Acts 12:16

And Simon was knocking at the gate; and they went out, saw him, and were astonished.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15They said to her: Thou art delirious. But she maintained that it was a fact. They said to her: Perhaps it is his ghost.

17And he beckoned to them with the hand to be still; and he went in, and related to them how the Lord had released him from the prison. And he said to them: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed 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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