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Acts 12:14

And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

KJV

καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ Πέτρου ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς οὐκ ἤνοιξεν τὸν πυλῶνα, εἰσδραμοῦσα δὲ ἀπήγγειλεν ἑστάναι τὸν Πέτρον πρὸ τοῦ πυλῶνος.

Greek NT

Et ut cognovit vocem Petri, præ gaudio non aperuit januam, sed intro currens nuntiavit stare Petrum ante januam.

Vulgate

And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

ASV

And as soon as she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy: but running in she told that Peter stood before the gate.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πέτρος
petros
noun · 154×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰστρέχω
eistrecho
verb · 1×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πρό
pro
preposition · 47×
πυλών
pulon
noun · 18×
φωνή
phone
noun · 139×
χαρά
chara
noun · 59×
ἀνοίγω
anoigo
verb · 76×
ἀπαγγέλλω
apaggello
verb · 47×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἐπιγινώσκω
epiginosko
verb · 44×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Luke 24:41 — And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
  • Matt 28:8 — And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
  • Ps 126:1 — When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.