Acts 12:14 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁴And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

Acts 12:14 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 24:41
And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
Matthew 28:8
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

Topics

Accusation, False Afflictions and Adversities Bigotry Government Herod Intolerance, Religious Martyrdom Persecution

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 5-19)

We have here an account of Peter’s deliverance out of prison, by which the design of Herod against him was defeated, and his life preserved for further service, and a stop given to this bloody torrent. Now, I. One thing that magnified his deliverance was that it was a signal answer to prayer (Acts 12:5): Peter was kept in prison with a great deal of care, so that it was altogether impossible, eith…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 14)

12-17. he came to the house of Mary, &c.--who “must have had a house of some pretensions to receive a large number; and, accordingly, we read that her brother Barnabas (Col 4:10) was a person of substance (Ac 4:37). She must also have been distinguished for faith and courage to allow such a meeting in the face of persecution” [Webster and Wilkinson]. To such a house it was natural that Peter shoul…