Berean Standard Bible
Acts 4:3-18
3καὶkaiG2532They seizedἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖραςepebalon tas cheirasG1911G3588G5495Peter and JohnαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532becauseγὰρgarG1063it wasἦνēnG1510eveningἑσπέρα ἤδη.hespera ēdēG2235G2073,they putἔθεντοethentoG5087theminεἰςeisG1519custodyτήρησινtērēsinG5084untilεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588next dayαὔριον·aurionG839.
4ButδὲdeG1161manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183whoτῶνtōnG3588heardἀκουσάντωνakousantōnG191theτὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056believedἐπίστευσαν·episteusanG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofτῶνtōnG3588menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435grew toἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096aboutG5613fiveπέντε.¶penteG4002thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.
5δὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096ἐπὶepiG1909TheτὴνtēnG3588next dayαὔριονaurionG839theαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588rulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758καὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588,eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245,andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122assembledσυναχθῆναιsunachthēnaiG4863inG1722JerusalemG2419,
6along withκαὶkaiG2532AnnasἍνναςHannasG452theὁhoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749καὶkaiG2532,CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphasG2533καὶkaiG2532,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491καὶkaiG2532,AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223,andκαὶkaiG2532many othersὅσοι ἦσανhosoi ēsanG3745G1510fromἐκekG1537the high priest’sἀρχιερατικοῦ,archieratikouG748familyγένουςgenousG1085.
7καὶkaiG2532They hadστήσαντεςstēsantesG2476Peter and JohnαὐτοὺςautousG846brought inἐν τῷ μέσῳen tō mesōG1722G3588G3319andbegan to question themἐπυνθάνοντο·epunthanontoG4441: “ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411orἢēG2228ἐνenG1722whatποίῳpoiōG4169nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686did youὑμεῖς;¶humeisG4771doἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778?”
10thenlet this beἔστωestōG1510knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956of youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532to allπαντὶpantiG3956theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474: It isὅτιhotiG3754byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ofτοῦtouG3588NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480,whomὃνhonG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε,estaurōsateG4717butwhomὃνhonG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, thatἐν τούτῳen toutōG1722G3778thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manstandsπαρέστηκενparestēkenG3936beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799youὑμῶνhumōnG4771healedὑγιής.hugiēsG5199.
12ἡhēG3588Salvationσωτηρία·sōtēriaG4991καὶkaiG2532existsἔστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722no oneοὐκ οὐδενὶouk oudeniG3756G3762elseἄλλῳallōG243,forγὰρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510noοὐδὲoudeG3761otherἕτερονheteronG2087nameὄνομάonomaG3686underὑπὸhupoG5259τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772τὸtoG3588givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325toἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444byἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.”
13WhenδὲdeG1161they sawΘεωροῦντεςTheōrountesG2334theτὴνtēnG3588boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954τοῦtouG3588of PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491andκαὶkaiG2532realizedκαταλαβόμενοιkatalabomenoiG2638thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσινeisinG1510unschooledἀγράμματοίagrammatoiG62καὶkaiG2532,ordinaryἰδιῶται,idiōtaiG2399menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444,they marveledἐθαύμαζον,ethaumazonG2296andτεteG5037took noteἐπεγίνωσκόνepeginōskonG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754these menαὐτοὺςautousG846had beenἦσαν,ēsanG1510withσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.
16“WhatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160withτοῖςtoisG3588theseτούτοις;toutoisG3778menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444?”they askedλέγοντες·legontesG3004γὰρgarG1063. “Itis clearφανερόν,phaneronG5318to everyoneπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588livingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419thatὅτιhotiG3754a remarkableμὲν γνωστὸνmen gnōstonG3303G1110miracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592has occurredγέγονενgegonenG1096throughδι᾽di᾽G1223themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532we cannotοὐ δυνάμεθαou dunamethaG3756G1410denyἀρνεῖσθαι·arneisthaiG720it.
17Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443keep this message from spreadingμὴ διανεμηθῇmē dianemēthēaG3361G1268any furtherπλεῖονpleionG4119amongἐπὶ εἰςepi eisG1909G1519theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν,laonG2992,we must warnἀπειλησώμεθαapeilēsōmethaG546themαὐτοῖςautoisG846notμηκέτιmēketiG3371to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980toμηδενὶmēdeniG3367anyoneἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444inἐπὶepiG1909thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.”
18ThenκαὶkaiG2532they calledκαλέσαντεςkalesantesG2564them inαὐτοὺςautousG846againand commandedπαρήγγειλανparēngeilanG3853themnotμὴmēG3361to speakφθέγγεσθαιphthengesthaiG5350orμηδὲmēdeG3366teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321τὸtoG3588at allκαθόλουkatholouG2527inἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.
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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