Acts 12:17
English Standard Version
17 But (A)motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to (B)James and to (C)the brothers.”[a] Then he departed and went to another place.
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- Acts 12:17 Or brothers and sisters
Acts 12:17
King James Version
17 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.
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Acts 12:17
Contemporary English Version
17 Peter motioned for them to keep quiet. Then he told how the Lord had led him out of jail. He also said, “Tell James[a] and the others what has happened.” After that, he left and went somewhere else.
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- 12.17 James: The brother of the Lord.
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