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New Life Version

Acts 12:18

In the morning the soldiers were very troubled about what had happened to Peter.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Herod;   Jerusalem;   Minister, Christian;   Persecution;   Peter;   Prisoners;   Rulers;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Herod;   Peter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Judea;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Herod Agrippa I.;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Acts of the Apostles;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Herod;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Magi;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Day;   Herod;   Peter;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Herod, Family of;   New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At daylight, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
King James Version (1611)
Now assoone as it was day, there was no smal stirre among the souldiers, what was become of Peter.
King James Version
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
English Standard Version
Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
New American Standard Bible
Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.
New Century Version
The next day the soldiers were very upset and wondered what had happened to Peter.
Amplified Bible
Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
Berean Standard Bible
At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
Contemporary English Version
The next morning the soldiers who had been on guard were terribly worried and wondered what had happened to Peter.
Complete Jewish Bible
When daylight came, there was no small commotion among the soldiers over what had become of Kefa.
Darby Translation
And when it was day there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what then was become of Peter.
Easy-to-Read Version
The next day the soldiers were very upset. They wondered what happened to Peter.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe assoone as it was day, there was no small trouble among the souldiers, what was become of Peter.
George Lamsa Translation
Now when it was morning, there was great tumult among the soldiers as to what had become of Simon Peter.
Good News Translation
When morning came, there was a tremendous confusion among the guards—what had happened to Peter?
Lexham English Bible
Now when day came, there was not a little commotion among the soldiers as to what then had become of Peter.
Literal Translation
And day having come, there was not a little disturbance among the soldiers, saying , What, then, became of Peter?
American Standard Version
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
Bible in Basic English
Now when it was day, the armed men were greatly troubled about what had become of Peter.
Hebrew Names Version
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Kefa.
International Standard Version
When morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
Etheridge Translation
And when it was morning there was made a great tumult among the soldiers concerning Shemun, what was become of him ?
Murdock Translation
And when it was morning, there was a great dispute among the soldiers concerning Simon, what had become of him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe assoone as it was day, there was no litle adoe among the souldiers, what was become of Peter.
English Revised Version
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
World English Bible
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And going out, he went to another place. Now when it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, What was become of Peter?
Weymouth's New Testament
When morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers, as to what could possibly have become of Peter.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the dai was come, ther was not lytil troubling among the knyytis, what was don of Petre.
Update Bible Version
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
New English Translation
At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
New King James Version
Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
New Living Translation
At dawn there was a great commotion among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter.
New Revised Standard
When morning came, there was no small commotion among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when it became day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what, then, Peter had become!
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now when day was come, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
Revised Standard Version
Now when day came, there was no small stir among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Assone as it was daye ther was no lyttell a doo amoge the soudyers what was becum of Peter.
Young's Literal Translation
And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan it was daye, there was not a litle a doo amoge the soudyers, what was become of Peter.
Mace New Testament (1729)
As soon as it was day, the soldiers were in a world of confusion to know what was become of Peter.
THE MESSAGE
At daybreak the jail was in an uproar. "Where is Peter? What's happened to Peter?" When Herod sent for him and they could neither produce him nor explain why not, he ordered their execution: "Off with their heads!" Fed up with Judea and Jews, he went for a vacation to Caesarea.
Simplified Cowboy Version
When the sun came up, the prison was stirred up like a mound of ants. Everyone was wondering how Pete had escaped.

Contextual Overview

5 So Peter was held in prison. But the church kept praying to God for him. 6 The night before Herod was to bring him out for his trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers. He was tied with two chains. Soldiers stood by the door and watched the prison. 7 All at once an angel of the Lord was seen standing beside him. A light shone in the building. The angel hit Peter on the side and said, "Get up!" Then the chains fell off his hands. 8 The angel said, "Put on your belt and shoes!" He did. The angel said to Peter, "Put on your coat and follow me." 9 Peter followed him out. He was not sure what was happening as the angel helped him. He thought it was a dream. 10 They passed one soldier, then another one. They came to the big iron door that leads to the city and it opened by itself and they went through. As soon as they had gone up one street, the angel left him. 11 As Peter began to see what was happening, he said to himself, "Now I am sure the Lord has sent His angel and has taken me out of the hands of Herod. He has taken me also from all the things the Jews wanted to do to me." 12 After thinking about all this, he went to Mary's house. She was the mother of John Mark. Many Christians were gathered there praying. 13 When Peter knocked at the gate, a girl named Rhoda went to see who it was. 14 She knew Peter's voice, but in her joy she forgot to open the gate. She ran in and told them that Peter was standing outside the gate.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

there: Acts 5:22-25, Acts 16:27, Acts 19:23

Reciprocal: Luke 4:30 - General Acts 5:21 - sent Acts 16:23 - to keep

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The snake fooled me, and I ate."
Genesis 4:10
The Lord said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground.
Genesis 12:9
Then Abram traveled on, still going toward the Negev.
Genesis 12:10
Now there was no food in the land. So Abram went south to Egypt to stay there, because it was very hard to live in the land with no food.
Genesis 12:11
When he was about to go into Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai, "I know that you are a beautiful woman.
Genesis 31:26
Laban said to Jacob, "What do you mean by fooling me and carrying away my daughters as if they were taken by the sword?
Genesis 44:15
Joseph said to them, "What is this that you have done? Did you not know that a man like me has power to know what is not known by others?"
Exodus 32:21
Then Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you to make you bring such great sin upon them?"
Joshua 7:19
Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I beg you, give honor and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel. Tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me."
1 Samuel 14:43
Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." So Jonathan told him, "I tasted a little honey with the end of the stick that was in my hand. Here I am. I must die."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now as soon as it was day,.... When it was morning; as soon as there was any light in the prison, by which the guards could discern one another and their prisoners:

there was no small stir among the soldiers: the two between whom Peter slept, and the rest of the quaternions that were employed in the wards to keep watch; who were now all in an uproar, and in the utmost concern and fright:

what was become of Peter; whether he was in any other part of the prison, by what means he could escape, and whither he was gone.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

No small stir - Amazement that he had escaped, and apprehension of the consequences. The punishment which they had reason to expect, for having suffered his escape, was death.


 
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