And when he had gone out by the gate, another servant-girl saw him and said to those nearby, “This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
Acts 12:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) When Peter knocked at the entryway door, a young woman named Rhoda answered. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when he knocked at the gate of the porch, a maid named Rhoda came to answer. American Standard Version (1901) And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda. Common English Bible When Peter knocked at the outer gate, a female servant named Rhoda went to answer. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, as he knocked at the door of the gate, a girl went out to answer, whose name was Rhoda. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, whose name was Rhode. |
And when he had gone out by the gate, another servant-girl saw him and said to those nearby, “This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, leaving you standing outside knocking on the door, [and] saying, ‘Sir, [please] open [the door] for us,’ and he answers you, ‘I do not know you or where you came from,’
But Peter continued to knock and when they [finally] opened [the door] they saw that it [really] was Peter and were amazed.