9And 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

6 The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

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 from 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 Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:9And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:9Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:9And going out, he followed him, and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel: but thought he saw a vision.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:9And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:9And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:9And he went out, and followed; and he wist not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:9And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:9and 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:9And 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.