Acts 5:15 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁵ [One of the miracles performed was that] sick people were even carried into the streets on beds and couches so that, as he passed them, Peter’s shadow would fall on someone [in hope of it producing a miraculous healing].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ So that they [even] kept carrying out the sick into the streets and placing them on couches and sleeping pads, [in the hope] that as Peter passed by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ insomuch that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some one of them.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ As a result, they would even bring the sick out into the main streets and lay them on cots and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow could fall on some of them as he passed by.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ so much so that they laid the infirm in the streets, placing them on beds and stretchers, so that, as Peter arrived, at least his shadow might fall upon any one of them, and they would be freed from their infirmities.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that when Peter came, his shadow at the least, might overshadow any of them, and they might be delivered from their infirmities.

Acts 5:15 Cross References

Matthew 14:36

They begged Him that they might only touch the edge of His robe. And all those who got to touch it were made well.

Matthew 9:21

For she had said to herself, “If I can just touch His robe, I will be healed.”

Mark 6:55

and rushed around the whole district to bring sick people on cots to where He was.

John 14:12

Truly, truly, I tell you, the person who believes in me will perform the deeds that I do also; and he will perform even greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father. [Note: The “greater deeds” are probably evangelizing the world].

Acts 28:9

When he had done this, the rest of those on the island who had diseases, [also] came and were healed.

Acts 5:16

Large crowds also came from the towns surrounding Jerusalem, bringing people who were sick and those troubled by evil spirits, and all of them were [miraculously] healed.