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Acts 12:13

And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

KJV

κρούσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ τὴν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος προσῆλθεν παιδίσκη ὑπακοῦσαι ὀνόματι Ῥόδη·

Greek NT

Pulsante autem eo ostium januæ, processit puella ad audiendum, nomine Rhode.

Vulgate

And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

ASV

And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken. whose name was Rhode.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People PeterRhoda

In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
θύρα
thura
noun · 39×
κρούω
krouo
verb · 9×
παιδίσκη
paidiske
noun · 13×
προσέρχομαι
proserchomai
verb · 87×
πυλών
pulon
noun · 18×
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὑπακούω
upakouo
verb · 21×
Ῥόδη
rode
noun · 1×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτοῦ | RP: τοῦ Πέτρου
  • αὐτοῦSBLGNT
  • αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τοῦ ΠέτρουRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Relation of the Baptist to Elijah. The Theory of Transmigration Considered. The disciples asked Him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? Matthew 17:10 The disciples indeed who went up with Jesus remembered the traditions of the scribes concerning Elijah, that before the advent of Christ, Elijah would come and prepare for Him the souls of those who w…

Cross-references

  • Acts 12:16 — But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
  • Luke 13:25 — When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto yo