16But Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him and were astonished.


In Context

13 And when he had knocked at the door of the entry, a maid came to listen, by name Rhoda;

14 and having recognised the voice of Peter, through joy did not open the entry, but running in, reported that Peter was standing before the entry.

15 And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

16 But Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him and were astonished.

17 And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.

18 And when it was day there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what then was become of Peter.

Acts 12:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened [the door,] and saw him, they were astonished.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:16But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:16But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him, and were astonished.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.