Berean Standard Bible

Acts 4

1WhileδὲdeG1161Peter and JohnαὐτῶνautōnG846were speakingΛαλούντωνLalountōnG2980toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,theοἱhoiG3588priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755of theτοῦtouG3588temple guardἱεροῦhi'erouG2411andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοι,SaddoukaioiG4523cameἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186up to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,

2greatly disturbedδιαπονούμενοιdiaponoumenoiG1278thatδιὰdiaG1223theyαὐτοὺςautousG846τὸtoG3588were teachingδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992andκαὶkaiG2532proclaimingκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424theτὴνtēnG3588resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386τὴνtēnG3588ofἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν·nekrōnG3498.

3καὶkaiG2532They seizedἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖραςepebalon tas cheirasG1911 G3588 G5495Peter and JohnαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532becauseγὰρgarG1063it wasἦνēnG1510eveningἑσπέρα ἤδη.hespera ēdēG2235 G2073,they putἔθεντοethentoG5087theminεἰςeisG1519custodyτήρησινtērēsinG5084untilεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588next dayαὔριον·aurionG839.

4ButδὲdeG1161manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183whoτῶνtōnG3588heardἀκουσάντωνakousantōnG191theτὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056believedἐπίστευσαν·episteusanG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofτῶνtōnG3588menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435grew toἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096aboutG5613fiveπέντε.¶penteG4002thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

5δὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096ἐπὶepiG1909TheτὴνtēnG3588next dayαὔριονaurionG839theαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588rulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758καὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588,eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245,andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122assembledσυναχθῆναιsunachthēnaiG4863inG1722JerusalemG2419,

6along withκαὶkaiG2532AnnasἍνναςHannasG452theὁhoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749καὶkaiG2532,CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphasG2533καὶkaiG2532,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491καὶkaiG2532,AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223,andκαὶkaiG2532many othersὅσοι ἦσανhosoi ēsanG3745 G1510fromἐκekG1537the high priest’sἀρχιερατικοῦ,archieratikouG748familyγένουςgenousG1085.

7καὶkaiG2532They hadστήσαντεςstēsantesG2476Peter and JohnαὐτοὺςautousG846brought inἐν τῷ μέσῳen tō mesōG1722 G3588 G3319andbegan to question themἐπυνθάνοντο·epunthanontoG4441: “ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411orἢēG2228ἐνenG1722whatποίῳpoiōG4169nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686did youὑμεῖς;¶humeisG4771doἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778?”

8ThenΤότεToteG5119PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,filledπλησθεὶςplēstheisG4130with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “RulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992!

9IfεἰeiG1487weG1473are being examinedἀνακρινόμεθαanakrinomethaG350todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594aboutἐπὶepiG1909a kind serviceεὐεργεσίᾳeuergesiaG2108to amanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444who waslameἀσθενοῦς,asthenousG772, to determineἐνenG1722howτίνιtiniG5101heοὗτοςhoutosG3778was healedσέσωται,sesōtaiG4982,

10thenlet this beἔστωestōG1510knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956of youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532to allπαντὶpantiG3956theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474: It isὅτιhotiG3754byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ofτοῦtouG3588NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480,whomὃνhonG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε,estaurōsateG4717butwhomὃνhonG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, thatἐν τούτῳen toutōG1722 G3778thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manstandsπαρέστηκενparestēkenG3936beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799youὑμῶνhumōnG4771healedὑγιής.hugiēsG5199.

11ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778JesusisἐστινestinG1510‘theὁhoG3588stoneλίθοςlithosG3037ὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588buildersG3618τῶνtōnG3588rejectedἐξουθενηθεὶςexouthenētheisG1848,whichὁhoG3588has becomeγενόμενος εἰςgenomenos eisG1096 G1519thecornerstoneκεφαλὴν γωνίας.kephalēn gōniasG2776 G1137.’

12ἡhēG3588Salvationσωτηρία·sōtēriaG4991καὶkaiG2532existsἔστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722no oneοὐκ οὐδενὶouk oudeniG3756 G3762elseἄλλῳallōG243,forγὰρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510noοὐδὲoudeG3761otherἕτερονheteronG2087nameὄνομάonomaG3686underὑπὸhupoG5259τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772τὸtoG3588givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325toἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444byἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.”

The Name Forbidden

13WhenδὲdeG1161they sawΘεωροῦντεςTheōrountesG2334theτὴνtēnG3588boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954τοῦtouG3588of PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491andκαὶkaiG2532realizedκαταλαβόμενοιkatalabomenoiG2638thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσινeisinG1510unschooledἀγράμματοίagrammatoiG62καὶkaiG2532,ordinaryἰδιῶται,idiōtaiG2399menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444,they marveledἐθαύμαζον,ethaumazonG2296andτεteG5037took noteἐπεγίνωσκόνepeginōskonG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754these menαὐτοὺςautousG846had beenἦσαν,ēsanG1510withσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

14AndτεteG5037seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991theτόνtonG3588manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoτὸνtonG3588had been healedτεθεραπευμένον,tetherapeumenonG2323standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476therewithσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,they hadεἶχονeichonG2192nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762to say in responseG483.

