Passage

Acts 5.17

Book: Acts · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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. 16. And there also came together the multitudes from the cities round about Jerusalem, bring sick folk, and them that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one."

"17. But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,"

"18. and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward. 19. But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said," (Acts 5:15-19, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them. 16. The multitude also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people, and those who were tormented by unclean spirits: and they were all healed."

"17. But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,"

"18. and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody. 19. But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said," (Acts 5:15-19, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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. ^{into: or, in every street} 16. There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one."

"17. Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, ^{indignation: or, envy}"

"18. And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. 19. But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said," (Acts 5:15-19, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. so as into the broad places to bring forth the ailing, and to lay [them] upon couches and mats, that at the coming of Peter, even [his] shadow might overshadow some one of them; 16. and there were coming together also the people of the cities round about to Jerusalem, bearing ailing persons, and those harassed by unclean spirits, who were all healed."

"17. And having risen, the chief priest, and all those with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with zeal,"

"18. and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison; 19. and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said," (Acts 5:15-19, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G2205 - zelos

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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