Acts 12:16

And Shemun knocked at the gate; and they went forth, and seeing him they were astonished.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.

In Context

15And they said to her, Thou art altogether moved. And she contended that it was so. And they said, It may be that it is his angel.

17And he beckoned to them with his hand to be silent; and entered, and showed them how the Lord had brought him out from the house of the bound. And he said to them, Show these to Jakub and to the brethren; and he departed and went to another place.

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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 →

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