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Acts 4

1Andastheyspake untothepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992,thepriestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409andthecaptainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755ofthetempleandtheSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοι,SaddoukaioiG4523cameG2186uponthem,

2being sore troubledbecausetheytaughtδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321thepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992,andproclaimedκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605inJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424theresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386fromthedeadνεκρῶν·nekrōnG3498.

3AndtheylaidG5087handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onthem,andputἔθεντοethentoG5087theminward untothemorrow:foritwasG1510noweventide.

4ButmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofthemthatheardG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056believedG4100;andthenumberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofthemenG435cameG1096tobeaboutfiveπέντε.¶penteG4002thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

5AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096onthemorrow,thattheirrulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758andeldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245andscribesG1122weregatheredG4863togetherG4863inJerusalemG2419;

6andAnnasἍνναςHannasG452thehighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749wasG1510there,andCaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphasG2533,andJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491,andAlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223,andasmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745aswereG1510ofthekindredofthehighG749priestG749.

7AndwhentheyhadsetG2476theminthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319,theyinquiredG4441,BywhatpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,orinwhatnameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,haveyedonethis?

8ThenPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,filledπλησθεὶςplēstheisG4130withtheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,saidG3004untothem, YerulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992,andeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245,

9ifwethisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594areexaminedconcerningagood deeddonetoan impotentmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,bywhatmeansthismanG444ismadewhole;

10beἔστωestōG1510itknownuntoyouall,andtoallthepeopleλαῷlaōG2992ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,thatinthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ofNazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480,whomyecrucifiedG4717,whomGodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedG1453fromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,evenG2532inhimdoththismanG3778standG3936herebeforeyouwhole.

11HeisG1510thestoneλίθοςlithosG3037whichwasG1510setatnoughtofyouthebuilders,whichwasG1510madetheheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776ofthecornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137.

12AndinnoneG3762otherἄλλῳallōG243isG1510theresalvationσωτηρία·sōtēriaG4991:forneitherisG1510thereanyotherG243nameὄνομάonomaG3686underheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,thatisG1510givenG1325amongmenG444, whereinwemustbeG1510savedG4982.

13NowδὲdeG1161whentheybeheldtheboldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954ofPeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074andJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,andhadperceivedthattheywereG1510unlearnedandignorantmenG444,theymarvelled;andtheytook knowledgeofthem,thattheyhadbeenG1510withJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

14AndseeingG991themanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444thatwashealedτεθεραπευμένον,tetherapeumenonG2323standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476withthem,theycouldsaynothingagainstit.

15ButwhentheyhadcommandedΚελεύσαντεςKeleusantesG2753themtogoἀπελθεῖν,apeltheinG565asideoutofthecouncilσυνεδρίουsunedriouG4892,theyconferredamongthemselves,

16sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatshallwedotothesemenG444?forthatindeedanotablemiraclehathbeenwroughtthroughthem,ismanifesttoallthatdwellG2730inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419;andwecannotdenyἀρνεῖσθαι·arneisthaiG720it.

17Butthatitspreadnofurtheramongthepeopleλαόν,laonG2992,letusthreatenthem,thattheyspeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980henceforthtonomanἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444inthisnameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.

18AndtheycalledκαλέσαντεςkalesantesG2564them,andchargedthemnottospeakatallnorteachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

19ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611andsaidG3004untothem,WhetheritisG1510rightδίκαιόνdikaionG1342inthesightofGodθεοῦtheouG2316tohearken untoyouratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanuntoGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,judgeκρίνατε.krinateG2919ye:

20forwecannotbutspeakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980thethingsG3739whichwesawG3708andheardG191.

21Andthey,whentheyhadfurtherthreatenedthem,letthemgoἀπέλυσανapelusanG630,findingεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367howπῶςpōsG4459theymightpunishthem,becauseofthepeopleλαόν,laonG2992;forallmenglorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316forthatwhichwasdone.

22ForthemanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasG1510moreG4183thanfortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old,onwhomthismiracleofhealingἰάσεως.¶iaseōsG2392wasG1510wrought.

23AndbeingletgoἈπολυθέντεςApoluthentesG630,theycameG2064totheirownἰδίουςidiousG2398company,andreportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518allthatthechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andtheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245hadsaidG3004untothem.

24Andthey,whentheyheardG191it,liftedἦρανēranG142uptheirvoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456toGodθεὸνtheonG2316withoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661,andsaidG3004, OLordδέσποτα,despotaG1203, thouthatdidstmakeG4160theheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andtheearthγῆνgēnG1093andtheseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,andallthatinthemis:

25whobytheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,bythemouthστόματοςstomatosG4750ofourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138thyservantπαιδόςpaidosG3816, didstsayG3004,WhydidtheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484rage,AndthepeoplesG2992imaginevainκενά;kenaG2756things?

26ThekingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093setthemselvesinarray,AndtherulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758weregatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherG4863,AgainsttheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andagainsthisAnointed:

27forofatruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225inthiscityπόλειpoleiG4172againstthyholyἅγιονhagionG40ServantπαῖδάpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomthou didst anoint,bothHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andPontiusΠόντιοςPontiosG4194PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,withtheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484andthepeoplesG2992ofIsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474,weregatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863,

28todowhatsoever thyhandχείρcheirG5495andthy council foreordainedtocomeG1096topassG1096.

29Andnowνῦν,nunG3568,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, lookupontheirthreatenings:andgrantδὸςdosG1325unto thyservantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980thywordλόγονlogonG3056withallboldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954,

30whilethou stretchest forth thyhandχεῖράcheiraG5495tohealἴασινiasinG2392;andthatsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andwondersτέραταterataG5059maybedonethroughthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofthyholyἁγίουhagiouG40ServantπαιδόςpaidosG3816JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

31AndwhentheyhadprayedδεηθέντωνdeēthentōnG1189,theplaceτόποςtoposG5117wasG1510shakenἐσαλεύθηesaleuthēG4531whereintheywereG1510gatheredG4863togetherG4863;andtheywereG1510allfilledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130withtheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andtheyspakethewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316withboldnessπαρρησίας.¶parrēsiasG3954.

32AndthemultitudeπλήθουςplēthousG4128ofthemthatbelievedG4100wereG1510ofoneμία·miaG1520heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588andsoulψυχὴpsuchēG5590:andnotoneεἷςheisG1520ofthemsaidG3004thataughtofthethingsG3956whichhepossessedwasG1510hisownἴδιονidionG2398;buttheyhadallthingsG3956commonκοινά.koinaG2839.

33AndwithgreatG3173powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411gaveG591theapostlesG652theirwitnessoftheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:andgreatG3173graceχάριςcharisG5485wasG1510uponthemall.

34ForneitherwasG1510thereamongthemanythatlacked:forasmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745aswereG1510possessorsoflandsχωρίωνchōriōnG5564orhousesG3614soldπωλοῦντεςpōlountesG4453them,andbroughtἔφερονepheronG5342thepricesofthethingsthatwereG1510soldG4453,

35andlaidἐτίθουνetithounG5087themattheapostles’G652feetG4228:anddistributionwasmadeuntoeach, accordingasanyoneG5100hadneedχρείανchreianG5532.

36AndJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,whobytheapostlesG652wasG1510surnamedBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921(whichisG1510,beingG1510interpreted,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofexhortationG3874),aLeviteΛευίτης,LeuitēsG3019,amanofCyprusbyraceG1085,

37havingafieldἀγροῦ,agrouG68,soldG4453it,andbroughtG5342themoneyχρῆμαchrēmaG5536andlaidG5087itattheapostles’G652feetG4228.

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