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Acts 4

1AndastheywerespeakingΛαλούντωνLalountōnG2980tothepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992,thepriestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409andcaptainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755ofthetempleandtheSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοι,SaddoukaioiG4523cameG2186uponthem,

2being distressedonaccountG1223oftheirteachingδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321thepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992andpreachingbyJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424theresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386fromamong[the]deadνεκρῶν·nekrōnG3498;

3andtheylaidG5087handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onthem,andputἔθεντοethentoG5087theminward tillthemorrow;foritwasG1510alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235eveningἑσπέραhesperaG2073.

4ButmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofthosewhohadheardG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056believedG4100;andthenumberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofthemenG435hadbecomeG1096[about]fiveπέντε.¶penteG4002thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

5AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096onthemorrowthattheirrulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758andeldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245andscribesG1122weregatheredG4863togetherG4863atJerusalemG2419,

6andAnnasἍνναςHannasG452thehighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749,andCaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphasG2533,andJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491,andAlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223,andasmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745aswereG1510of[the]highG749priestlyfamilyG1085;

7andhavingplacedtheminthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319theyinquiredG4441,InwhatpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411orinwhatnameὀνόματιonomatiG3686haveyedonethis?

8ThenPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,filledπλησθεὶςplēstheisG4130with[the]HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,saidG3004tothem,RulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992andeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245[ofIsrael],

9ifwethisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594arecalledupontoanswerastothegood deed [done]totheinfirmmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,howhehasbeen healed,

10beἔστωestōG1510itknowntoyouall,andtoallthepeopleλαῷlaōG2992ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,thatinthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547theNazaraean,whomyehavecrucifiedG4717,whomGodθεὸςtheosG2316hasraisedG1453fromamong[the]deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,byhimthis[manG3778]standsG3936herebeforeyousoundὑγιής.hugiēsG5199[inbody].

11HeisG1510thestoneλίθοςlithosG3037whichhasbeenG1510setatnoughtbyyouthebuilders,whichisG1510becomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096thecornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137stoneG3037.

12Andsalvationσωτηρία·sōtēriaG4991isG1510innoneG3762otherἄλλῳallōG243,forneitherisG1510thereanothernameὄνομάonomaG3686underheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772whichisG1510givenG1325amongmenG444bywhichwemustbeG1510savedG4982.

13ButseeingΘεωροῦντεςTheōrountesG2334theboldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954ofPeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074andJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,andperceivingthattheywereG1510unletteredanduninstructedmenG444,theywonderedG2296;andtheyrecognisedthemthattheywereG1510withJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

14AndbeholdingthemanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whohadbeenhealedτεθεραπευμένον,tetherapeumenonG2323standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476withthem,theyhadnothingtoreply;

15buthavingcommandedΚελεύσαντεςKeleusantesG2753themtogoἀπελθεῖν,apeltheinG565outofthecouncilσυνεδρίουsunedriouG4892theyconferredwithoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240another,

16sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatshallwedotothesemenG444?forthatindeedanevidentφανερόν,phaneronG5318signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592hascomeγέγονενgegonenG1096topassG1096throughtheirmeansismanifesttoallthatinhabitJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,andwecannotdenyἀρνεῖσθαι·arneisthaiG720it.

17Butthatitbenotfurtherspreadamongthepeopleλαόν,laonG2992,letusthreatenthemseverelynolongerμηκέτιmēketiG3371tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980toanymanἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444inthisnameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.

18AndhavingcalledκαλέσαντεςkalesantesG2564them,theycharged [them]nottospeakatallnorteachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

19ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeringἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611saidG3004tothem,IfitbeG1510righteousG1342beforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316tolistenἀκούεινakoueinG191toyouratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thantoGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,judgeκρίνατε.krinateG2919ye;

20forasforuswecannotrefrainfromspeakingλαλεῖν.laleinG2980ofthethingsG3739whichwehaveseenG3708andheardG191.

