Peter knocked on the gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.
When Peter had gone out to the gate, another servant girl saw him and said to some people there, “This man was with Jesus from Nazareth.”
Once the owner of the house gets up and locks the door, you will be left standing outside. You will knock on the door and say, “Sir, open the door for us!” But the owner will answer, “I don't know a thing about you!”
But Peter kept on knocking, until finally they opened the gate. They saw him and were completely amazed.