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Acts 4:23-37
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 autoG1909G3588G846againstκατὰkataG2596theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532againstκατὰkataG2596Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τοῦtouG3588Anointed OneχριστοῦchristouG5547.’
27γὰρgarG1063Inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909factἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,thisταύτῃtautēG3778is theτῇtēaG3588verycityπόλειpoleiG4172whereἐνenG1722HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andτε καὶte kaiG5037G2532PontiusΠόντιοςPontiosG4194PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091conspiredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863withσὺνsunG4862theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484andκαὶkaiG2532thepeopleλαοῖςlaoisG2992of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474againstἐπὶepiG1909Yourσου,souG4771holyἅγιονhagionG40τὸνtonG3588servantπαῖδάpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739You anointedἔχρισας,echrisasG5548.
29AndκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588nowνῦν,nunG3568,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,considerἔπιδε ἐπὶepide epiG1896G1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588threatsἀπειλὰςapeilasG547,andκαὶkaiG2532enableδὸςdosG1325τοῖςtoisG3588YourσουsouG4771servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980YourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056withμετὰmetaG3326completeπάσηςpasēsG3956boldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954,
30asἐν τῷen tōG1722G3588YouσουsouG4771stretch outἐκτείνεινekteineinG1614YourσεseG4771τὴνtēnG3588handχεῖράcheiraG5495toεἰςeisG1519healἴασινiasinG2392andκαὶkaiG2532performγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of YourσουsouG4771holyἁγίουhagiouG40τοῦtouG3588servantπαιδόςpaidosG3816JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.”
31AfterκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτῶνautōnG846had prayedδεηθέντωνdeēthentōnG1189ὁhoG3588, theirἦσανēsanG1510meetingσυνηγμένοι,sunēgmenoiG4863placeτόπος ἐν ᾧtopos en hōG5117G1722G3739was shakenἐσαλεύθηesaleuthēG4531,andκαὶkaiG2532they were all filled withἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντεςeplēsthēsan hapantesG537G4130theτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532spokeἐλάλουνelalounG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316boldlyμετὰ παρρησίας.¶meta parrēsiasG3326G3954.
32δὲdeG1161TheΤοῦTouG3588multitudeπλήθουςplēthousG4128ofτῶνtōnG3588believersπιστευσάντωνpisteusantōnG4100wasG1510oneμία·miaG1520inheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588andκαὶkaiG2532soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590καὶkaiG2532.NoοὐδὲoudeG3761oneεἷςheisG1520claimed thatG2036anyτιtiG5100ofτῶνtōnG3588hisαὐτῷautōG846possessionsὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225wasG1510his ownἴδιονidionG2398,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they sharedαὐτοῖς κοινά.autois koinaG1510G846G2839everything they ownedG3956.
33καὶkaiG2532WithgreatμεγάλῃmegalēG3173powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411theτὸtoG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652continued to giveἀπεδίδουνapedidounG591theirοἱhoiG3588testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142about theτῆςtēsG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.AndτεteG5037abundantμεγάληmegalēG3173graceχάριςcharisG5485wasἦνēnG1510uponἐπὶepiG1909themαὐτούς.autousG846allπάνταςpantasG3956.
34γὰρgarG1063There wereἦνēnG1510noοὐδὲoudeG3761needyἐνδεήςendeēsG1729onesτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,becauseγὰρgarG1063those whoὅσοιhosoiG3745ownedκτήτορες ὑπῆρχονktētores hupērchonG5225G2935landsχωρίωνchōriōnG5564orἢēG2228housesοἰκιῶνoikiōnG3614would sellπωλοῦντεςpōlountesG4453their property,bringἔφερονepheronG5342theτὰςtasG3588proceedsτιμὰςtimasG5092fromτῶνtōnG3588thesalesπιπρασκομένωνpipraskomenōnG4097,
35andκαὶkaiG2532layἐτίθουνetithounG5087thematπαρὰparaG3844theτοὺςtousG3588apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλων,tōn apostolōnG3588G652’feetπόδαςpodasG4228δὲdeG1161for distributionδιεδίδετοdiedidetoG1239toἑκάστῳhekastōG1538anyoneτιςtisG5100asκαθότι ἄνkathoti anG2530G302he hadεἶχεν.¶eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.
36δὲdeG1161JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,a LeviteΛευίτης,LeuitēsG3019from Cyprusὁ Κύπριος γένει,ho Kuprios geneiG2953G3588G1085,whomτῶνtōnG3588ἀπὸapoG575theτῷtōG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652calledἐπικληθεὶςepiklētheisG1941BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921(meaningὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενονho estin methermēneuomenonG3739G1510G3177SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Encouragementπαρακλήσεως,paraklēseōsG3874),
Commentaries on Acts 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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