Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

New American Standard Bible

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.

King James Version

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Holman Bible

After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

International Standard Version

When he arrested Peter, Herod put him in prison and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning to bring him out to the people after Passover season.

A Conservative Version

whom, having also arrested, he put in prison, having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

American Standard Version

And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

Amplified

When he had seized Peter, he put him in prison, turning him over to four squads of soldiers of four each to guard him [in rotation throughout the night], planning after the Passover to bring him out before the people [for execution].

An Understandable Version

So, Peter was arrested and put in jail with four groups of four soldiers each guarding him. Herod planned to have him brought before the people after the Passover Festival was over.

Anderson New Testament

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four tetrads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the passover.

Bible in Basic English

And having taken him, he put him in prison, with four bands of armed men to keep watch over him; his purpose being to take him out to the people after the Passover.

Common New Testament

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.

Daniel Mace New Testament

having apprehended Peter, he put him into prison, appointing a detachment of sixteen soldiers to guard him, intending to have him brought to publick execution, after Easter.

Darby Translation

whom having seized he put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the passover to bring him out to the people.

Godbey New Testament

whom having seized, he also put in prison, having committed him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; wishing to bring him out to the people after the passover.

Goodspeed New Testament

He had him seized and put in jail, with four squads of soldiers to guard him, meaning after the Passover to bring him out before the people.

John Wesley New Testament

(Then were the days of unleavened bread.) Whom having apprehended, he put in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him forth to the people after the passover.

Julia Smith Translation

And having seized, he put him in prison, having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to watch him; wishing after the pascha to bring him to the people.

King James 2000

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[After he] had arrested {him}, he also put [him] in prison, handing [him] over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him {out for public trial} after the Passover.

Modern King James verseion

And capturing him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four sets of four soldiers to keep him; intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when he had caught him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to be kept, intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Moffatt New Testament

After arresting him he put him in prison, handing him over to a guard of sixteen soldiers, with the intention of producing him to the People after the passover.

Montgomery New Testament

He had him arrested and thrown in prison, and put under guard of sixteen soldiers. He intended, after the Passover, to bring him forth to the people.

NET Bible

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

New Heart English Bible

When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Noyes New Testament

and he seized him and put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

The Emphasized Bible

Whom also having seized, he put into prison, delivering him up unto four quaternions of soldiers, to be guarding him, - intending, after the passover, to bring him up unto the people.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Whom having apprehended, he put him in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep guard over him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people [for execution].

Twentieth Century New Testament

After seizing Peter, Herod put him in prison, and entrusted him to the keeping of four Guards of four soldiers each, intending, after the Passover, to bring him up before the people.

Webster

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

Weymouth New Testament

He had him arrested and lodged in jail, handing him over to the care of sixteen soldiers; and intended after the Passover to bring him out again to the people.

Williams New Testament

He had him seized and put into prison, and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning after the Passover to bring him out again to the people.

World English Bible

When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Worrell New Testament

And, having seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending, after the passover, to bring him up to the people.

Worsley New Testament

whom he seized and put into prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending, after the passover, to bring him out to the people.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

πιάζω 
Piazo 
Usage: 11

he put
τίθημι 
Tithemi 
Usage: 71

him in
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

φυλακή 
Phulake 
Usage: 35

and delivered
παραδίδωμι 
Paradidomi 
Usage: 75

him to four
τέσσαρες τέσσαρα 
Tessares 
Usage: 40

τετράδιον 
Tetradion 
Usage: 1

στρατιώτης 
Stratiotes 
Usage: 26

to keep
φυλάσσω 
Phulasso 
Usage: 25

him



Usage: 0
Usage: 0

βούλομαι 
Boulomai 
will, would, be minded, intend, be disposed, be willing, list, of his own will
Usage: 31

μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

πάσχα 
Pascha 
Usage: 22

to bring
ἀνάγω 
Anago 
Usage: 24

ἀνάγω 
Anago 
Usage: 24

Context Readings

Herod Kills James And Imprisons Peter

3 and having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added to lay hold of Peter also -- and they were the days of the unleavened food -- 4 whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people. 5 Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,


Cross References

Luke 21:12

and before all these, they shall lay on you their hands, and persecute, delivering up to synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for my name's sake;

Esther 3:6-7

and it is contemptible in his eyes to put forth a hand on Mordecai by himself, for they have declared to him the people of Mordecai, and Haman seeketh to destroy all the Jews who are in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.

Esther 3:13

and letters to be sent by the hand of the runners unto all provinces of the king, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy all the Jews, from young even unto old, infant and women, on one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month -- it is the month of Adar -- and their spoil to seize,

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

Proverbs 27:1

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

Lamentations 3:37

Who is this -- he hath said, and it is, And the Lord hath not commanded it?

Matthew 24:9

then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;

Matthew 26:5

and they said, 'Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'

Matthew 27:64-66

command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'

Luke 22:33

And he said to him, 'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'

John 13:36-38

Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, 'Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.'

John 19:23

The soldiers, therefore, when they did crucify Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to each soldier a part, also the coat, and the coat was seamless, from the top woven throughout,

John 21:18

verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast younger, thou wast girding thyself and wast walking whither thou didst will, but when thou mayest be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird thee, and shall carry thee whither thou dost not will;'

Acts 4:3

and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;

Acts 4:28

to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.

Acts 5:18

and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;

Acts 8:3

and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

Acts 16:23-24

many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

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