and on recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she failed to open the door but ran and told them that Peter was standing at the door.

Peter said to her, "How could both of you agree in such a way to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door; they will carry you out, too."

Now just as Herod was going to bring him out, that is, the very night before, Peter was fastened with two chains and was sleeping between two soldiers, and the guards were at the door guarding the prison.

When he knocked at the outer door, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it,

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

On arriving there they called the church together, and in detail reported to them all that God had done through them as instruments, and how He had opened to the heathen the door of faith.