Acts 12:12-17

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on Acts 12:12-17

12And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
13He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
15“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
16But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
— Acts 12:12-17

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