Acts 12:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁶ But Peter continued to knock and when they [finally] opened [the door] they saw that it [really] was Peter and were amazed.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ But meanwhile Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the gate and saw him, they were amazed.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Meanwhile, Peter remained outside, knocking at the gate. They finally opened the gate and saw him there, and they were astounded.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ But Peter was persevering in knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him and were astonished.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Acts 12:16 Cross References

Acts 12:13

When Peter knocked at the entryway door, a young woman named Rhoda answered.

Acts 12:15

And they said to her, “You are crazy.” But she insisted that [what she reported] was true. They replied, “It is [only] his angel.”

Acts 12:17

[Upon entering the house] he held up his hand to quiet them, and then went on to explain how the Lord had rescued him from jail. He said to them, “[Go] tell all this to James [the Lord’s half-brother] and to [the rest of] the brothers.” Then he left [them] and went elsewhere.