Make sure you do not look down on any one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of Christ]. For I tell you, their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
Acts 12:15 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And they said to her, “You are crazy.” But she insisted that [what she reported] was true. They replied, “It is [only] his angel.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They said to her, You are crazy! But she persistently and strongly and confidently affirmed that it was the truth. They said, It is his angel! American Standard Version (1901) And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel. Common English Bible “You’ve lost your mind!” they responded. She stuck by her story with such determination that they began to say, “It must be his guardian angel.” Catholic Public Domain Version But they said to her, "You are crazy." But she reaffirmed that this was so. Then they were saying, "It is his angel." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel. |
Make sure you do not look down on any one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of Christ]. For I tell you, their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
And when they heard that Jesus was alive and had been seen by Mary from Magdala, they refused to believe it.
Later on Jesus showed Himself to the eleven apostles as they sat [i.e., reclined. See Matt. 23:6], eating a meal. He scolded them for their lack of faith and stubbornness because they refused to believe those who had seen Him [alive] after His resurrection.
And about an hour later someone else stated emphatically, “I know for sure that this man was also with him [i.e., Jesus], for he is from Galilee [too].” [Note: Peter’s accent gave him away. See Matt. 26:73].
But these words seemed as nonsense to the apostles, and they refused to believe the women.
But Peter continued to knock and when they [finally] opened [the door] they saw that it [really] was Peter and were amazed.
As Paul made his defense in this way, Festus said to him loudly, “Paul, you are crazy. All your education is driving you insane.”