Acts 12:9
World English Bible (WEB)
And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
In context
7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.
8 The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
9 And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10 When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
Acts 12:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
- KJV King James Version
- And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and having gone forth, he was following him, and he knew not that it is true that which is done through the messenger, and was thinking he saw a vision,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And going forth he followed [him] and did not know that what was happening by means of the angel was real, but supposed he saw a vision.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he went out, and followed him, and knew not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.