Acts 12:15 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁵ 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 versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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)

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ “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

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel.

Acts 12:15 Cross References

Matthew 18:10

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.

Mark 16:11

And when they heard that Jesus was alive and had been seen by Mary from Magdala, they refused to believe it.

Mark 16:14

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.

Luke 22:59

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].

Luke 24:11

But these words seemed as nonsense to the apostles, and they refused to believe the women.

Acts 12:16

But Peter continued to knock and when they [finally] opened [the door] they saw that it [really] was Peter and were amazed.

Acts 26:24

As Paul made his defense in this way, Festus said to him loudly, “Paul, you are crazy. All your education is driving you insane.”