Acts 12:5 - Compare All Versions
Acts 12:5 MSG (The Message)
All the time that Peter was under heavy guard in the jailhouse, the church prayed for him most strenuously.
Acts 12:5 KJV (King James Version)
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
Acts 12:5 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.
Acts 12:5 NCV (New Century Version)
So Peter was kept in jail, but the church prayed earnestly to God for him.
Acts 12:5 ASV (American Standard Version)
Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.
Acts 12:5 NIV (New International Version)
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
Acts 12:5 NKJV (New King James Version)
Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.
Acts 12:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)
So Peter was kept in prison, but fervent and persistent prayer for him was being made to God by the church.
Acts 12:5 NLT (New Living Translation)
But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.
Acts 12:5 TPT (The Passion Translation)
The church went into a season of intense intercession, asking God to free him.
Acts 12:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.