Acts 12:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so excited she completely forgot to open the door — she just ran inside to tell everyone that Peter was standing right there at the gate.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes good news hits so hard you forget to do the obvious thing first.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

Luke wrote the book of Acts to Theophilus and a wider Christian audience, likely in the mid-to-late first century CE. It was written

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