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×
ὁ
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.