"And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel." — Acts 12:15

Acts 12:15 · KJV

“And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.”

— Acts 12:15

Verse 14

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.

Verse 16

But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened {the door}, and saw him, they were astonished.

Acts 12 — Context

And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. {to hearken: or, to ask who was there}

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.

And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.

But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened {the door}, and saw him, they were astonished.

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

Cross References

Matthew 18:10

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Luke 24:11

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

Mark 16:14

Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. {at meat: or, together}

Luke 24:37-38

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

Mark 16:11

And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

Acts 26:24

And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

Genesis 48:16

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. {grow: Heb. as fishes do increase}

Job 9:16

If I had called, and he had answered me; {yet} would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.