Acts 12:17

King James Version (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.

Translations

Acts 12:17 - Amplified Bible

But motioning to them with his hand to keep quiet {and} listen, he related to them how the Lord had delivered him out of the prison. And he said, Report all this to James [the Less] and to the brethren. Then he left and went to some other place.

Acts 12:17 - American Standard Version

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 - Bible in Basic English

But he made a sign to them with his hand to be quiet, and gave them an account of how the Lord had taken him out of prison. And he said, Give the news to James and the brothers. And then he went away.

Acts 12:17 - Darby Bible

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 - English Standard Version

But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place.

Acts 12:17 - King James Version

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 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y haciéndoles señal con la mano para que guardaran silencio, les contò còmo el Señor lo habìa sacado de la cárcel. Y les dijo: Informad de estas cosas a Jacobo y a los hermanos. Entonces saliò, y se fue a otro lugar.

Acts 12:17 - The Message

Acts 12:17 - New American Standard Bible

But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, "Report these things to James and the brethren." Then he left and went to another place.

Acts 12:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y haciéndoles señal con la mano para que guardaran silencio, les contò còmo el Señor lo habìa sacado de la cárcel. Y les dijo: "Informen de estas cosas a Jacobo (Santiago, hermano de Jesùs) y a los hermanos." Entonces saliò, y se fue a otro lugar.

Acts 12:17 - World English Bible

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

Acts 12:17 - Young's Living Translation

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 - Additional Comments

It was probably the middle of the night. In their excitement, they were probably being loud and creating quite a commotion. Peter tried to keep them quiet.
This James is Jesus' brother (Mark 6:3)., not the apostle, who was killed (vs 2).
In the middle of night, Peter left there to go somewhere else. I wonder where he went. But he must have stopped there first, since he knew of their fervent prayer for them, so they could see it answered. Peter knew his release was an answer to their prayers.

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