Acts 12:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

New Living Translation
Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

English Standard Version
But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed.

Berean Study Bible
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

New American Standard Bible
But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.

NASB 1995
But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.

NASB 1977
But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.

Amplified Bible
But [meanwhile] Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were completely amazed.

Christian Standard Bible
Peter, however, kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Peter, however, kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

Contemporary English Version
But Peter kept on knocking, until finally they opened the gate. They saw him and were completely amazed.

Good News Translation
Meanwhile Peter kept on knocking. At last they opened the door, and when they saw him, they were amazed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Peter kept knocking. When they opened the door, they were shocked to see him.

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, Peter kept on knocking and knocking. When they opened the gate, they saw him and were amazed.

NET Bible
Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.

New King James Version
Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

King James 2000 Bible
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.

New Heart English Bible
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

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

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

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

A Faithful Version
But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened it, and sawe him, they were astonied.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But Peter continued knockyng: And when they had opened the doore, and sawe hym, they were astonyed.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But Peter contynued knockinge. Whan they opened the dore, they sawe him, and were astonnyed.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Peter cotynued knockinge. When they had opened the dore and sawe him they were astonyed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

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

Young's Literal Translation
and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him, and were moved.

Literal Emphasis Translation
However Peter continued knocking; and having opened it they saw him and were astonished.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him, and were astonished.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But Peter was persevering in knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him and were astonished.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Shimeon was knocking at the gate and they went out and saw him and they marveled among themselves.

Lamsa Bible
But Simon Peter continued knocking at the door; and they went out, and saw him, and were astonished.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But Peter continued to knock; and when they had opened the door, they saw him, and were astonished.

Godbey New Testament
But Peter remained knocking: and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished.

Haweis New Testament
But Peter continued knocking: and they opened the door and saw him, and were astonished.

Mace New Testament
as Peter still continued knocking, they let him in, and seeing it was he, they were extremely surpriz'd:

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

Worrell New Testament
But Peter continued knocking; and, opening, they saw him, and were amazed.

Worsley New Testament
But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door, they saw him, and were astonished.
















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