Translation Comparison

Acts 12:17

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The verse Acts 12:17 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse Acts 12:17 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	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.
American Standard VersionASV	But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	But he beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison, and he said: Tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place.
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.
English Revised VersionERV	But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	But he beckoning to them with the hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go, show these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
World English BibleWEB	But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, \|Tell these things to James, and to the brothers.\| Then he departed, and went to another place.
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, 'Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.
American King James VersionAKJV	But he, beckoning to them with the hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things to James, and to the brothers. And he departed, and went into another place.
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	But he motioned with his hand for silence, and then described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. \|Tell all this to James and the brethren,\| he added. Then he left them, and went to another place.

King James Bible

KJV

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.

American Standard Version

ASV

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

But he beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison, and he said: Tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.

English Revised Version

ERV

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

But he beckoning to them with the hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go, show these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

World English Bible

WEB

But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, |Tell these things to James, and to the brothers.| Then he departed, and went to another place.

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, 'Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.

American King James Version

AKJV

But he, beckoning to them with the hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things to James, and to the brothers. And he departed, and went into another place.

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

But he motioned with his hand for silence, and then described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. |Tell all this to James and the brethren,| he added. Then he left them, and went to another place.