Acts 12:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and they said unto her, `Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming `it' to be so, and they said, `It is his messenger;'

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  • Matt 18:10 : 10 `Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,
  • Mark 16:11 : 11 and they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.
  • Mark 16:14 : 14 Afterwards, as they are reclining (at meat), he was manifested to the eleven, and did reproach their unbelief and stiffness of heart, because they believed not those having seen him being raised;
  • Luke 24:11 : 11 and their sayings appeared before them as idle talk, and they were not believing them.
  • Luke 24:37-38 : 37 and being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit. 38 And he said to them, `Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts?
  • Gen 48:16 : 16 the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil doth bless the youths, and my name is called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land.'
  • Job 9:16 : 16 Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear `to' my voice.
  • Acts 26:24 : 24 And, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, `Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;'

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    16and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

    17and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, `Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.

    18And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,

  • Acts 12:5-14
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    5Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,

    6and when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, guards also before the door were keeping the prison,

    7and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the buildings, and having smitten Peter on the side, he raised him up, saying, `Rise in haste,' and his chains fell from off `his' hands.

    8The messenger also said to him, `Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals;' and he did so; and he saith to him, `Put thy garment round and be following me;'

    9and having gone forth, he was following him, and he knew not that it is true that which is done through the messenger, and was thinking he saw a vision,

    10and having passed through a first ward, and a second, they came unto the iron gate that is leading to the city, which of its own accord did open to them, and having gone forth, they went on through one street, and immediately the messenger departed from him.

    11And Peter having come to himself, said, `Now I have known of a truth that the Lord did sent forth His messenger, and did deliver me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews;'

    12also, having considered, he came unto the house of Mary, the mother of John, who is surnamed Mark, where there were many thronged together and praying.

    13And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

    14and having known the voice of Peter, from the joy she did not open the porch, but having run in, told of the standing of Peter before the porch,

  • Acts 11:12-14
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    12and the Spirit said to me to go with them, nothing doubting, and these six brethren also went with me, and we did enter into the house of the man,

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  • Mark 14:69-70
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    69And the maid having seen him again, began to say to those standing near -- `This is of them;'

    70and he was again denying. And after a little again, those standing near said to Peter, `Truly thou art of them, for thou also art a Galilean, and thy speech is alike;'

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    19and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,

  • Acts 5:7-9
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    7And it came to pass, about three hours after, that his wife, not knowing what hath happened, came in,

    8and Peter answered her, `Tell me if for so much ye sold the place;' and she said, `Yes, for so much.'

    9And Peter said unto her, `How was it agreed by you, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? lo, the feet of those who did bury thy husband `are' at the door, and they shall carry thee forth;'

  • Mark 14:66-67
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    66And Peter being in the hall beneath, there doth come one of the maids of the chief priest,

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    17And as Peter was perplexed in himself what the vision that he saw might be, then, lo, the men who have been sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

    18and having called, they were asking if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, doth lodge here?

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    16and Peter was standing at the door without, therefore went forth the other disciple who was known to the chief priest, and he spake to the female keeping the door, and he brought in Peter.

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    37and being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.

  • John 12:29
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    46for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

  • Matt 26:69
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    10she having gone, told those who had been with him, mourning and weeping;

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  • Luke 22:56
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  • 2 Kgs 4:15
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