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Source language
Original Greek   
ὁ μὲν οὖν Πέτρος ἐτηρεῖτο ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ· προσευχὴ δὲ ἦν ⸀ἐκτενῶς γινομένη ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ⸀περὶ αὐτοῦ.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
o men oun Petros etereito en te phulake* proseukhe de en rektenos ginomene upo tes ekklesias pros ton theon rperi autou.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et Petrus quidem servabatur in carcere oratio autem fiebat sine intermissione ab ecclesia ad Deum pro eo

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church to God for him.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
New King James Version   
Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.
21st Century King James Version   
Peter therefore was kept in prison, but prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And while Shimeon was guarded in prison, continual prayer was offered by the church for him to God,
Darby Bible Translation   
Peter therefore was kept in the prison; but unceasing prayer was made by the assembly to God concerning him.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Peter therefore was kept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
God's Word   
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying very hard to God for him.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church.
International Standard Version   
So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was being offered by the assembly.
NET Bible   
So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.
New American Standard Bible   
So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.
New International Version   
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
New Living Translation   
But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing by the church to God for him.
Weymouth New Testament   
So Peter was kept in prison; but long and fervent prayer was offered to God by the Church on his behalf.
The World English Bible   
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
EasyEnglish Bible   
So Herod kept Peter in prison. But during that time, the group of believers prayed that God would help Peter.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,
New Life Version   
So Peter was held in prison. But the church kept praying to God for him.
Revised Geneva Translation   
So Peter was kept in prison. But earnest prayer was made to God for him by the church.
The Voice Bible   
During Peter’s imprisonment, the church prayed constantly and intensely to God for his safety.
Living Bible   
But earnest prayer was going up to God from the church for his safety all the time he was in prison.
New Catholic Bible   
While Peter was thus imprisoned, the Church prayed fervently to God for him.
Legacy Standard Bible   
So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, and the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} made prayer without unto God for him.
Christian Standard Bible   
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying fervently to God for him.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
So Peter was kept in prison, but fervent prayer for him was persistently made to God by the church (assembly).
New Century Version   
So Peter was kept in jail, but the church prayed earnestly to God for him.
The Message   
All the time that Peter was under heavy guard in the jailhouse, the church prayed for him most strenuously.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church earnestly offered up prayer to God for him.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· So Peter was kept in · prison, but prayer was made earnestly to God for him by the church. ·
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him.
New Matthew Bible   
Then Peter was kept in prison. But prayer for him was made to God without ceasing by the congregation.
Good News Translation®   
So Peter was kept in jail, but the people of the church were praying earnestly to God for him.
Wycliffe Bible   
And Peter was kept in prison; but prayer was made of the church without ceasing to God for him.
New Testament for Everyone   
So Peter was kept in prison. But the church prayed earnestly to God on his behalf.
Contemporary English Version   
While Peter was being kept in jail, the church never stopped praying to God for him.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
It was at this time that King Herod laid violent hands on some of the Church members. James, John’s brother, he executed with the sword, and when he found this action pleased the Jews he went on to arrest Peter as well. It was during the days of unleavened bread that he actually made the arrest. He put Peter in prison with no less than four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. So Peter was closely guarded in the prison, while the Church prayed to God earnestly on his behalf.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him.
Common English Bible © 2011   
While Peter was held in prison, the church offered earnest prayer to God for him.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
So Peter was kept in prison, but fervent and persistent prayer for him was being made to God by the church.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the church was fervently being made to God on his behalf.
New American Standard Bible   
So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made to God intensely by the church.
The Expanded Bible   
So Peter was kept in ·jail [prison], but the church prayed earnestly to God for him.
Tree of Life Version   
So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer for him was being offered fervently to God by Messiah’s community.
Revised Standard Version   
So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
New International Reader's Version   
So Peter was kept in prison. But the church prayed hard to God for him.
BRG Bible   
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
Complete Jewish Bible   
So Kefa was being held under watch in prison, but intense prayer was being made to God on his behalf by the Messianic community.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
So Peter was kept in prison. And the church people asked God to help him.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Therefore, Kefa was being kept in the beis hasohar. But tefillah to Hashem was earnestly being made by Moshiach’s Kehillah for him.
Names of God Bible   
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying very hard to God for him.
Modern English Version   
So Peter was kept in prison. But the church prayed to God without ceasing for him.
Easy-to-Read Version   
So Peter was kept in jail, but the church was constantly praying to God for him.
International Children’s Bible   
So Peter was kept in jail. But the church kept on praying to God for him.
Lexham English Bible   
Thus Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church for him.
New International Version - UK   
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
So indeed Peter was being kept in the prison. And prayer was fervently being made by the church to God for him.