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When she recognized Peter`s voice, she didn`t open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter stood before the gate.
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A Joyful Mistake
Commentators highlight the very human and humorous reaction of the servant girl, Rhoda. Her joy at hearing Peter's voice was so overwhelming that, in her excitement to share the good news, she forgot the practical step of actually opening the gate. Scholars describe this as a 'life-like picture' that shows how powerful emotions can overpower our presence of mind, even in moments of answered prayer.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
She opened not the gate. At this time of night, and in these circumstances, the door would be fastened. Christians were doubtless alarmed …
When she knew (επιγνουσα). Second aorist (ingressive) active participle of επιγινωσκω, to know fully or in addition (επ), to recog…
19th Century
Anglican
She opened not the gate for gladness.—The slave, it would seem, had shared the anxiety and borne her part in the prayers …
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Mary’s house must have been of some size, with a vestibule opening onto the street, a courtyard, and rear living quarters—not only were “many peopl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when she knew Peter's voice often heard him preach and converse in the family:
she opened not…
God's providence leaves room for the use of our prudence, though he has undertaken to perform and perfect what he has begun. These Christians conti…
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