Acts 12:16

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“But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.”

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BSBPD

“But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Other passages that echo Acts 12:16 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Acts 12:13He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

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