Acts 12:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Acts 12:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 12:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 12:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.”

Acts 12:17 — World English Bible

Acts 12:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Acts 12:17 — American Standard Version

Acts 12:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, `Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.”

Acts 12:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 12:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related [to them] how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.”

Acts 12:17 — Darby Translation

Acts 12:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he beckened vnto them with the hand, to hold their peace, and told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he saide, Goe shewe these things vnto Iames and to the brethren: and he departed and went into an other place.”

Acts 12:17 — Geneva Bible

Acts 12:17 in Context — Acts 12

15 E lhe disseram: Tu estás delirando.Mas ela, insistindo que assim era. E eles diziam: É o anjo dele.

16 Mas Pedro continuava a bater; e ao abrirem, viram-no, e ficaram espantados.

17 Mas ele, fazendo-lhes gestos para que calassem, contou-lhes como o Senhor tinha lhe tirado da prisão, e disse: Anunciai isto a Tiago e aos irmãos.E tendo saído, foi para outro lugar.

18 E vindo o dia, havia não pouca perturbação entre os soldados, sobre o que, pois, tinha acontecido com Pedro.

19 E quando Herodes o buscou, e não o achou, tendo investigado aos guardas, mandou que eles fossem levados [para serem mortos] . E partindo da Judeia para Cesareia, ficou [ali] .

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