Acts 12:13

Simplified Cowboy Version

He knocked on the door. A servant girl named Rhoda asked who was there.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He knocked at the door of the outer gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.

King James Version (1611)
And as Peter knocked at the doore of the gate, a damosell came to hearken, named Rhoda.

King James Version
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

English Standard Version
And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.

New American Standard Bible
When he knocked at the door of the gate, a slave woman named Rhoda came to answer.

New Century Version
Peter knocked on the outside door, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

Amplified Bible
When he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer.

Legacy Standard Bible
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer.

Berean Standard Bible
He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

Contemporary English Version
Peter knocked on the gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.

Complete Jewish Bible
He knocked at the outside door, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.

Darby Translation
And when he had knocked at the door of the entry, a maid came to listen, by name Rhoda;

Easy-to-Read Version
Peter knocked on the outside door. A servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Peter knocked at the entrie doore, a maide came foorth to hearken, named Rhode,

George Lamsa Translation
When he knocked at the door of the courtyard, a little girl named Rhoda came out to answer.

Good News Translation
Peter knocked at the outside door, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer it.

Lexham English Bible
And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a female slave named Rhoda came up to answer.

Literal Translation
And Peter was knocking at the door of the porch, and a servant girl named Rhoda came near to listen.

American Standard Version
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

Bible in Basic English
And he gave a blow on the door, and a young girl came to it, named Rhoda.

Hebrew Names Version
When Kefa knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

International Standard Version
When he knocked at the outer gate, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

Etheridge Translation
And he knocked at the gate of the court, and there came forth to answer him a damsel whose name was Roda.

Murdock Translation
And he knocked at the gate of the court; and a maid named Rhoda came to reply to him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
As Peter knocked at the entrie doore, a damsell came foorth to hearken, named Rhoda.

English Revised Version
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

World English Bible
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And as he knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

Weymouth's New Testament
When he knocked at the wicket in the door, a maidservant named Rhoda came to answer the knock;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he knockid at the dore of the yate, a damysel, Rode bi name, cam forth to se.

Update Bible Version
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a female slave came to answer, named Rhoda.

Webster's Bible Translation
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

New English Translation
When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.

New King James Version
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer.

New Living Translation
He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it.

New Life Bible
When Peter knocked at the gate, a girl named Rhoda went to see who it was.

New Revised Standard
When he knocked at the outer gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when he had knocked at the door of the porch, there came unto it a maiden to hearken, by name Rhoda;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken. whose name was Rhode.

Revised Standard Version
And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
As Peter knocked at the entry dore a damsell cam forth to herken named Rhoda.

Young's Literal Translation
And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As Peter knocked at the entry dore, there came forth a damsell to herken, named Rhoda.

Mace New Testament (1729)
when he had knock'd at the door of the gate, a servant named Rhoda came to ask who was there.

Contextual Overview

⁵But while Pete was locked up, everyone who rode for the Lord prayed for him constantly. ⁶Pete was asleep the night before his trial. He was locked up with two chains between two policemen. The other guards were at the door. ⁷All of a sudden, there was a bright light, and an angel stood there in front of Pete. The angel kicked him and told him, "Get up and be quick about it!" When Pete stood up, the chains fell off. ⁸The angel then said, "Put your boots on and get dressed. Get your coat and let's go." ⁹The angel led Pete out of the cell, but Pete didn't realize this was happening. He thought it was a vision the whole time. ¹⁰They passed by the other guards and came to the door that led into the city. When they approached, the door opened like magic. They walked out into the street and then Pete was alone. ¹¹Pete finally shook the cobwebs out of his brain and realized an angel had saved him. He said, "The Lord has saved me from Herod and the other Jewish leaders. He has foiled their plans." ¹²He went off toward the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark. When he arrived, there was a bunch of people there praying. ¹³He knocked on the door. A servant girl named Rhoda asked who was there. ¹⁴She recognized Pete's voice and got so excited she left him outside the door and ran to tell everyone else, "Pete's at the door!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

knocked: Acts 12:16, Luke 13:25

hearken: or, ask who was there

Reciprocal: Daniel 3:24 - astonied Acts 20:16 - had

Cross-References

John 8:44
No, the reason you don't understand me is because your real father is the devil. He wants to kill me and so do y'all. He was a murderer in the beginning, and his bastard children act just like him. He has always despised the truth because he couldn't handle it. He lies because it's who he is. He is the father of lies.

Romans 6:23
Workin' for sin's outfit pays ya in death, but God offers ya eternal life through Jesus.

Colossians 3:6
These are the things God will destroy. Don't be one who is destroyed along with them. Make no mistake, God is coming and the things of this world will be destroyed along with all who partake in it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, c. The lesser door in the great gate, or the door of the porch through which they entered into the house. So the Jews distinguish between

פתח, "the door", and שער, "the gate" see Judges 18:16 where the Septuagint use the same words as here. Kimchi h says,

"xtp, "the door" is what is of the gate, without the folding doors; for all is called שער, "the gate", whether within or without, with the folding doors, and the outward threshold, as that is joined to the side posts and lintel.''

The door was kept shut, for fear of the Jews, lest they should be disturbed: here Peter stood and knocked:

a damsel came to hearken; hearing a knocking, she came out to the door, and listened, to try if she could know who it was, a friend or a foe, before she opened; or she came "to answer", as the Syriac version renders it, to know who was there, and what he or she wanted, and to give an answer. And the damsel was

named Rhoda, which signifies a rose in the Greek language: so the Jewish women often had their names, in the Hebrew tongue, from flowers and trees, as Susanna from a lily, or rose: and which, perhaps, was the Hebrew name of this damsel; and Esther was called Hadassah, from the myrtle tree.

h Sepher Shorash. rad. פתח

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

At the door of the gate - Rather the door of the vestibule, or principal entrance into the house. The house was entered through such a porch or vestibule, and it was the door opening into this which is here intended. See the notes on Matthew 9:2.

A damsel - A girl.

Came to hearken - To hear who was there.

Named Rhoda - This is a Greek name signifying a rose. It was not unusual for the Hebrews to give the names of flowers, etc., to their daughters. Thus, Susanna, a lily; Hadessa, a myrtle; Tamar, a palm-tree, etc. (Grotius).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 12:13. As Peter knocked — The door was probably shut for fear of the Jews; and, as most of the houses in the east have an area before the door, it might have been at this outer gate that Peter stood knocking.

A damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. — She came to inquire who was there. Rhoda signifies a rose; and it appears to have been customary with he Jews, as Grotius and others remark, to give the names of flowers and trees to their daughters: thus Susannah signifies a lily, Hadassah, a myrtle, Tamar, a palm tree, &c., &c.