Acts 12:16
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
In context
14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
15 “You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
16 But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
17 Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
18 At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
Acts 12:16 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
- KJV King James Version
- But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
- WEB World English Bible
- But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him and were astonished.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened the door , and saw him, they were astonished.