Acts 12:17
“But he beckening vnto them with the hand, to hold their peace, declared vnto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison: And he said, Goe shew these things vnto Iames, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.”
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Acts 12:17 Context
15And they said vnto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was euen so. Then said they, It it his Angel. 16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the doore, and saw him, they were astonished. 17But he beckening vnto them with the hand, to hold their peace, declared vnto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison: And he said, Goe shew these things vnto Iames, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. 18Now assoone as it was day, there was no smal stirre among the souldiers, what was become of Peter. 19And when Herode had sought for him, and found him not, hee examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And hee went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, & there abode.
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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.
- King James Version
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."
- New American Standard Version (1995)