Acts 12:4
“And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 12:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
After seizing Peter, Herod put him in prison, and entrusted him to the keeping of four Guards of four soldiers each, intending, after the Passover, to bring him up before the people.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
welchen er auch, nachdem er ihn ergriffen hatte, ins Gefängnis setzte und an vier Abteilungen von je vier Kriegsknechten zur Bewachung überlieferte, indem er willens war, ihn nach dem Passah dem Volke vorzuführen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y habiéndole preso, púsole en la cárcel, entregándole á cuatro cuaterniones de soldados que le guardasen; queriendo sacarle al pueblo después de la Pascua.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Do qual, também detendo, lançou-o na prisão, entregando -o a quatro quaternos de soldados, que o guardassem; pretendendo tirá-lo para mostrá-lo ao povo depois da Páscoa.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Após deter Pedro, colocou-o na prisão e pôs quatro grupos de quatro soldados para vigiá-lo, pretendendo trazê-lo para o povo após a Páscoa.
📖 Acts 12:4 in Context
2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
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