New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 4:23-31

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.

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