Acts 5:23
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.
Acts 5:21-23 The Message (MSG)
Meanwhile, the Chief Priest and his cronies convened the High Council, Israel’s senate, and sent to the jail to have the prisoners brought in. When the police got there, they couldn’t find them anywhere in the jail. They went back and reported, “We found the jail locked tight as a drum and the guards posted at the doors, but when we went inside we didn’t find a soul.”
Acts 5:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
saying, “We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside.”
Acts 5:23 New Century Version (NCV)
They said, “The jail was closed and locked, and the guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors, the jail was empty!”
Acts 5:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Acts 5:23 New International Version (NIV)
“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
Acts 5:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
saying, “Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”
Acts 5:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened [the doors], we found no one inside.”
Acts 5:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
“The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!”