Acts 5:23

King James Version (KJV)

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.

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21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

23 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.

24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

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Acts 5:23 in every translation

KJV 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.
WEB World English Bible: “We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”
BSB Berean Standard Bible: “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
ASV 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.
YLT 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.'
DBY Darby Translation: 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.
WBS Webster Bible: Saying, The prison truly we found shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.