New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 4

Peter and John Arrested

1As they were speakingΛαλούντωνLalountōnG2980to the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,the priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409andthe captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755of the templeG2413guard andthe SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοι,SaddoukaioiG4523cameἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186up to them,

2being greatlyG1278disturbedG1278becauseδιὰdiaG1223they were teachingδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992and proclaimingκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424the resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386from the deadνεκρῶν·nekrōnG3498.

3And they laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on them andputἔθεντοethentoG5087them in jailτήρησινtērēsinG5084untilG1519the nextαὔριον·aurionG839dayG839,for it was alreadyἤδη.ēdēG2235eveningἑσπέραhesperaG2073.

4But manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of thoseG3588who had heardἀκουσάντωνakousantōnG191themessageλόγονlogonG3056believedἐπίστευσαν·episteusanG4100; andthe numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of the menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435cameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096to be aboutG5613fiveπέντε.¶penteG4002thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

5On the nextαὔριονaurionG839dayG839, theirrulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758and eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245and scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122were gatheredG4863togetherG4863in JerusalemG2419;

6andAnnasἍνναςHannasG452the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749was there, andCaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphasG2533and JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491and AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223,and allG3745whoG3745were of high-priestlyἀρχιερατικοῦ,archieratikouG748descentγένουςgenousG1085.

7When they had placedστήσαντεςstēsantesG2476them in the centerμέσῳmesōG3319, they began toinquireἐπυνθάνοντο·epunthanontoG4441, “By whatποίᾳpoiaG4169powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,orἢēG2228in whatποίῳpoiōG4169nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,have you doneἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778?”

8ThenΤότεToteG5119PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,filledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,saidG3004to them, “RulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758and eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,

9ifεἰeiG1487we areon trialἀνακρινόμεθαanakrinomethaG350todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594fora benefitG2108doneG2108to a sickἀσθενοῦς,asthenousG772manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,as to howτίνιtiniG5101thisG3778manG3778has been madeG4982wellG4982,

10let it be knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956of you and to allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleλαῷlaōG2992of IsraelG2274, thatby the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547the NazareneΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480,whomὃνhonG3739you crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε,estaurōsateG4717,whomὃνhonG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498--bythisG3778namethisG3778manG3778standsG3936hereG3936beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799you in goodG5199healthG5199.

11He is thestoneλίθοςlithosG3037which wasrejectedἐξουθενηθεὶςexouthenētheisG1848by you,the buildersG3620, butwhich becameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096the chiefκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137stone.

12And there is salvationσωτηρία·sōtēriaG4991innoοὐκoukG3756 G3762oneοὐδενὶoudeniG3762elseἄλλῳallōG243;for there is noοὐδὲoudeG3761otherἕτερονheteronG2087nameὄνομάonomaG3686underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772that has been givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325amongG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444by whichᾧhōG3739we mustδεῖdeiG1163be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.”

Threat and Release

13NowδὲdeG1161as they observedΘεωροῦντεςTheōrountesG2334theconfidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954ofPeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074and JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491and understoodκαταλαβόμενοιkatalabomenoiG2638that they were uneducatedἀγράμματοίagrammatoiG62and untrainedἰδιῶται,idiōtaiG2399menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444,they were amazedἐθαύμαζον,ethaumazonG2296, and beganto recognizeἐπεγίνωσκόνepeginōskonG1921themas having beenG1510with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

14And seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444who had been healedτεθεραπευμένον,tetherapeumenonG2323standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476with them, they hadεἶχονeichonG2192nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762to sayG471in replyG471.

15But when they had orderedΚελεύσαντεςKeleusantesG2753them to leaveἀπελθεῖν,apeltheinG565theCouncilσυνεδρίουsunedriouG4892, they beganto conferσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820with oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,

16sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160with theseτούτοις;toutoisG3778menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444?For the factὅτιhotiG3754that anoteworthyγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110miracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592has takenG1096placeG1096throughδι᾽di᾽G1223them is apparentφανερόν,phaneronG5318to allπᾶσινpasinG3956who liveκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and we cannotοὐ δυνάμεθαou dunamethaG1410 G3756denyἀρνεῖσθαι·arneisthaiG720it.

17But soἵναinaG2443that it will not spreadδιανεμηθῇdianemēthēaG1268anyἐπὶepiG1909furtherἐπὶepiG1909 G4183amongεἰςeisG1519the peopleλαόν,laonG2992,let us warnἀπειλησώμεθαapeilēsōmethaG546them to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371to anyμηδενὶmēdeniG3367manἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.”

18And when they had summonedκαλέσαντεςkalesantesG2564them, theycommandedπαρήγγειλανparēngeilanG3853them not to speakφθέγγεσθαιphthengesthaiG5350orμηδὲmēdeG3366teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321at allκαθόλουkatholouG2527in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

19ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611and saidG3004to them, “WhetherεἰeiG1487it is rightδίκαιόνdikaionG1342in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to giveG191heedG191to you ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228to Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,you be the judgeκρίνατε.krinateG2919;

20forwe cannotοὐ δυνάμεθαou dunamethaG1410 G3756stopμὴmēG3361speakingλαλεῖν.laleinG2980about whatἃhaG3739we have seenG3708and heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191.”

