Acts 4

1WhileG1161 Peter and John were speakingG2980 toG4314 theG3588 peopleG2992, theG3588 priestsG2409 andG2532 theG3588 captainG4755 of theG3588 temple guardG2411 andG2532 theG3588 SadduceesG4523 cameG2186 up to themG846, 2greatly disturbedG1278 thatG1223 theyG846 were teachingG1321 theG3588 peopleG2992 andG2532 proclaimingG2605 inG1722 JesusG2424 theG3588 resurrectionG386 ofG1537 the deadG3498. 3They seizedG1911G3588G5495 Peter and John, andG2532 becauseG1063 it wasG1510 eveningG2235G2073, they putG5087 them inG1519 custodyG5084 untilG1519 theG3588 next dayG839. 4ButG1161 manyG4183 whoG3588 heardG191 theG3588 messageG3056 believedG4100, andG2532 theG3588 numberG706 ofG3588 menG435 grew toG1096 aboutG5613 fiveG4002 thousandG5505.

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TheG3588 next dayG839 the rulersG758, eldersG4245, andG2532 scribesG1122 assembledG4863 inG1722 JerusalemG2419, 6along withG2532 AnnasG452 theG3588 high priestG749, CaiaphasG2533, JohnG2491, AlexanderG223, andG2532 many othersG3745G1510 fromG1537 the high priest’sG748 familyG1085. 7They hadG2476 Peter and John brought inG1722G3588G3319 and began to question themG4441: “ByG1722 whatG4169 powerG1411 orG2228 whatG4169 nameG3686 did youG4771 doG4160 thisG3778?”

8ThenG5119 PeterG4074, filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, saidG2036 toG4314 themG846, “RulersG758 andG2532 eldersG4245 of theG3588 peopleG2992! 9IfG1487 weG1473 are being examinedG350 todayG4594 aboutG1909 a kind serviceG2108 to a manG444 who was lameG772, to determine howG5101 heG3778 was healedG4982, 10then let this beG1510 knownG1110 to allG3956 of youG4771 andG2532 to allG3956 theG3588 peopleG2992 of IsraelG2474: It is byG1722 theG3588 nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 ofG3588 NazarethG3480, whomG3739 youG4771 crucifiedG4717 but whomG3739 GodG2316 raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498, that thisG3778 man standsG3936 beforeG1799 youG4771 healedG5199. 11ThisG3778 Jesus isG1510

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SalvationG4991 existsG1510 inG1722 no oneG3756G3762 elseG243, forG1063 there isG1510 noG3761 otherG2087 nameG3686 underG5259 heavenG3772 givenG1325 toG1722 menG444 byG1722 whichG3739 weG1473 mustG1163 be savedG4982.”

The Name Forbidden

13When they sawG2334 theG3588 boldnessG3954 of PeterG4074 andG2532 JohnG2491 andG2532 realizedG2638 thatG3754 they wereG1510 unschooledG62, ordinaryG2399 menG444, they marveledG2296 andG5037 took noteG1921 thatG3754 these men had beenG1510 withG4862 JesusG2424. 14AndG5037 seeingG991 theG3588 manG444 whoG3588 had been healedG2323 standingG2476 there withG4862 themG846, they hadG2192 nothingG3762 to say in responseG483. 15SoG1161 they orderedG2753 themG846 to leaveG565G1854 theG3588 SanhedrinG48922 and then conferredG4820 togetherG4314G240.

16“WhatG5101 shall we doG4160 withG3588 theseG3778 menG444?” they askedG3004. “It is clearG5318 to everyoneG3956 livingG2730 in JerusalemG2419 thatG3754 a remarkableG3303G1110 miracleG4592 has occurredG1096 throughG1223 themG846, andG2532 we cannotG3756G1410 denyG720 it. 17ButG235 toG2443 keep this message from spreadingG3361G1268 any furtherG4119 amongG1909G1519 theG3588 peopleG2992, we must warnG546 themG846 notG3371 to speakG2980 toG3367 anyoneG444 inG1909 thisG3778 nameG3686.”

18ThenG2532 they calledG2564 them inG846 again and commandedG3853 them notG3361 to speakG5350 or teachG1321 at allG2527 inG1909 theG3588 nameG3686 of JesusG2424. 19ButG1161 PeterG4074 andG2532 JohnG2491 repliedG611G2036G4314G846, “Judge for yourselvesG2919 whetherG1487 it isG1510 rightG1342 in God’s sightG1799G3588G2316 to listenG191 to youG4771 ratherG3123 thanG2228 GodG2316. 20ForG1063 weG1473 cannotG3756G1410 stopG3361 speaking aboutG2980 whatG3739 we have seenG3708 andG2532 heardG191.”

