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Acts 12:16 — King James Version← Study notes

But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.


Acts 12:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 12:1611 words
GreekMeaning
ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
ButwordG1161
ΠέτροςPetros
PeternounG4074
ἐπέμενενepemenen
was continuingverbG1961
κρούωνkrouōn
knockingverbG2925
ἀνοίξαντεςanoixantes
having opened itverbG455
δὲde
thenwordG1161
εἶδανeidan
they sawverbG3708
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐξέστησανexestēsan
were amazedverbG1839
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 12:16

And they said to her, You are mad: but she constantly affirmed that it was even so: then said they, It is his Angel. Acts 12:15 This is a truth, that each man has an Angel. And what would the Angel? It was from the time (of night) that they surmised this. But when he continued knocking, and when they had opened, and saw him, they were astonished. But he beckoning to them with his hand (v. 16, 17), made them keep quiet, to hear all that had happened to him. He was now an…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 26 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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