Acts 12:18

At daybreak ¹  there was great consternation ²  among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

biblegateway Act 12:18

In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

biblegateway Act 12:18

Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.

biblegateway Act 12:18

At dawn, there was a great commotion among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter.

biblegateway Act 12:18

At daybreak the jail was in an uproar. "Where is Peter? What's happened to Peter?"

SABDAweb Act 12:18

Now when it was day, the armed men were greatly troubled about what had become of Peter.

bibleoremus Act 12:18

When morning came, there was no small commotion among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

biblegateway Act 12:18

Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

biblegateway Act 12:18

At daybreak ¹  there was great consternation ²  among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

¹ tn BDAG 436 s.v. ἡμέρα 1.a has “day is breaking” for ἡμέρα γίνεται (Jhmera ginetai) in this verse.

² tn Grk “no little consternation.” The translation given for τάραχος (taraco") in this verse by BDAG 991 s.v. τάραχος 1 is “mental agitation.” The situation indicated by the Greek word is described in L&N 25.243 as “a state of acute distress and great anxiety, with the additional possible implications of dismay and confusion – ‘great distress, extreme anxiety.’” The English word “consternation” is preferred here because it conveys precisely such a situation of anxiety mixed with fear. The reason for this anxiety is explained in the following verse.