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Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 12

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Chapter 12 of Acts—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ About that particular time Herod[a] the king applied his hands to mistreating1 some of those of the congregation.
  2. He did away with James the brother of John2 by the sword.3
  3. As he saw it was pleasing to the Jews,4 he went on to arrest Peter also. (As it was, those were days of the unfermented cakes.)5
  4. And laying hold of him, he put him in prison,6 turning him over to four shifts of four soldiers each to guard him, as he intended to produce him for the people after the passover.7
  5. Consequently Peter was being kept in the prison; but prayer8 to God for him was being carried on intensely by the congregation.
  6. ¶ Now when Herod was about to produce him, that night Peter was sleeping bound with two chains between two soldiers, and guards before the door were keeping the prison.
  7. But, look! Jehovah’s[b] angel stood9 by, and a light shone in the prison cell. Striking Peter on the side, he roused him,10 saying: “Rise quickly!” And his chains fell11 off his hands.
  8. The angel12 said to him: “Gird yourself and bind your sandals on.” He did so. Finally he said to him: “Put your outer garment13 on and keep following me.”
  9. And he went out and kept following him, but he did not know that what was happening through the angel was real. In fact, he supposed he was seeing a vision.14
  10. Going through the first sentinel guard and the second they got to the iron gate leading into the city, and this opened to them of its own accord.15 And after they went out they advanced down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
  11. And Peter, coming to himself, said: “Now I actually know that Jehovah[c] sent his angel forth16 and delivered17 me out of Herod’s hand and from all that the people of the Jews were expecting.”
  12. ¶ And after he considered it, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John who was surnamed Mark,18 where quite a few were gathered together and praying.
  13. When he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to attend to the call,
  14. and, upon recognizing the voice of Peter, out of joy she did not open the gate, but ran inside and reported that Peter was standing before the gateway.
  15. They said to her: “You are mad.” But she kept on strongly asserting it was so. They began to say: “It is his angel.”19
  16. But Peter remained there knocking. When they opened, they saw him and were astonished.
  17. But he motioned20 to them with his hand to be silent and told them in detail how Jehovah[d] brought him out of the prison, and he said: “Report these things to James21 and the brothers.” With that he went out and journeyed to another place.
  18. ¶ Well, when it became day,22 there was no little stir among the soldiers over what really had become of Peter.
  19. Herod23 made diligent search for him and, when not finding him, he examined the guards and commanded them to be led off [to punishment];24 and he went down from Ju·deʹa to Caes·a·reʹa and spent some time there.
  20. ¶ Now he was in a fighting mood against the people of Tyre and of Siʹdon. So with one accord they came[e] to him and, after persuading Blastus, who was in charge of the bedchamber of the king, they began suing for peace, because their country was supplied with food25 from that of the king.
  21. But on a set day Herod clothed himself with royal raiment and sat down upon the judgment seat and began giving them a public address.
  22. In turn the assembled people began shouting: “A god’s voice, and not a man’s!”26
  23. Instantly the angel of Jehovah[f] struck him,27 because he did not give the glory to God;28 and he became eaten up with worms and expired.
  24. ¶ But the word29 of Jehovah[g] went on growing and spreading.30
  25. ¶ As for Barʹna·bas31 and Saul, after having fully carried out the relief32 ministration in Jerusalem, they returned and took along with them John,33 the one surnamed Mark.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ That is, Herod Agrippa I.
  2. ^ See App 1D.
  3. ^ See App 1D.
  4. ^ See App 1D.
  5. ^ Or, “they began presenting themselves.” Lit., “they were alongside.”
  6. ^ See App 1D.
  7. ^ “Of Jehovah,” J7,8,10,23; B(Gr.), tou Ky·riʹou; P74אADSyp, “of God.” See App 1D.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Jn 15:20; Ac 4:3
  2. ^ Mt 4:21
  3. ^ Mt 20:23; Lu 11:49
  4. ^ Ac 24:27
  5. ^ Ex 12:15; 23:15; Le 23:6
  6. ^ Lu 21:12; Ac 5:18
  7. ^ Ex 12:11
  8. ^ 2Co 1:11; Eph 6:18; 1Th 5:17; Jm 5:16
  9. ^ Ps 34:7; Heb 1:14
  10. ^ 1Ki 19:7
  11. ^ Ac 16:26
  12. ^ Ac 5:19
  13. ^ Mr 10:50
  14. ^ Ac 11:5
  15. ^ Ac 16:26
  16. ^ Ps 34:7; Da 3:28; 6:22; Heb 1:14
  17. ^ 2Pe 2:9
  18. ^ Ac 13:5; 15:37; Col 4:10
  19. ^ Ge 48:16; Mt 18:10
  20. ^ Ac 13:16; 19:33
  21. ^ Mt 13:55; Ac 15:13; 21:18; 1Co 15:7; Ga 1:19; 2:9
  22. ^ Ac 5:21
  23. ^ Ac 12:6
  24. ^ Ac 16:27
  25. ^ 1Ki 5:9; Eze 27:17
  26. ^ Eze 28:2; Jd 16
  27. ^ 2Sa 24:17; 2Ch 32:21
  28. ^ Is 42:8; 1Co 1:29
  29. ^ Is 55:11; Ac 6:7; 19:20
  30. ^ Col 1:6
  31. ^ Ac 4:36
  32. ^ Ac 11:29
  33. ^ Ac 13:5; 15:37

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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