Acts 12:13

Mace New Testament

when he had knock'd at the door of the gate, a servant named Rhoda came to ask who was there.

Parallel Translations

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

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.

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

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

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

Christian Standard Bible®
He knocked at the door in the gateway, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contextual Overview

⁵ thus Peter was kept in prison, but the Church prayed to God, without ceasing, for him, ⁶ now the very night preceding the day which Herod design'd for his execution, Peter bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the other guards secured the prison door; when an angel of ⁷ the Lord suddenly appear'd and fill'd the room with light, and touching Peter on the side, awak'd him, saying, rise, be quick. and immediately his chains fell from his hands. ⁸ put on your girdle, continu'd the angel, and bind on your sandals: which he did. throw your cloak over you, said the angel, and follow me. ⁹ so he went out after the angel without knowing that what the angel had done, was real; but thinking it was all a vision. ¹⁰ when they had pass'd the first and second guard, they came to the iron-gate that leads to the city, which open'd to them of itself: so they went out and pass'd together thro' one street: when all of a sudden the angel quitted Peter. Then coming to himself; now, ¹¹ said he, I know for certain, that the Lord has sent his angel, and has deliver'd me from the hands of Herod, and from what the Jews were in expectation of. ¹² then recollecting where he was, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnam'd Mark, where many were assembled at prayers. ¹³ when he had knock'd at the door of the gate, a servant named Rhoda came to ask who was there. ¹⁴ upon hearing Peter tell his name, instead of opening the gate, she ran, out of joy, to tell them, that Peter was there.

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
you, who have the devil for your father, will execute the designs of your father: he was a murderer from the beginning, and deserted the truth, since he has no love for the truth: when he lyes, he speaks like himself: for he is a lyar, and the father of a lyar.

Romans 6:23
for the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Colossians 3:6
these are vices which draw down the divine vengeance upon unbelieving nations;

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.