Acts 12:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““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.””

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BSBPD

““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.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The messenger also said to him, `Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals;' and he did so; and he saith to him, `Put thy garment round and be following me;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 12:8 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Mark 6:9and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.
  2. Acts 8:26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
  3. Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me

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