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Acts 4:17-37
17Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443it spreadδιανεμηθῇdianemēthēaG1268noμὴmēG3361furtherπλεῖονpleionG4119ἐπὶepiG1909amongεἰςeisG1519the peopleτὸν λαόν,ton laonG3588G2992,let usG546straitlyG547threatenG546themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,that they speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980henceforthμηκέτιmēketiG3371to noμηδενὶmēdeniG3367manἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444inἐπὶepiG1909thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588G3686.
18τὸtoG3588AndG2532they calledκαλέσαντεςkalesantesG2564themG846,andG2532commandedπαρήγγειλανparēngeilanG3853themG846notμὴmēG3361to speakφθέγγεσθαιphthengesthaiG5350at allκαθόλουkatholouG2527norμηδὲmēdeG3366teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inἐπὶepiG1909the nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588G3686of Jesusτοῦ Ἰησοῦ.¶tou IēsouG3588G2424.
19ὉHoG3588ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611and saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,WhetherεἰeiG1487it beἐστινestinG1510rightδίκαιόνdikaionG1342in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316to hearkenἀκούεινakoueinG191unto youὑμῶνhumōnG4771moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228unto Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588G2316,judge yeκρίνατε.krinateG2919.
21οἱhoiG3588τὸtoG3588SoδὲdeG1161when theyhad further threatenedπροσαπειλησάμενοιprosapeilēsamenoiG4324themαὐτοὺςautousG846, theylet them goἀπέλυσανapelusanG630,findingεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367howπῶςpōsG4459they might punishκολάσωνταιkolasōntaiG2849themαὐτούς,autousG846,because ofὅτιhotiG3754the peopleτὸν λαόν,ton laonG3588G2992:forδιὰdiaG1223allπάντεςpantesG3956menglorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316forἐπὶepiG1909thatτῷtōG3588which was doneγεγονότι.gegonotiG1096.
22ForγὰρgarG1063the manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588G444wasἦνēnG1510aboveπλειόνωνpleionōnG4119fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062years oldἐτῶνetōnG2094,onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomὃνhonG3739thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778miracleτὸ σημεῖονto sēmeionG3588G4592of healingτῆς ἰάσεως.¶tēs iaseōsG3588G2392was shewedγεγόνειgegoneiG1096.
23τοὺςtousG3588οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161being let goἈπολυθέντεςApoluthentesG630,they wentἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314their own companyἰδίουςidiousG2398,andκαὶkaiG2532reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518all thatὅσαhosaG3745the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς οἱarchiereis hoiG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245had saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846.
24AndδὲdeG1161when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatG3588,they lifted upἦρανēranG142their voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456toπρὸςprosG4314GodθεὸνtheonG3588G2316with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,thouσὺsuG4771artGodG3588G2316,whichG3588hast madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3588G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆνgēnG3588G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532the seaθάλασσανthalassanG3588G2281,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956thatG3588inG1722themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846isG1722:
25WhoG3004byδιὰdiaG1223ὁhoG3588the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of thyσουsouG4771servantτοῦ παιδόςtou paidosG3588G3816DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138hast saidG3004,ἱνατίhinatitisG2443WhyἱνατίhinatitisG5101didG5433the heathenἔθνηethnēG1484rageG5433,andκαὶkaiG2532the peopleλαοὶlaoiG2992imagineἐμελέτησανemeletēsanG3191vain thingsκενά;kenaG2756?
26οἱhoiG3588The kingsβασιλεῖς τῆςbasileis tēsG3588G935of the earthγῆς οἱgēs hoiG3588G1093stood upπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936,andκαὶkaiG2532the rulersἄρχοντες τὸarchontes toG3588G758were gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherἐπὶepiG1909againstκατὰkataG2596αὐτὸautoG846the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532againstκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846Christτοῦ χριστοῦtou christouG3588G5547.
