Acts 12:14

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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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  • Acts 12:5-13
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    5 So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

    6 On 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.

    7 Suddenly 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.

    8 The 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.”

    9 Peter 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.

    10 After 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.

    11 When 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.”

    12 When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

    13 When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.

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    15 But 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!”

    16 Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.

    17 He 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.

    18 At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

    19 When 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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    16 But 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.

    17 The 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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    66 Peter’s Denials Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls came by.

    67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked directly at him and said,“You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus.”

    68 But he denied it:“I don’t even understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.

    69 When the slave girl saw him, she began again to say to the bystanders,“This man is one of them.”

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    17 Now 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.

    18 They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.

  • Acts 9:38-42
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    38 Because 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.”

    39 So 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.

    40 But 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.

    41 He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

    42 This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

  • 14 Peter’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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    12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

    13 He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,

  • 27 When 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.

  • 69 Peter’s Denials Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said,“You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”

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    10 and 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.

    11 Peter 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.

  • 15 Elisha told him,“Ask her to come here.” So he did so and she came and stood in the doorway.

  • Acts 5:7-9
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    7 After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.

    8 Peter said to her,“Tell me, were the two of you paid this amount for the land?” Sapphira said,“Yes, that much.”

    9 Peter 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!”

  • 23 So 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.

  • 32 Peter Heals Aeneas Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.

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    60 But Peter said,“Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

    61 Then 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.”

  • 9 About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

  • 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

  • 46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,

  • 23 “We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

  • 15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,

  • 14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

  • 32 Therefore 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.’

  • 55 When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.