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43 lines
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## he knocked ##
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"Peter knocked". Knocking on the door was a normal Jewish custom to let others know you wish to visit them.
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## at the door of the gate ##
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"at the outer door" or "at the door of the entrance from the street to the courtyard"
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## came to answer ##
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"came to the gate to see who was knocking"
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## she recognized ##
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"Rhoda recognized"
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## out of joy ##
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"because she was so joyful" or "overly excited"
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## standing at the door ##
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"standing outside the door". Peter was still standing outside.
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## they said to her ##
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"the believers inside the house said to the servant girl Rhoda"
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## you are insane ##
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The people not only did not believe her, but rebuked her by saying she was crazy. This can be translated as, "you are crazy."
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## she insisted that it was so ##
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"Rhoda insisted that what she said was true"
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## They said ##
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"The people inside the house answered"
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## It is his angel ##
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"What you have seen is Peter's angel". Some Jews believed in guardian angels and may have thought that Peter's angel had come to them. |