Acts 12:14
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she did not open the gate, but ran back in and told them that Peter was standing at the gate.
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- Luke 24:41 : 41 And while they still could not believe it(because of their joy) and were amazed, he said to them,“Do you have anything here to eat?”
- Matt 28:8 : 8 So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
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5So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.
6On that very night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.
7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying,“Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
8The angel said to him,“Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.” Peter did so. Then the angel said to him,“Put on your cloak and follow me.”
9Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
10After they had passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went outside and walked down one narrow street, when at once the angel left him.
11When Peter came to himself, he said,“Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
12When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
13When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.
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15But they said to her,“You’ve lost your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying,“It is his angel!”
16Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.
17He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said,“Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.
18At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
19When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
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16But Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out and spoke to the slave girl who watched the door, and brought Peter inside.
17The girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter,“You’re not one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” He replied,“I am not.”
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66Peter’s Denials Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls came by.
67When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked directly at him and said,“You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus.”
68But he denied it:“I don’t even understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.
69When the slave girl saw him, she began again to say to the bystanders,“This man is one of them.”
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17Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.
18They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.
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38Because Lydda was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him,“Come to us without delay.”
39So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
40But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said,“Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.
42This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
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14Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
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12The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
13He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
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27When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
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10and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.
11Peter Addresses the Crowd While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico.
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15Elisha told him,“Ask her to come here.” So he did so and she came and stood in the doorway.
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7After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.
8Peter said to her,“Tell me, were the two of you paid this amount for the land?” Sapphira said,“Yes, that much.”
9Peter then told her,“Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
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23So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
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32Peter Heals Aeneas Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
- Luke 22:60-612 verses68%
60But Peter said,“Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
61Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him,“Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”
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9About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
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19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,
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46for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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23“We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
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15In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
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14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
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32Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
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55When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.