Acts 4

Peter and John Arrested

1As they were speakingG2980 to the peopleG2992, the priestsG2409 and 1the captainG4755 of the templeG2413 guard and 2the SadduceesG4523 3cameG2186 upG2186 to them, 2being greatlyG1278 disturbedG1278 becauseG1223 they were teachingG1321 the peopleG2992 and proclaimingG2605 45in JesusG2424 the resurrectionG386 from the deadG3498. 3And they laidG1911 handsG5495 onG1911 them and 6putG5087 them in prisonG5084 untilG1519 the nextG839 dayG839, for it was alreadyG2235 eveningG2073. 4But manyG4183 of thoseG3588 who had heardG191 the 7messageG3056 believedG4100; and 8the numberG706 of the menG435 cameG1096 to be aboutG5613 fiveG4002 thousandG5505.

5On the nextG839 dayG839, their 9rulersG758 and eldersG4245 and scribesG1122 were gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 in JerusalemG2419; 6and 10AnnasG452 the highG749 priestG749 was there, and 11CaiaphasG2533, JohnG2491, and AlexanderG223, and allG3745 whoG3745 were of high-priestlyG748 descentG1085. 7When they had placedG2476 them in the centerG3319, they began to inquireG4441, “By whatG4169 powerG1411, orG2228 in whatG4169 nameG3686, have you doneG4160 thisG3778?” 8ThenG5119 PeterG4074, 1213filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, saidG3004 to them, “1415RulersG758 and eldersG4245 of the peopleG2992, 9ifG1487 we areG350 16onG350 trialG350 todayG4594 for 17a benefitG2108 doneG2108 to a sickG772 manG444, as to 18howG1722G5101 thisG3778 manG3778 has been madeG4982 wellG4982, 10let it be knownG1110 to allG3956 of you and to allG3956 the peopleG2992 of IsraelG2474, that 1920by the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 the NazareneG3480, whomG3739 you crucifiedG4717, whomG3739 21GodG2316 raisedG1453 from the deadG3498--22by 23thisG3778 name thisG3778 manG3778 standsG3936 hereG3936 beforeG1799 you in goodG5199 healthG5199. 112425He is the 26stoneG3037 which was 27rejectedG1848 by you, the buildersG3620, but which becameG1096 the chiefG2776 cornerstoneG1137. 12And there is salvationG4991 in 28noG3756G3762 oneG3762 elseG243; for there is noG3761 otherG2087 nameG3686 underG5259 heavenG3772 that has been givenG1325 amongG1722 mankindG444 by whichG3739 we mustG1163 be savedG4982.”

Threat and Release

13NowG1161 as they observedG2334 the 29confidenceG3954 of 30PeterG4074 and JohnG2491 and understoodG2638 that they were uneducatedG62 and untrainedG2399 menG444, they wereG2296 amazedG2296, and 31began to recognizeG1921 them 32as having beenG1510 with JesusG2424. 14And seeingG991 the manG444 who had been healedG2323 standingG2476 with them, they hadG2192 nothingG3762 to sayG471 inG471 replyG471. 15But when they had orderedG2753 them to leaveG565 the 3334CouncilG4892, they began to conferG4820 with oneG240 anotherG240, 16sayingG3004, “35WhatG5101 are we to doG4160 with theseG3778 menG444? For theG3754 factG3754 thatG3754 a 36noteworthyG1110 37miracleG4592 has takenG1096 placeG1096 throughG1223 them is apparentG5318 to allG3956 who liveG2730 in JerusalemG2419, and we cannotG1410G3756 denyG720 it. 17But soG2443 thatG2443 it will not spreadG1268 anyG1909 furtherG1909G4183 amongG1519 the peopleG2992, let’s warnG546 them not to speakG2980 anyG3371 longerG3371 to anyG3367 personG444 38in thisG3778 nameG3686.” 18And when they had summonedG2564 them, they 39commandedG3853 them not to speakG5350 orG3366 teachG1321 atG2527 allG2527 40in the nameG3686 of JesusG2424. 19But 41PeterG4074 and JohnG2491 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to them, “42WhetherG1487 it is rightG1342 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 GodG2316 to listenG191 to you ratherG3123 thanG2228 to GodG2316, makeG2919 your own judgmentG2919; 20for 43we cannotG1410G3756 stopG3361 speakingG2980 about whatG3739 we have seenG3708 and heardG191.” 21When they had threatenedG4324 them furtherG4324, they letG630 them goG630 (findingG2147 noG3367 basisG3367 on which to punishG2849 them) 44on accountG1223 of the peopleG2992, becauseG3754 they were allG3956 45glorifyingG1392 GodG2316 for what had happenedG1096; 22for the manG444 on whomG3739 thisG3778 46miracleG4592 of healingG2392 had been performedG1096 was moreG4183 than fortyG5065 yearsG2094 old.

