Acts 12:14

14 and recognizing Peter's voice, for very joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them that Peter was standing there.

Acts 12:14 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 12:14

And when she knew Peter's voice
often heard him preach and converse in the family:

she opened not the gate for gladness,
filled with joy to hear his voice, and that he was delivered from prison, and in haste to carry the welcome news to the company within, stayed not to open the gate, and let Peter in:

but ran in and told how Peter stood before the gate:
she went into the house in a great hurry, and related to them within, that Peter was at the door without.

Acts 12:14 In-Context

12 So, after thinking things over, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark, where a large number of people were assembled, praying.

13 When he knocked at the wicket in the door, a maidservant named Rhoda came to answer the knock;

14 and recognizing Peter's voice, for very joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them that Peter was standing there.

15 "You are mad," they said. But she strenuously maintained that it was true. "It is his guardian angel," they said.

16 Meanwhile Peter went on knocking, until at last they opened the door and saw that it was really he, and were filled with amazement.