Acts 12:16
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But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him and were astonished.

Acts 12:15
But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel.

Acts 12:17
But he, beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison. And he said: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place.

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But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him and were astonished.

Context
The Rescue of Peter
15But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel. 16But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him and were astonished. 17But he, beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison. And he said: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place.…
Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Peter
Πέτρος (Petros)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.

kept on
ἐπέμενεν (epemenen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1961: (a) I remain, tarry, (b) I remain in, persist in. From epi and meno; to stay over, i.e. Remain.

knocking,
κρούων (krouōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2925: To knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance. Apparently a primary verb; to rap.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[when] they opened [the door],
ἀνοίξαντες (anoixantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.

they saw
εἶδαν (eidan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

were amazed.
ἐξέστησαν (exestēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1839: From ek and histemi; to put out of wits, i.e. Astound, or become astounded, insane.


Additional Translations
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

But Peter continued knocking. And having opened it, they saw him and were amazed.

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

But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

But Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him and were astonished.

But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

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

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

But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,
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