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After further threatsG4324 they let them goG630G846. They could not find a wayG2147G3367G4459 to punishG2849 themG846, becauseG1223 all theG3588 peopleG2992 were glorifyingG3956G1392 GodG2316 forG1909 whatG3588 had happenedG1096. 22ForG1063 theG3588 manG444 whoG3739 was miraculouslyG4592 healedG2392G1096 wasG1510 overG4119 fortyG5062 yearsG2094 old.

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The Believers’ Prayer

(Psalm 2:1–12)

On their releaseG630, Peter and John returnedG2064 toG4314 their own peopleG2398 andG2532 reportedG518 everything thatG3745 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 eldersG4245 had saidG2036 toG4314 themG846. 24When the believers heard thisG191, they lifted upG142 their voicesG5456 toG4314 GodG2316 with one accordG3661. “Sovereign LordG1203,” they saidG2036, “YouG4771 madeG4160 theG3588 heavenG3772 andG2532 theG3588 earthG1093 andG2532 theG3588 seaG2281 andG2532 everythingG3956 inG1722 themG846. 25You spokeG2036 byG1223 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 through the mouthG4750 of YourG4771 servantG3816,3 ourG1473 fatherG3962 DavidG1138:

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InG1909 factG225, thisG3778 is theG3588 very cityG4172 where HerodG2264 andG5037G2532 PontiusG4194 PilateG4091 conspiredG4863 withG4862 the GentilesG1484 andG2532 the peopleG2992 of IsraelG2474 againstG1909 YourG4771 holyG40 servantG3816 JesusG2424, whomG3739 You anointedG5548. 28They carried outG4160 whatG3745 YourG4771 handG5495 andG2532 willG1012 had decided beforehandG4309 would happenG1096. 29AndG2532 nowG3568, LordG2962, considerG1896G1909 theirG846 threatsG547, andG2532 enableG1325 YourG4771 servantsG1401 to speakG2980 YourG4771 wordG3056 withG3326 completeG3956 boldnessG3954, 30asG1722G3588 YouG4771 stretch outG1614 YourG4771 handG5495 toG1519 healG2392 andG2532 perform signsG4592 andG2532 wondersG5059 throughG1223 theG3588 nameG3686 of YourG4771 holyG40 servantG3816 JesusG2424.”

31After theyG846 had prayedG1189, their meetingG4863 placeG5117G1722G3739 was shakenG4531, andG2532 they were all filled withG537G4130 theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 andG2532 spokeG2980 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 boldlyG3326G3954.

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Sharing among Believers

(Acts 2:42–47)

TheG3588 multitudeG4128 ofG3588 believersG4100 wasG1510 oneG1520 in heartG2588 andG2532 soulG5590. NoG3761 oneG1520 claimed thatG2036 anyG5100 ofG3588 hisG846 possessionsG5225 wasG1510 his ownG2398, butG235 they sharedG1510G846G2839 everything they ownedG3956. 33With greatG3173 powerG1411 theG3588 apostlesG652 continued to giveG591 their testimonyG3142 about theG3588 resurrectionG386 of theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424. AndG5037 abundantG3173 graceG5485 wasG1510 uponG1909 themG846 allG3956.

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There wereG1510 noG3761 needyG1729 onesG5100 amongG1722 themG846, becauseG1063 those whoG3745 ownedG5225G2935 landsG5564 orG2228 housesG3614 would sellG4453 their property, bringG5342 theG3588 proceedsG5092 fromG3588 the salesG4097, 35andG2532 layG5087 them atG3844 theG3588 apostlesG3588G652’ feetG4228 for distributionG1239 to anyoneG5100 asG2530G302 he hadG2192 needG5532.

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JosephG2501, a LeviteG3019 from CyprusG2953G3588G1085, whomG3588 theG3588 apostlesG652 calledG1941 BarnabasG921 (meaningG3739G1510G3177 SonG5207 of EncouragementG3874), 37soldG4453 a fieldG68 heG846 ownedG5225, broughtG5342 theG3588 moneyG5536, andG2532 laidG5087 it atG4314 theG3588 apostlesG3588G652’ feetG4228.