15SoδὲdeG1161they orderedΚελεύσαντεςKeleusantesG2753themαὐτοὺςautousG846to leaveἔξω ἀπελθεῖν,exō apeltheinG565 G1854theτοῦtouG3588SanhedrinσυνεδρίουsunedriouG4892andthen conferredσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820togetherπρὸς ἀλλήλουςpros allēlousG4314 G240.

16“WhatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160withτοῖςtoisG3588theseτούτοις;toutoisG3778menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444?”they askedλέγοντες·legontesG3004γὰρgarG1063. “Itis clearφανερόν,phaneronG5318to everyoneπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588livingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419thatὅτιhotiG3754a remarkableμὲν γνωστὸνmen gnōstonG3303 G1110miracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592has occurredγέγονενgegonenG1096throughδι᾽di᾽G1223themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532we cannotοὐ δυνάμεθαou dunamethaG3756 G1410denyἀρνεῖσθαι·arneisthaiG720it.

17Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443keep this message from spreadingμὴ διανεμηθῇmē dianemēthēaG3361 G1268any furtherπλεῖονpleionG4119amongἐπὶ εἰςepi eisG1909 G1519theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν,laonG2992,we must warnἀπειλησώμεθαapeilēsōmethaG546themαὐτοῖςautoisG846notμηκέτιmēketiG3371to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980toμηδενὶmēdeniG3367anyoneἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444inἐπὶepiG1909thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.”

18ThenκαὶkaiG2532they calledκαλέσαντεςkalesantesG2564them inαὐτοὺςautousG846againand commandedπαρήγγειλανparēngeilanG3853themnotμὴmēG3361to speakφθέγγεσθαιphthengesthaiG5350orμηδὲmēdeG3366teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321τὸtoG3588at allκαθόλουkatholouG2527inἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

19ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491repliedἀποκριθέντες εἶπον πρὸς αὐτούς·apokrithentes eipon pros autousG611 G2036 G4314 G846, “Judge for yourselvesκρίνατε.krinateG2919whetherεἰeiG1487it isἐστινestinG1510rightδίκαιόνdikaionG1342in God’s sightἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦenōpion tou theouG1799 G3588 G2316to listenἀκούεινakoueinG191to youὑμῶνhumōnG4771ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.

20ForγὰρgarG1063weG1473cannotοὐ δυνάμεθαou dunamethaG3756 G1410stopμὴmēG3361speaking aboutλαλεῖν.laleinG2980whatἃhaG3739we have seenG3708andκαὶkaiG2532heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191.”

21οἱhoiG3588AfterδὲdeG1161further threatsπροσαπειλησάμενοιprosapeilēsamenoiG4324they let them goἀπέλυσαν αὐτοὺςapelusan autousG630 G846.They could not find a wayμηδὲν εὑρίσκοντες πῶςmēden heuriskontes pōsG2147 G3367 G4459τὸtoG3588to punishκολάσωνταιkolasōntaiG2849themαὐτούς,autousG846,becauseδιὰdiaG1223all theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν,laonG2992ὅτιhotiG3754were glorifyingπάντες ἐδόξαζονpantes edoxazonG3956 G1392τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316forἐπὶepiG1909whatτῷtōG3588had happenedγεγονότι.gegonotiG1096.

22ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whoὃνhonG3739τοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588was miraculouslyσημεῖονsēmeionG4592τῆςtēsG3588healedγεγόνει ἰάσεως.¶gegonei iaseōsG2392 G1096wasἦνēnG1510overπλειόνωνpleionōnG4119fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old.

The Believers’ Prayer

(Psalm 2:1–12)

23δὲdeG1161On their releaseἈπολυθέντεςApoluthentesG630, Peter and JohnreturnedἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314theirτοὺςtousG3588own peopleἰδίουςidiousG2398andκαὶkaiG2532reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518everything thatὅσαhosaG3745theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245had saidεἶπαν.eipanG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

24WhenδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588the believersheard thisἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191,they lifted upἦρανēranG142theirvoicesφωνὴνphōnēnG5456toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661. “Sovereign Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203καὶkaiG2532,”they saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “YouσὺsuG4771ὁhoG3588madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160theτὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281andκαὶkaiG2532everythingπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846.

25YouὁhoG3588τοῦtouG3588spokeεἰπών·eipōnG2036byδιὰdiaG1223theHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151through the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of YourσουsouG4771servantπαιδόςpaidosG3816,ourG1473fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138ἱνατίhinatitisG2443: ‘WhyἱνατίhinatitisG5101do the nationsἔθνηethnēG1484rageἐφρύαξανephruaxanG5433andκαὶkaiG2532thepeoplesλαοὶlaoiG2992plotἐμελέτησανemeletēsanG3191in vainκενά;kenaG2756?

26TheοἱhoiG3588kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093take their standπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758gatherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸepi to autoG1909 G3588 G846againstκατὰkataG2596theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532againstκατὰkataG2596Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τοῦtouG3588Anointed OneχριστοῦchristouG5547.’

