Acts 12:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 12:5

3 And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during ^athe Days of Unleavened Bread.

4 So ^awhen he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four¹ squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.

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5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but¹ constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.

6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were¹ keeping the prison.

7 Now behold, ^aan angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands.

8 Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.”

Verse Comparison: Acts 12:5

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American Standard Version
Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.

Amplified® Bible
So Peter was kept in prison, but fervent prayer for him was persistently made to God by the church (assembly).

Contemporary English Version
While Peter was being kept in jail, the church never stopped praying to God for him.

Darby English Version
Peter therefore was kept in the prison; but unceasing prayer was made by the assembly to God concerning him.

Good News Bible
So Peter was kept in jail, but the people of the church were praying earnestly to God for him.

International Standard Version
So Peter was being kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was being offered by the church.

King James Version
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

New American Standard Bible
So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.

New International Version
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

New King James Version
Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Peter remained in the prison, but the church prayed fervently to God.

Young's Literal Translation
Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,

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