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