked, whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

  • Acts 9:38-42
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    38Now forasmuch as Lydda was nere to Ioppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent vnto him two men, desiring that he would not delay to come vnto them.

    39Then Peter arose and came with them: and when hee was come, they brought him into the vpper chamber, where all the widowes stoode by him weeping, and shewing the coates and garments, which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

    40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled downe, and prayed, and turned him to the body, and sayd, Tabitha, arise; she opened her eyes, and when she sawe Peter, sate vp.

    41Then he gaue her the hand and lift her vp, and called the Saints and widowes, and restored her aliue.

    42And it was knowen throughout all Ioppa, and many beleeued in the Lord.

  • 14But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift vp his voice, & said vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my woordes.

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    12And the Spirit saide vnto me, that I should go with them, without doubting: moreouer these sixe brethren came with me, and we entred into the mans house.

    13And he shewed vs, howe he had seene an Angel in his house, which stoode and said to him, Send men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter.

  • 27And when they were come & had gathered the Church together, they rehearsed all the things that God had done by them, and howe he had opened the doore of faith vnto the Gentiles.

  • 69Peter sate without in the hall, and a maide came to him, saying, Thou also wast with Iesus of Galile:

  • Acts 3:10-11
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    69%

    10And they knewe him, that it was he which sate for the almes at the Beautifull gate of the Temple: and they were amased, and sore astonied at that, which was come vnto him.

    11And as the creeple which was healed, held Peter & Iohn, all the people ranne amased vnto them in the porch which is called Solomos.

  • 15Then said he, Cal her; hee called her, and shee stoode in the doore.

  • Acts 5:7-9
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    7And it came to passe about the space of three houres after, that his wife came in, ignorant of that which was done.

    8And Peter sayd vnto her, Tell me, solde ye the land for so much? And she sayd, Yea, for so much.

    9Then Peter sayde vnto her, Why haue ye agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? beholde, the feete of them which haue buried thine husband, are at the doore, and shall carie thee out.

  • 23Then called he them in, and lodged them, and the next day, Peter went foorth with them, and certaine brethren from Ioppa accompanied him.

  • 32And it came to passe, as Peter walked throughout all quarters, hee came also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

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    60And Peter saide, Man, I knowe not what thou sayest; immediatly while hee yet spake, the cocke crewe.

    61Then the Lorde turned backe, and looked vpon Peter: and Peter remembred the worde of the Lord, how he had said vnto him, Before the cocke crowe, thou shalt denie me thrise.

  • 9On the morow as they went on their iourney, and drew neere vnto the citie, Peter went vp vpon the house to pray, about the sixt houre.

  • 19But the Angel of the Lorde, by night opened the prison doores, & brought them forth, and sayd,

  • 46For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

  • 23Saying, Certainely we founde the prison shut as sure as was possible, and the keepers standing without, before the doores: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

  • 15And in those dayes Peter stoode vp in the middes of the disciples, and sayde (nowe the nomber of names that were in one place were about an hundreth and twentie.)

  • 14When she had thus said, she turned her selfe backe, and sawe Iesus standing, and knewe not that it was Iesus.

  • 32Send therefore to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter (he is lodged in the house of Simon a Tanner by the sea side) who when he commeth, shall speake vnto thee.

  • 55And when they had kindled a fire in the middes of the hall, and were set downe together, Peter also sate downe among them.