14When she recognized Peter's voice, she didn't open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.


In Context

11 When Peter had come to himself, he said, |Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.|

12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

14 When she recognized Peter's voice, she didn't open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

15 They said to her, |You are crazy!| But she insisted that it was so. They said, |It is his angel.|

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

Acts 12:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:14And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:14When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:14And as soon as she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but running in she told that Peter stood before the gate.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:14And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14and having recognised the voice of Peter, through joy did not open the entry, but running in, reported that Peter was standing before the entry.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:14And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14and 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:14And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.