Verse Comparison: Acts 5:23
American Standard Version
saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
Amplified® Bible
We found the prison quite safely locked up and the guards were on duty outside the doors, but when we opened [it], we found no one on the inside.
Contemporary English Version
"We found the jail locked tight and the guards standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors and went in, we didn't find anyone there."
Darby English Version
saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened [them], within we found no one.
Good News Bible
"When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight and all the guards on watch at the gates; but when we opened the gates, we found no one inside!"
International Standard Version
"We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
King James Version
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
New American Standard Bible
saying, "We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside."
New International Version
"We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
New King James Version
saying, “Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
saying, "We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside."
Young's Literal Translation
saying -- `The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened -- within we found no one.'