21When they had threatenedG4324them furtherG4324,they letG630them goἀπέλυσανapelusanG630(findingεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147noG3367basisG3367on which to punishκολάσωνταιkolasōntaiG2849them)on accountδιὰdiaG1223of the peopleλαόν,laonG2992,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they were allπάντεςpantesG3956glorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316for what had happenedγεγονότι.gegonotiG1096;

22for the manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444was moreG4183than fortyG5065yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old on whomὃνhonG3739thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778miracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of healingἰάσεως.¶iaseōsG2392had been performedγεγόνειgegoneiG1096.

23When they had been releasedἈπολυθέντεςApoluthentesG630,they wentἦλθονēlthonG2064to their ownἰδίουςidiousG2398companionsand reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518allὅσαhosaG3745that the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245had saidG3004to them.

24And when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they liftedἦρανēranG142their voicesφωνὴνphōnēnG5456to GodθεὸνtheonG2316with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661and saidG3004, “OLordδέσποτα,despotaG1203, it is You whomade the heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772and the earthγῆνgēnG1093and the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,and allπάνταpantaG3956that is in them,

25whoby the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, throughthe mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962DavidG1160Your servantπαιδόςpaidosG3816,saidG3004, ‘WhyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101did theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484rageἐφρύαξανephruaxanG5433,And the peoplesλαοὶlaoiG2992deviseἐμελέτησανemeletēsanG3191futileG2756thingsG2756?

26The kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of the earthγῆςgēsG1093tookG3936their standπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936,And the rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758were gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherἐπὶepiG1909 G3588 G846AgainstκατὰkataG2596the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962and againstκατὰkataG2596HisChristχριστοῦchristouG5547.’

27For trulyἐπ᾽ ἀληθείαςep᾽ alētheiasG1909 G225in thisταύτῃtautēG3778cityπόλειpoleiG4172there were gatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863againstἐπὶepiG1909Your holyἅγιονhagionG40servantπαῖδάpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739You anointedἔχρισας,echrisasG5548,bothτεteG5037HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andPontiusΠόντιοςPontiosG4194PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,alongσὺνsunG4862with theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484and the peoplesλαοῖςlaoisG2992of IsraelG2274,

28to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160whateverὅσαhosaG3745Your handχείρcheirG5495andYour purposeβουλήboulēG1012predestinedπροώρισενproōrisenG4309to occurγενέσθαι.genesthaiG1096.

29Andnowνῦν,nunG3568,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,takeG1896noteG1896of their threatsἀπειλὰςapeilasG547,and grantδὸςdosG1325that Your bond-servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401mayspeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980Your wordλόγονlogonG3056with allπάσηςpasēsG3956confidenceπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954,

30whileἐνenG1722You extendἐκτείνεινekteineinG1614Your handχεῖράcheiraG5495to healἴασινiasinG2392, andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and wondersτέραταterataG5059takeG1096placeγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096throughδιὰdiaG1223the nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of Your holyἁγίουhagiouG40servantπαιδόςpaidosG3816JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.”

31And when they had prayedδεηθέντωνdeēthentōnG1189, theplaceτόποςtoposG5117whereἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739they had gatheredG4863togetherG4863was shakenἐσαλεύθηesaleuthēG4531,and they were allἅπαντεςhapantesG537filledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and began tospeakἐλάλουνelalounG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316withboldnessπαρρησίας.¶parrēsiasG3954.

Sharing among Believers

32And thecongregationπλήθουςplēthousG4128of thoseG3588who believedπιστευσάντωνpisteusantōnG4100were of oneμία·miaG1520heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588and soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590;and not oneεἷςheisG1520of themclaimedἔλεγενelegenG3004that anythingτιtiG5100belongingὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225to him was his ownἴδιονidionG2398, butallG3956thingsG3956were commonG2839propertyG2839to them.

33Andwith greatμεγάλῃmegalēG3173powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652were givingἀπεδίδουνapedidounG591testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,and abundantμεγάληmegalēG3173graceχάριςcharisG5485was upon them allπάνταςpantasG3956.

34For there was not a needyἐνδεήςendeēsG1729personτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722them, for allG3745whoG3745were ownersκτήτορεςktētoresG2935of landχωρίωνchōriōnG5564orἢēG2228housesοἰκιῶνoikiōnG3614would sellπωλοῦντεςpōlountesG4453them and bringἔφερονepheronG5342theproceedsτιμὰςtimasG5092of the salesπιπρασκομένωνpipraskomenōnG4097

35andlayἐτίθουνetithounG5087them at the apostles’ἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652feetπόδαςpodasG4228, and they would bedistributedδιεδίδετοdiedidetoG1239to eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538as anyτιςtisG5100hadεἶχεν.¶eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.

36Now JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,a LeviteΛευίτης,LeuitēsG3019ofCyprianΚύπριοςKupriosG2953birthγένει,geneiG1085,who was also calledἐπικληθεὶςepiklētheisG1941BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921by the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652(whichὅhoG3739translatedμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenonG3177meansἐστινestinG1510SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofEncouragementπαρακλήσεως,paraklēseōsG3874),

37and who ownedὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosG5225a tractG68of landG68,soldπωλήσαςpōlēsasG4453it and broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342the moneyχρῆμαchrēmaG5536andlaidἔθηκενethēkenG5087it at the apostles’ἀποστόλων.¶apostolōnG652feetπόδαςpodasG4228.

Peter and John Arrested

Threat and Release

Sharing among Believers

Commentaries on Acts 4