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The Rescue of Peter

Acts 12:15

In 9 translations

BSB
“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
KJV
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
WEB
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
ASV
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.
LSV
and they said to her, “You are mad”; and she was confidently affirming [it] to be so, and they said, “It is his messenger”;
YLT
and they said unto her, 'Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming [it] to be so, and they said, 'It is his messenger;'
DBY
And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
DRC
But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel.
GNV
But they said vnto her, Thou art mad. Yet she affirmed it constantly, that it was so. Then said they, It is his Angel.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Spelling of εἶπαν: Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
  • Spelling of δὲ: Textus Receptus: δ᾽.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐστιν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐστιν αὐτοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐστιν αὐτοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπαν· Μαίνῃ. ἡ δὲ διϊσχυρίζετο οὕτως ἔχειν. οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον· Ὁ ἄγγελός ἐστιν αὐτοῦ.
RP2018
Οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπον, Μαίνῃ. Ἡ δὲ διϊσχυρίζετο οὕτως ἔχειν. Οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον, Ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.
TR-Boyd
Οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπον, Μαίνῃ. Ἡ δὲ διϊσχυρίζετο οὕτως ἔχειν. Οἱ δ᾿ ἔλεγον, Ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.
SCR1894
οι δε προς αυτην ειπον μαινη η δε διισχυριζετο ουτως εχειν οι δ ελεγον ο αγγελος αυτου εστιν

Who and where

◆ An angel rescues Peter from prison

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
  • Mark 16:14Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
  • Luke 24:11But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
  • Luke 24:37–38But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit. “Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
  • Mark 16:11And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
  • Acts 26:24At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
  • Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
  • Job 9:16If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.

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