27γὰρgarG1063Inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909factἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,thisταύτῃtautēG3778is theτῇtēaG3588verycityπόλειpoleiG4172whereἐνenG1722HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andτε καὶte kaiG5037 G2532PontiusΠόντιοςPontiosG4194PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091conspiredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863withσὺνsunG4862theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484andκαὶkaiG2532thepeopleλαοῖςlaoisG2992of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474againstἐπὶepiG1909Yourσου,souG4771holyἅγιονhagionG40τὸνtonG3588servantπαῖδάpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739You anointedἔχρισας,echrisasG5548.

28They carried outποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160whatὅσαhosaG3745YourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588handχείρcheirG5495andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588σουsouG4771willβουλήboulēG1012had decided beforehandπροώρισενproōrisenG4309would happenγενέσθαι.genesthaiG1096.

29AndκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588nowνῦν,nunG3568,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,considerἔπιδε ἐπὶepide epiG1896 G1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588threatsἀπειλὰςapeilasG547,andκαὶkaiG2532enableδὸςdosG1325τοῖςtoisG3588YourσουsouG4771servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980YourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056withμετὰmetaG3326completeπάσηςpasēsG3956boldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954,

30asἐν τῷen tōG1722 G3588YouσουsouG4771stretch outἐκτείνεινekteineinG1614YourσεseG4771τὴνtēnG3588handχεῖράcheiraG5495toεἰςeisG1519healἴασινiasinG2392andκαὶkaiG2532performγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of YourσουsouG4771holyἁγίουhagiouG40τοῦtouG3588servantπαιδόςpaidosG3816JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.”

31AfterκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτῶνautōnG846had prayedδεηθέντωνdeēthentōnG1189ὁhoG3588, theirἦσανēsanG1510meetingσυνηγμένοι,sunēgmenoiG4863placeτόπος ἐν ᾧtopos en hōG5117 G1722 G3739was shakenἐσαλεύθηesaleuthēG4531,andκαὶkaiG2532they were all filled withἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντεςeplēsthēsan hapantesG537 G4130theτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532spokeἐλάλουνelalounG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316boldlyμετὰ παρρησίας.¶meta parrēsiasG3326 G3954.

Sharing among Believers

(Acts 2:42–47)

32δὲdeG1161TheΤοῦTouG3588multitudeπλήθουςplēthousG4128ofτῶνtōnG3588believersπιστευσάντωνpisteusantōnG4100wasG1510oneμία·miaG1520inheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588andκαὶkaiG2532soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590καὶkaiG2532.NoοὐδὲoudeG3761oneεἷςheisG1520claimed thatG2036anyτιtiG5100ofτῶνtōnG3588hisαὐτῷautōG846possessionsὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225wasG1510his ownἴδιονidionG2398,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they sharedαὐτοῖς κοινά.autois koinaG1510 G846 G2839everything they ownedG3956.

33καὶkaiG2532WithgreatμεγάλῃmegalēG3173powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411theτὸtoG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652continued to giveἀπεδίδουνapedidounG591theirοἱhoiG3588testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142about theτῆςtēsG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.AndτεteG5037abundantμεγάληmegalēG3173graceχάριςcharisG5485wasἦνēnG1510uponἐπὶepiG1909themαὐτούς.autousG846allπάνταςpantasG3956.

34γὰρgarG1063There wereἦνēnG1510noοὐδὲoudeG3761needyἐνδεήςendeēsG1729onesτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,becauseγὰρgarG1063those whoὅσοιhosoiG3745ownedκτήτορες ὑπῆρχονktētores hupērchonG5225 G2935landsχωρίωνchōriōnG5564orἢēG2228housesοἰκιῶνoikiōnG3614would sellπωλοῦντεςpōlountesG4453their property,bringἔφερονepheronG5342theτὰςtasG3588proceedsτιμὰςtimasG5092fromτῶνtōnG3588thesalesπιπρασκομένωνpipraskomenōnG4097,

35andκαὶkaiG2532layἐτίθουνetithounG5087thematπαρὰparaG3844theτοὺςtousG3588apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλων,tōn apostolōnG3588 G652’feetπόδαςpodasG4228δὲdeG1161for distributionδιεδίδετοdiedidetoG1239toἑκάστῳhekastōG1538anyoneτιςtisG5100asκαθότι ἄνkathoti anG2530 G302he hadεἶχεν.¶eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.

36δὲdeG1161JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,a LeviteΛευίτης,LeuitēsG3019from Cyprusὁ Κύπριος γένει,ho Kuprios geneiG2953 G3588 G1085,whomτῶνtōnG3588ἀπὸapoG575theτῷtōG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652calledἐπικληθεὶςepiklētheisG1941BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921(meaningὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενονho estin methermēneuomenonG3739 G1510 G3177SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Encouragementπαρακλήσεως,paraklēseōsG3874),

37soldπωλήσαςpōlēsasG4453a fieldἀγροῦ,agrouG68heαὐτῷautōG846ownedὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosG5225,broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342theτὸtoG3588moneyχρῆμαchrēmaG5536,andκαὶkaiG2532laidἔθηκενethēkenG5087itatπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλων.¶tōn apostolōnG3588 G652’feetπόδαςpodasG4228.