Women in the Gospels and Acts · Others in Acts
Rhoda
Servant girl at the house of Mary
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Editorial summary
When Peter knocked at the gate after his escape from prison, she recognized his voice and, for joy, ran in to tell the others without opening the gate.
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1Peter freed from prison
King Herod killed James the brother of John and imprisoned Peter. On the night before Herod would bring him out, an angel led Peter out of the prison. He went to the house of Mary, mother of John Mark, where many were praying, and the servant girl Rhoda recognized his voice at the gate.