Acts 12:9 “So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was…”

Acts 12:9

So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

So Peter came out and followed him, and knewe not that it was true, which was done by the Angel, but thought he had seene a vision.

Darby Translation

And going forth he followed [him] and did not know that what was happening by means of the angel was real, but supposed he saw a vision.

Young's Literal Translation

and having gone forth, he was following him, and he knew not that it is true that which is done through the messenger, and was thinking he saw a vision,

Bible in Basic English

And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.

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Cross references

“he went”

Hebrews 11:8 Acts 26:19 John 2:5 Genesis 6:22

Hebrews 11:8 · BSB

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

Acts 26:19 · BSB

So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

John 2:5 · BSB

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

Genesis 6:22 · BSB

So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

“wist not”

Psalm 126:1 Acts 10:3 Genesis 45:26 Acts 10:17 Acts 11:5 2 Corinthians 12:1–3

Psalm 126:1 · BSB

When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.

Acts 10:3 · BSB

One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

Genesis 45:26 · BSB

“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

Acts 10:17 · BSB

While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.

Acts 11:5 · BSB

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

2 Corinthians 12:1–3 · BSB

I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

Also

Acts 9:10

Acts 9:10 · BSB

In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

10They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

Read Acts 12