Acts 12:9
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he went out, and followed him; and knew not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he went out, and followed him; and knew not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
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.
Webster's Revision
And he went out, and followed him, and knew 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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And he went out, and followed; and he wist not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.
Definitions for Acts 12:9
Clarke's Acts 12:9 Bible Commentary
He - wist not - He knew not; from the Anglo-Saxon, to know. He supposed himself to be in a dream.
Barnes's Acts 12:9 Bible Commentary
And wist not - Knew not.
That it was true - That it was real.
But thought he saw a vision - He supposed that it was a representation made to his mind similar to what he had seen before. Compare Acts 10:11-12. It was so astonishing, so unexpected, so wonderful, that he could not realize that it was true.