Acts 12:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.”

Acts 12:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 12:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 12:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.”

Acts 12:19 — World English Bible

Acts 12:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there.”

Acts 12:19 — American Standard Version

Acts 12:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command <FI>them<Fi> to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding <FI>there<Fi> .”

Acts 12:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 12:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Herod having sought him and not found him, having examined the guards, commanded [them] to be executed. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed [there].”

Acts 12:19 — Darby Translation

Acts 12:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded them to be led to be punished. And he went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, and there abode.”

Acts 12:19 — Geneva Bible

Acts 12:19 in Context — Acts 12

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] .

20 E Herodes estava extremamente irritado com os de Tiro e de Sidom; porém eles, vindo em concordância até ele, e persuadindo a Blasto, que era o camareiro do rei, pediram paz, porque a terra deles dependia dos alimentos da terra do rei [Herodes] .

21 E num dia marcado, Herodes vestiu roupas reais, e sentando no tribunal, fez-lhes um discurso.

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