KJV
ASV
23. saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
ESV
23. "We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside."
ERVEN
23. They said, "The jail was closed and locked. The guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors, the jail was empty!"
NLT
23. "The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!"
WEB
23. "We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!"
NET
23. "We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
NLV
23. The soldiers said, "We found the door of the prison locked and the soldiers watching the doors. When we opened the door, we found no one inside."
HCSB
23. "We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing in front of the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!"
YLT
23. saying -- `The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened -- within we found no one.`
LITV
23. saying, Indeed we found the jail having been shut with all security, and the guards outside standing before the doors. But opening it, we found no one inside.
RV
23. saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
NCV
MKJV
23. saying, We indeed found the prison shut with all safety, and the keepers standing outside in front of the doors. But having opened it, we found no one inside.
AKJV
23. Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
LXXEN
KJV
23. Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
AMP
23. We found the prison quite safely locked up and the guards were on duty outside the doors, but when we opened [it], we found no one on the inside.
KJVP
23. Saying G3004 V-PAP-NPM , The G3588 T-ASN prison G1201 N-ASN truly G3303 PRT found G2147 V-2AAI-1P we shut G2808 V-RPP-ASN with G1722 PREP all G3956 A-DSF safety G803 N-DSF , and G2532 CONJ the G3588 T-APM keepers G5441 N-APM standing G2476 V-RAP-APM without G1854 before G4253 PREP the G3588 T-GPF doors G2374 N-GPF : but G1161 CONJ when we had opened G455 V-AAP-NPM , we found G2147 V-2AAI-1P no man G3762 A-ASM within G2080 ADV .
YLT
23. saying -- `The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened -- within we found no one.`
ASV
23. saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
WEB
23. "We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!"
NASB
23. "We found the jail securely locked and the guards stationed outside the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
ESV
23. "We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside."
RV
23. saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
RSV
23. "We found the prison securely locked and the sentries standing at the doors, but when we opened it we found no one inside."
NKJV
23. saying, "Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!"
MKJV
23. saying, We indeed found the prison shut with all safety, and the keepers standing outside in front of the doors. But having opened it, we found no one inside.
AKJV
23. Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
NRSV
23. "We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
NIV
23. "We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no-one inside."
NIRV
23. "We found the prison locked up tight," they said. "The guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors, we didn't find anyone inside."
NLT
23. "The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!"
MSG
23. "We found the jail locked tight as a drum and the guards posted at the doors, but when we went inside we didn't find a soul."
GNB
23. "When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight and all the guards on watch at the gates; but when we opened the gates, we found no one inside!"
NET
23. "We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
ERVEN
23. They said, "The jail was closed and locked. The guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors, the jail was empty!"