New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 4:25-37

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.

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.

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