21Butthey, havingfurtherthreatenedthem,letthemgoἀπέλυσανapelusanG630,findingεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147nowayhowπῶςpōsG4459theymightpunishthem,onaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofthepeopleλαόν,laonG2992,becauseallglorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316forwhathadtakenplaceG1096;

22forthemanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444onwhomthissignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592ofhealingἰάσεως.¶iaseōsG2392hadtakenplaceγεγόνειgegoneiG1096wasG1510abovefortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old.

23AndhavingbeenletgoἈπολυθέντεςApoluthentesG630,theycameG2064totheirownἰδίουςidiousG2398[company],andreportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518allthatthechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245hadsaidG3004tothem.

24Andthey,havingheardG191[it],liftedἦρανēranG142up[their]voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456withoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661toGodθεὸνtheonG2316,andsaidG3004,Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203, thou arttheGodG2316whomadeG4160theheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andtheearthγῆνgēnG1093andtheseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,andallthatisinthem;

25whohastsaidG3004bythemouthστόματοςstomatosG4750ofthyservantπαιδόςpaidosG3816DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,Whyhave[the]nationsG1484raged haughtilyand[the]peoplesG2992meditatedvainκενά;kenaG2756things?

26ThekingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093werethere,andtherulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758weregatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherG4863againsttheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962andagainsthisChristχριστοῦchristouG5547.

27ForintruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225againstthyholyἅγιονhagionG40servantπαῖδάpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomthou hadstanointedἔχρισας,echrisasG5548,bothHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andPontiusΠόντιοςPontiosG4194PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,with[the]nationsG1484,andpeoplesG2992ofIsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474,havebeengatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863inthiscityπόλειpoleiG4172

28todowhateverthyhandχείρcheirG5495andthycounselG1012haddeterminedbeforeshouldcomeG1096topassG1096.

29Andnowνῦν,nunG3568,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, lookupontheirthreatenings,andgiveG1325tothy bondmenwithallboldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980thywordλόγονlogonG3056,

30inthatthou stretchestoutthyhandχεῖράcheiraG5495tohealἴασινiasinG2392,andthatsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andwondersτέραταterataG5059takeplaceγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096throughthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofthyholyἁγίουhagiouG40servantπαιδόςpaidosG3816JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

31AndwhentheyhadprayedδεηθέντωνdeēthentōnG1189,theplaceτόποςtoposG5117inwhichtheywereG1510assembledshook,andtheywereG1510allfilledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130withtheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andspokeἐλάλουνelalounG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316withboldnessπαρρησίας.¶parrēsiasG3954.

32AndtheheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588andsoulψυχὴpsuchēG5590ofthemultitudeπλήθουςplēthousG4128ofthosethathadbelievedG4100wereG1510oneμία·miaG1520,andnotoneεἷςheisG1520saidG3004thatanythingτιtiG5100ofwhathepossessedwasG1510hisownἴδιονidionG2398,butallthingsG3956wereG1510commonκοινά.koinaG2839tothem;

33andwithgreatG3173powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411didtheapostlesG652giveG591witnessoftheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,andgreatG3173graceχάριςcharisG5485wasG1510uponthemall.

34ForneitherwasG1510thereanyoneG5100inwantamongthem;forasmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745aswereG1510ownersoflandsχωρίωνchōriōnG5564orhousesG3614,sellingπωλοῦντεςpōlountesG4453them,broughtἔφερονepheronG5342thepriceG5092ofwhatwasG1510soldG4453

35andlaidἐτίθουνetithounG5087itatthefeetG4228oftheapostlesG652;anddistributionwasmadetoeachaccordingasanyoneG5100mighthaveneedχρείανchreianG5532.

36AndJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,whohadbeenG1510surnamedBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921bytheapostlesG652(whichisG1510,beingG1510interpreted,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofconsolation),aLeviteΛευίτης,LeuitēsG3019,Cyprianbybirth,

37beingpossessedoflandG68, havingsoldG4453[it],broughtG5342themoneyχρῆμαchrēmaG5536andlaidG5087itatthefeetG4228oftheapostlesG652.

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