Acts 4:23-37

23When they had been releasedG630, they wentG2064 to their ownG2398 companions and reportedG518 allG3745 that the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 had saidG3004 to them. 24And when they heardG191 this, they liftedG142 their voicesG5456 to GodG2316 with oneG3661 accordG3661 and saidG3004, “O 1LordG1203, it is You who 2made the heavenG3772 and the earthG1093 and the seaG2281, and allG3956 that is in them, 25who 3by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, through the mouthG4750 of our fatherG3962 DavidG1160 Your servantG3816, saidG3004, ‘4WhyG2443G5101 did the 5GentilesG1484 rageG5433, And the peoplesG2992 deviseG3191 futileG2756 thingsG2756?266The kingsG935 of the earthG1093 7tookG3936 their standG3936, And the rulersG758 were gatheredG4863 togetherG1909G3588G846 AgainstG2596 the LordG2962 and againstG2596 His 89ChristG5547.’ 27For trulyG1909G225 in thisG3778 cityG4172 there were gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 againstG1909 Your holyG40 1011servantG3816 JesusG2424, whomG3739 You anointedG5548, bothG5037 12HerodG2264 and 13PontiusG4194 PilateG4091, alongG4862 with 14the 15GentilesG1484 and the peoplesG2992 of IsraelG2274, 28to doG4160 whateverG3745 Your handG5495 and 16Your purposeG1012 predestinedG4309 to occurG1096. 29And 17nowG3568, LordG2962, takeG1896 noteG1896 of their threatsG547, and grantG1325 that Your bond-servantsG1401 may 18speakG2980 Your wordG3056 with allG3956 19confidenceG3954, 30whileG1722 You extendG1614 Your handG5495 to healG2392, and 2021signsG4592 and wondersG5059 takeG1096 placeG1096 throughG1223 the nameG3686 of Your holyG40 2223servantG3816 JesusG2424.” 31And when they had prayedG1189, the 24placeG5117 whereG1722G3739 they had gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 was shakenG4531, and they were allG537 25filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and began to 26speakG2980 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 with 27boldnessG3954.

32And the 28congregationG4128 of thoseG3588 who believedG4100 were of oneG1520 heartG2588 and soulG5590; and not oneG1520 of them 29claimedG3004 that anythingG5100 belongingG5225 to him was his ownG2398, but 30allG3956 thingsG3956 were commonG2839 propertyG2839 to them. 33And 31with greatG3173 powerG1411 the apostlesG652 were givingG591 32testimonyG3142 to the resurrectionG386 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, and abundantG3173 graceG5485 was upon them allG3956. 34For there was not a needyG1729 personG5100 amongG1722 them, for allG3745 whoG3745 were ownersG2935 of landG5564 orG2228 housesG3614 33would sellG4453 them and bringG5342 the 34proceedsG5092 of the salesG4097 35and 35layG5087 them at the apostles’G652 feetG4228, and they would be 36distributedG1239 to eachG1538 as anyG5100 hadG2192 needG5532.

36Now JosephG2501, a LeviteG3019 of 37CyprianG2953 birthG1085, who was also calledG1941 38BarnabasG921 by the apostlesG652 (whichG3739 translatedG3177 meansG1510 SonG5207 of 3940EncouragementG3874), 37and who ownedG5225 a tractG68 of landG68, soldG4453 it and broughtG5342 the moneyG5536 and 41laidG5087 it at the apostles’G652 feetG4228.