The guards were so afraid of him that they trembled and became like dead men.
Acts 12:6 - The Text-Critical English New Testament The very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while the guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The very night before Herod was about to bring him forth, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, fastened with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. American Standard Version (1901) And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. Common English Bible The night before Herod was going to bring Peter’s case forward, Peter was asleep between two soldiers and bound with two chains, with soldiers guarding the prison entrance. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Herod was ready to produce him, in that same night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains. And there were guards in front of the door, guarding the prison. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. |
The guards were so afraid of him that they trembled and became like dead men.
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
Then the commander came up, took him into custody, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. He then asked who he was and what he had done.
That is why I have asked to see you and speak with you, for it is on account of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
“We found the prison locked up in complete security and the guards standing in front of the doors, but when we opened the doors, we found no one inside.”
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I should.
May the Lord give mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, so I will not fear anything that man might do to me.”