27G3588ForγὰρgarG1063of a truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909thyσου,souG4771holyἅγιονhagionG40childπαῖδάpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739thou hast anointedἔχρισας,echrisasG5548,bothτεteG5037HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,andκαὶkaiG2532PontiusΠόντιοςPontiosG4194PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,withσὺνsunG4862the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532the peopleλαοῖςlaoisG2992of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474,were gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherἐπὶepiG1909,
29G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦν,nunG3568,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,beholdἔπιδεepideG1896theirαὐτῶνautōnG846threateningsἀπειλὰςapeilasG3588G547:ἐπὶepiG1909andκαὶkaiG2532grantδὸςdosG1325untoG3588G1401thyσουsouG4771servantsδούλοιςdouloisG3588G1401,that withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956boldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954they may speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980thyσουsouG4771wordλόγονlogonG3588G3056,
30τῷtōG3588τὴνtēnG3588ByἐνenG1722stretching forthἐκτείνεινekteineinG1614thineσουsouG4771σεseG4771handχεῖρά τοῦcheira touG3588G5495toG1519healἴασινiasinG2392;andκαὶkaiG2532thatG1519signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059may be doneγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096byδιὰdiaG1223the nameὀνόματος τοῦonomatos touG3588G3686ofG3816thyσουsouG4771holyἁγίουhagiouG40childG3816JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.
31AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG1189theyαὐτῶνautōnG846had prayedδεηθέντωνdeēthentōnG1189,the placeτόποςtoposG3588G5117was shakenἐσαλεύθηesaleuthēG4531ἐνenG1722whereᾧhōG3739they wereἦσανēsanG1510assembled togetherσυνηγμένοι,sunēgmenoiG4863;andκαὶkaiG2532they wereG4130allἅπαντεςhapantesG537filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130with theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532they spakeἐλάλουνelalounG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3588G3056of GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316withμετὰmetaG3326boldnessπαρρησίας.¶parrēsiasG3954.
32AndδὲdeG1161the multitudeπλήθουςplēthousG3588G4128of them that believedπιστευσάντωνpisteusantōnG3588G4100wereG1510ofG3588G2588oneμία·miaG1520heartκαρδίαkardiaG3588G2588andκαὶkaiG2532ofG3588G5590oneεἷςheisG1520soulψυχὴpsuchēG3588G5590:neitherκαὶ οὐδὲkai oudeG2532G3761saidἔλεγενelegenG3004anyτιtiG1520G5100of themthat ought of the things which he possessedὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG3588G5225wasG1510hisαὐτῷautōG846ownἴδιονidionG2398;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846hadG1510all thingsἅπανταhapantaG537commonκοινά.koinaG2839.
33AndκαὶkaiG2532withG1411greatμεγάλῃmegalēG3173powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411gaveἀπεδίδουνapedidounG591the apostlesτὸ ἀπόστολοιto apostoloiG3588G652witnessμαρτύριον οἱmarturion hoiG3588G3142of the resurrectionτῆς ἀναστάσεωςtēs anastaseōsG3588G386of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588G2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:andτεteG5037greatμεγάληmegalēG3173graceχάριςcharisG5485wasἦνēnG1510uponἐπὶepiG1909themαὐτούς.autousG846allπάνταςpantasG3956.
34γὰρgarG1063NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761was thereG5225anyτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846thatG5225lackedἐνδεήςendeēsG1729:forγὰρgarG1063as many asὅσοιhosoiG3745wereG5225possessorsκτήτορεςktētoresG2935of landsχωρίωνchōriōnG5564orἢēG2228housesοἰκιῶνoikiōnG3614sold themπωλοῦντεςpōlountesG4453, andbroughtἔφερονepheronG5342the pricesτὰς τιμὰςtas timasG3588G5092of the things that were soldτῶν πιπρασκομένωνtōn pipraskomenōnG3588G4097,
35AndκαὶkaiG2532laidἐτίθουνetithounG5087themdownG5087atπαρὰparaG3844the apostles’τοὺς ἀποστόλων,tous apostolōnG3588G652feetπόδας τῶνpodas tōnG3588G4228:andδὲdeG1161distribution was madeδιεδίδετοdiedidetoG1239unto every manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538according asκαθότιkathotiG2530heτιςtisG5100ἄνanG302hadεἶχεν.¶eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.
36AndδὲdeG1161JosesG2500,whoὁhoG3588byG5259the apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλωνtōn apostolōnG3588G652was surnamedἐπικληθεὶςepiklētheisG1941BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921, (whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510,being interpretedμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenonG3177,The sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of consolationπαρακλήσεως,paraklēseōsG3874,)a LeviteΛευίτης,LeuitēsG3019, andof the country ofτῷ γένει,tō geneiG3588G1085CyprusΚύπριοςKupriosG2953,
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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