Acts 4
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Acts 4:1-7

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?”
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