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Acts 12:16

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

KJV

ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἐπέμενεν κρούων· ἀνοίξαντες δὲ εἶδαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξέστησαν.

Greek NT

Petrus autem perseverabat pulsans. Cum autem aperuissent, viderunt eum, et obstupuerunt.

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πέτρος
petros
noun · 154×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κρούω
krouo
verb · 9×
ἀνοίγω
anoigo
verb · 76×
ἐξίστημι
existemi
verb · 17×
ἐπιμένω
epimeno
verb · 17×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Acts 12:13 — And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.