Acts 5:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.”

Acts 5:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 5:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 5:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at least his shadow might overshadow some of them.”

Acts 5:15 — World English Bible

Acts 5:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“insomuch that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some one of them.”

Acts 5:15 — American Standard Version

Acts 5:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“so as into the broad places to bring forth the ailing, and to lay <FI>them<Fi> upon couches and mats, that at the coming of Peter, even <FI>his<Fi> shadow might overshadow some one of them;”

Acts 5:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 5:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“so that they brought out the sick into the streets and put [them] on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter, when he came, might overshadow some one of them.”

Acts 5:15 — Darby Translation

Acts 5:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“In so much that they brought the sicke into the streetes, and layd them on beds and couches, that at the least way the shadowe of Peter, when he came by, might shadow some of them.”

Acts 5:15 — Geneva Bible

Acts 5:15 in Context — Acts 5

13 et aucun des autres n’osait se joindre à eux; mais le peuple les louait hautement.

14 Le nombre de ceux qui croyaient au Seigneur, hommes et femmes, s’augmentait de plus en plus;

15 en sorte qu’on apportait les malades dans les rues et qu’on les plaçait sur des lits et des couchettes, afin que, lorsque Pierre passerait, son ombre au moins couvrît quelqu’un d’eux.

16 La multitude accourait aussi des villes voisines à Jérusalem, amenant des malades et des gens tourmentés par des esprits impurs; et tous étaient guéris.

17 Cependant le souverain sacrificateur et tous ceux qui étaient avec lui, savoir le parti des sadducéens, se levèrent, remplis de jalousie,

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