Acts 12:14

14 She recognized Peter's voice. She was so excited that she ran back without opening the door. "Peter is at the door!" she exclaimed.

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 When Peter understood what had happened, he went to Mary's house. Mary was the mother of John Mark. Many people had gathered in her home. They were praying there.

13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance. A servant named Rhoda came to answer the door.

14 She recognized Peter's voice. She was so excited that she ran back without opening the door. "Peter is at the door!" she exclaimed.

15 "You're out of your mind," they said to her. But she kept telling them it was true. So they said, "It must be his angel."

16 Peter kept on knocking. When they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.