Acts 12:9
And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
KJV
καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἠκολούθει, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι ἀληθές ἐστιν τὸ γινόμενον διὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου, ἐδόκει δὲ ὅραμα βλέπειν.
Greek NT
Et exiens sequebatur eum, et nesciebat quia verum est, quod fiebat per angelum : existimabat autem se visum videre.
Vulgate
And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.
ASV
And going out, he followed him. And he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel: but thought he saw a vision.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἠκολούθει — SBLGNT
- ἠκολούθει — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + αὐτῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
Theophany
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§334In the meantime, the whole life of the Church benefits from the mysterious and powerful help of angels.201
Cross-references
- Heb 11:8 — By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
- Ps 126:1 — When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
- Ps 126:1 — When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.