| NETBible | “We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, 1 we found no one inside.” |
| NIV © |
"We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no-one inside." |
| NASB © |
saying, "We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside." |
| NLT © |
"The jail was locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!" |
| MSG © |
"We found the jail locked tight as a drum and the guards posted at the doors, but when we went inside we didn't find a soul." |
| BBE © |
Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside. |
| NRSV © |
"We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside." |
| NKJV © |
saying, "Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!" |
| KJV | Saying <3004> (5723)_, <3754> The prison <1201> truly <3303> found we <2147> (5627) shut <2808> (5772) with <1722> all <3956> safety <803>_, and <2532> the keepers <5441> standing <2476> (5761) without <1854> before <4253> the doors <2374>_: but <1161> when we had opened <455> (5660)_, we found <2147> (5627) no man <3762> within <2080>_. |
| NASB © |
saying <3004> , "We found <2147> the prison <1201> house <1201> locked <2808> quite <3956> securely <803> and the guards <5441> standing <2476> at the doors <2374> ; but when we had opened <455> up, we found <2147> no <3762> one <3762> inside ."<2080> |
| NET [draft] ITL | “We found <2147> the jail <1201> locked <2808> securely <803> and <2532> the guards <5441> standing <2476> at <1909> the doors <2374> , but <1161> when <455> we opened <455> them, we found <2147> no one <3762> inside .”<2080> |
| GREEK | legontev <3004> (5723) V-PAP-NPM oti <3754> CONJ to <3588> T-ASN desmwthrion <1201> N-ASN euromen <2147> (5627) V-2AAI-1P kekleismenon <2808> (5772) V-RPP-ASN en <1722> PREP pash <3956> A-DSF asfaleia <803> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ touv <3588> T-APM fulakav <5441> N-APM estwtav <2476> (5761) V-RAP-APM epi <1909> PREP twn <3588> T-GPF yurwn <2374> N-GPF anoixantev <455> (5660) V-AAP-NPM de <1161> CONJ esw <2080> ADV oudena <3762> A-ASM euromen <2147> (5627) V-2AAI-1P |
| NETBible | “We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, 1 we found no one inside.” |
| NET Notes |
1 tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader. |