Acts 12:13

World English Bible (2000)

When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

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  • Luke 13:25 : 25 When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' then he will answer and tell you, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'
  • John 18:16-17 : 16 but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought in Peter. 17 Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, "Are you also one of this man's disciples?" He said, "I am not."
  • Acts 12:16 : 16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

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  • Acts 12:14-18
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    14When she recognized Peter's voice, she didn't open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

    15They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."

    16But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

    17But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to James, and to the brothers." Then he departed, and went to another place.

    18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

  • Acts 12:10-12
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    10When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

    11When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."

    12Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

  • John 18:16-17
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    16but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought in Peter.

    17Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, "Are you also one of this man's disciples?" He said, "I am not."

  • Acts 10:17-19
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    17Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

    18and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, was lodging there.

    19While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men seek you.

  • Acts 9:35-42
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    35All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

    36Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

    37It happened in those days that she fell sick, and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.

    38As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

    39Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

    40Peter put them all out, and kneeled down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, get up!" She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

    41He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

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

  • Mark 14:66-67
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    66As Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the maids of the high priest came,

    67and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said, "You were also with the Nazarene, Jesus!"

  • Acts 11:11-13
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    11Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

    12The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.

    13He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

  • Acts 9:32
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    32It happened, as Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

  • Acts 10:23-24
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    23So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

    24On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

  • Acts 12:5-7
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    5Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

    6The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

    7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly!" His chains fell off from his hands.

  • Acts 10:5
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    5Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

  • Acts 10:9
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    9Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

  • Matt 26:69
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    69Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, "You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!"

  • Acts 10:31-32
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    31and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.

    32Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.'

  • 2 Kgs 4:15
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    15He said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the door.

  • Mark 14:69
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    69The maid saw him, and began again to tell those who stood by, "This is one of them."

  • Acts 5:8-9
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    8Peter answered her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." She said, "Yes, for so much."

    9But Peter asked her, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

  • Acts 10:27
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    27As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

  • Acts 14:27
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    27When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

  • Acts 2:14
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    14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

  • Acts 1:15
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    15In these days, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

  • Acts 3:1
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    1Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

  • Acts 3:10-11
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    10They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

    11As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

  • Acts 5:12
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    12By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

  • Acts 3:3
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    3Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.