Acts 12:15
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
King James Version
In Context
16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
Cross References
Job 9:16If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
Mark 16:11And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
Luke 24:11And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Acts 26:24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
Matthew Henry on Acts 12:6-20
Peter's Imprisonment and Deliverance. 5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. 6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his… Read the whole commentary →