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ButδὲPeterὁ Πέτροςkept onἐπέμενενknocking;κρούωνandδὲwhen they opened,ἀνοίξαντεςthey sawεἶδανhimαὐτὸνandκαὶwere amazed.ἐξέστησαν
Acts 12:16
Study it in the app“But Peter kept on knocking; and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 12:16, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- kept onἐπέμενενepemenen
persevere
To keep on in something without giving up.
Where else “epemenen” appears- knockingκρούωνkrouōn
knock
Knock, strike at a door.
Where else “krouōn” appears- when they openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantes
open
Open.
Where else “anoixantes” appears- they sawεἶδανeidan
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidan” appears- were amazedἐξέστησανexestēsan
be astonished
To be stunned by something unexpected.
Where else “exestēsan” appears
The context
15But they said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so. And they were saying, “It is his angel.”
16 · This verse (above)
17But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and to the brothers.” And he went out and went to another place.
To study Acts 12 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Peter in prison, and what was the assembly doing in the meantime? (vv. 5-12)
2. What it means
When Rhoda announces that Peter is at the door, they do not believe her (vv. 13-16). What does this show about those who were praying?
3. How I live it
The believers prayed earnestly (v. 5). For whom or what could you pray steadily, even without seeing an answer soon?