ACTs 5:23 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT saying, “We found the prison shut in all security and the guards standing at the doors, but having opened, we found no one inside.”

UST “We saw that the jail doors were very safely locked and that the guards were keeping watch in front of the doors. But when we opened the doors and went in to get those men, none of them were inside the jail.”

BSB “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

BLB saying, "We found the prison house shut, with all security, and the guards standing before the doors; but having opened them, we found no one inside."

AICNT saying, “We [[indeed]][fn] found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

5:23, indeed: Some manuscripts include.

OEB while they had found the goal barred securely and the guards posted at the doors, yet, on opening them, they had not found anyone inside.

WEBBE “We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

LSV saying, “We indeed found the prison shut in all safety, and the keepers standing outside before the doors, and having opened—we found no one within.”

FBV “We found the prison all locked up, with guards at the doors. But when we had them open up, we couldn't find anyone inside.”

TCNT “We found the prison locked up in complete security and the guards [fn]standing [fn]in front of the doors, but when we opened the doors, we found no one inside.”

5:23 standing ¦ standing outside TR

5:23 in front of ¦ at ECM^† NA SBL TH WH

T4T “We (exc) saw that the jail doors were very securely locked, and the guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors and went in to get those men, none of them was inside the jail!”

LEB saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we[fn] opened them,[fn] we found no one inside!”

5:23 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“opened”) which is understood as temporal

5:23 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

BBE Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.

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Wymth saying, "The jail we found quite safely locked, and the warders were on guard at the doors, but upon going in we found no one there."

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.

DRA Saying: The prison indeed we found shut with all diligence, and the keepers standing before the doors; but opening it, we found no man within.

YLT saying — 'The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened — within we found no one.'

Drby saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened [them], within we found no one.

RV 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.

Wbstr Saying, The prison truly we found shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 Saying, The prison truely found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doores, but when we had opened, we found no man within.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Saying: The pryson truely founde we shut with all diligence, & the kepers standyng without, before the doores: But when we had opened, we founde no man within.
(Saying: The pryson truly found we shut with all diligence, and the kepers standing without, before the doors: But when we had opened, we found no man within.)

Gnva Saying, Certainely we founde the prison shut as sure as was possible, and the keepers standing without, before the doores: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
(Saying, Certainely we found the prison shut as sure as was possible, and the keepers standing without, before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. )

Cvdl and sayde:The preson founde we shut with all diligence, and the kepers stondinge without before the dores: but wha we had opened, we founde noman therin.
(and said:The preson found we shut with all diligence, and the kepers standing without before the doors: but wha we had opened, we found noman therein.)

TNT sayinge: the preson founde we shut as sure as was possible and the kepers stondynge with out before the dores. But when we had opened we founde no man with in.
(sayinge: the preson found we shut as sure as was possible and the kepers stondynge with out before the doors. But when we had opened we found no man with in. )

Wycl and teelden, and seiden, We founden the prisoun schit with al diligence, and the keperis stondynge at the yatis; but we opneden, and founden no man ther ynne.
(and teelden, and said, We found the prisoun schit with all diligence, and the keepers stondynge at the yatis; but we opneden, and found no man there ynne.)

Luth und sprachen: Das Gefängnis fanden wir verschlossen mit allem Fleiß und die Hüter außen stehen vor den Türen; aber da wir auftaten, fanden wir niemand drinnen.
(and said: The Gefängnis found we/us verschlossen with everything Fleiß and the Hüter outside stehen before/in_front_of the Türen; but there we/us auftaten, found we/us no_one drinnen.)

ClVg dicentes: Carcerem quidem invenimus clausum cum omni diligentia, et custodes stantes ante januas: aperientes autem neminem intus invenimus.[fn]
(saying: Carcerem indeed invenimus clausum when/with all diligentia, and custodes stantes before yanuas: aperientes however neminem intus invenimus. )

5.23 Carcerem quidem, etc. Insani Judæi qui stimulante invidia dicunt furantibus apostolis Jesu de monumento sublatum, cujus furto dicant apostolos de carcere clauso ablatos.

5.23 Carcerem quidem, etc. Insani Yudæi who stimulante invidia dicunt furantibus apostolis Yesu about monumento sublatum, cuyus furto dicant apostolos about carcere clauso ablatos.

UGNT λέγοντες, ὅτι τὸ δεσμωτήριον εὕρομεν κεκλεισμένον ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ, καὶ τοὺς φύλακας ἑστῶτας ἐπὶ τῶν θυρῶν; ἀνοίξαντες δὲ, ἔσω οὐδένα εὕρομεν.
(legontes, hoti to desmōtaʸrion heuromen kekleismenon en pasaʸ asfaleia, kai tous fulakas hestōtas epi tōn thurōn; anoixantes de, esō oudena heuromen.)

SBL-GNT λέγοντες ὅτι ⸀Τὸ δεσμωτήριον εὕρομεν κεκλεισμένον ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ καὶ τοὺς φύλακας ἑστῶτας ⸀ἐπὶ τῶν θυρῶν, ἀνοίξαντες δὲ ἔσω οὐδένα εὕρομεν.
(legontes hoti ⸀To desmōtaʸrion heuromen kekleismenon en pasaʸ asfaleia kai tous fulakas hestōtas ⸀epi tōn thurōn, anoixantes de esō oudena heuromen.)

TC-GNT λέγοντες ὅτι Τὸ [fn]μὲν δεσμωτήριον εὕρομεν κεκλεισμένον ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ, καὶ τοὺς φύλακας [fn]ἑστῶτας [fn]πρὸ τῶν θυρῶν· ἀνοίξαντες δέ, ἔσω οὐδένα εὕρομεν.
(legontes hoti To men desmōtaʸrion heuromen kekleismenon en pasaʸ asfaleia, kai tous fulakas hestōtas pro tōn thurōn; anoixantes de, esō oudena heuromen. )

5:23 μεν ¦ — CT

5:23 εστωτας ¦ εξω εστωτας TR

5:23 προ ¦ επι ECM^† NA SBL TH WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὸ δεσμωτήριον εὕρομεν κεκλεισμένον ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ, καὶ τοὺς φύλακας

the /the/_prison ˱we˲_found /having_been/_shut with all security and the guards

If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an active verbal form in place of the passive form shut, and you can say who did the action. Alternate translation: [We found that the guards had shut the prison in all security and we found the guards]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ

with all security

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word security, you could express the same idea with an adverb such as “securely.” The word all is an intensifier. Alternate translation: [very securely]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀνοίξαντες

/having/_opened_up

Your language may require you to specify the object of opened. Alternate translation: [once we opened the doors]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ἔσω οὐδένα εὕρομεν

inside no_one ˱we˲_found

By no one, the officers mean that they found none of the men they had been sent to bring, that is, none of the apostles. It is possible that other people were also being held in the prison, but the angel would not have released them, and they would still have been inside. Alternate translation: [we did not find any of those men inside]

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