Acts Chapter 12 verse 13 Holy Bible

ASV Acts 12:13

And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.
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BBE Acts 12:13

And he gave a blow on the door, and a young girl came to it, named Rhoda.
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DARBY Acts 12:13

And when he had knocked at the door of the entry, a maid came to listen, by name Rhoda;
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KJV Acts 12:13

And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
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WBT Acts 12:13


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WEB Acts 12:13

When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.
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YLT Acts 12:13

And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - When he for as Peter, A.V. and T.R.; maid for damsel, A.V.; to answer for to hearken, A.V. (ὑπακοῦσαι). The door of the gate (see Acts 10:17, note). To hearken or listen seems the best rendering. It is the phrase proper to a doorkeeper, whoso business it is to go to the door and listen when any one knocks, and find out what their business is before opening the door. This is the primary sense of the word; that of answering after listening is a secondary sense. At a time of such alarm to Christians a knock at the door in the dead of the night would carry terror with it, and careful listening to ascertain whether there was more than one person, and then to ask who was there and what was his business, was the natural course.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) A damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.--The mention of the name of the slave indicates St. Luke's care in ascertaining details, as far as his opportunities allowed. The office of opening the door to strangers was commonly assigned, as in the case even of the high priest's palace (Matthew 26:69; Matthew 26:71), to a female slave. The name, which means "a rose," is of the same class as Tamar = a palm tree; Deborah = a bee; Margarita = a pearl; Dorcas = an antelope.