23When they had been releasedG630, they wentG2064 to their ownG2398 companions and reportedG518 everythingG3745 that the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 had saidG3004 to them. 24And when they heardG191 this, they raisedG142 their voicesG5456 to GodG2316 with oneG3661 mindG3661 and saidG3004, “47LordG1203, it is You who 48made the heavenG3772 and the earthG1093 and the seaG2281, and everythingG3956 that is in them, 25who 49by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, through the mouthG4750 of our fatherG3962 DavidG1160 Your servantG3816, saidG3004, ‘50WhyG2443G5101 were the 51nationsG1484 insolentG5433, And the peoplesG2992 plottingG3191 inG2756 vainG2756?2652The kingsG935 of the earthG1093 53tookG3936 their standG3936, And the rulersG758 were gatheredG4863 togetherG1909G3588G846 AgainstG2596 the LordG2962 and againstG2596 His 5455ChristG5547.’ 27For trulyG1909G225 in thisG3778 cityG4172 there were gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 againstG1909 Your holyG40 5657ServantG3816 JesusG2424, whomG3739 You anointedG5548, bothG5037 58HerodG2264 and 59PontiusG4194 PilateG4091, alongG4862 with 60the 61GentilesG1484 and the peoplesG2992 of IsraelG2474, 28to doG4160 whateverG3745 Your handG5495 and 62purposeG1012 predestinedG4309 to occurG1096. 29And 63nowG3568, LordG2962, lookG1896 atG1896 their threatsG547, and grantG1325 it to Your bond-servantsG1401 to 64speakG2980 Your wordG3056 with allG3956 65confidenceG3954, 30whileG1722 You extendG1614 Your handG5495 to healG2392, and 6667signsG4592 and wondersG5059 takeG1096 placeG1096 throughG1223 the nameG3686 of Your holyG40 6869ServantG3816 JesusG2424.” 31And when they had prayedG1189, the 70placeG5117 whereG1722G3739 they had gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 was shakenG4531, and they were allG537 71filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and began to 72speakG2980 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 with 73boldnessG3954.

Sharing among Believers

32And the 74congregationG4128 of thoseG3588 who believedG4100 were of oneG1520 heartG2588 and soulG5590; and not oneG1520 of them 75claimedG3004 that anythingG5100 belongingG5225 to him was his ownG2398, but 76allG3956 thingsG3956 were commonG2839 propertyG2839 to them. 33And 77with greatG3173 powerG1411 the apostlesG652 were givingG591 78testimonyG3142 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 79would sellG4453 them and bringG5342 the 80proceedsG5092 of the salesG4097 35and 81layG5087 them at the apostles’G652 feetG4228, and they would be 82distributedG1239 to eachG1538 toG2530 theG2530 extentG2530 thatG2530 anyG5100 hadG2192 needG5532.

36Now JosephG2501, a LeviteG3019 of 83CyprianG2953 birthG1085, who was also calledG1941 84BarnabasG921 by the apostlesG652 (whichG3739 translatedG3177 meansG1510 SonG5207 of 8586EncouragementG3874), 3787ownedG5225 a tractG68 ofG68 landG68. So he soldG4453 it, and broughtG5342 the moneyG5536 and 88laidG5087 it at the apostles’G652 feetG4228.