Acts 12:16
Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.
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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.
14When 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.
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!”
- Acts 12:17-193 verses80%
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.”
- Acts 10:17-193 verses77%
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.
19While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.
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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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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.
12When Peter saw this, he declared to the people,“Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?
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11At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.
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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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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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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46for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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22But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,
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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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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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.
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8and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
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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32Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
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4But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,
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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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32Peter 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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12The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.
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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.
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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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12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened.
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69When the slave girl saw him, she began again to say to the bystanders,“This man is one of them.”
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27Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.
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12All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”
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4Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied,“What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him,“Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.
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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.
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3When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he asked them for money.