Acts 4:17-37

17But soG2443 thatG2443 it will not spreadG1268 anyG1909 furtherG1909G4183 amongG1519 the peopleG2992, let’s warnG546 them not to speakG2980 anyG3371 longerG3371 to anyG3367 personG444 1in thisG3778 nameG3686.” 18And when they had summonedG2564 them, they 2commandedG3853 them not to speakG5350 orG3366 teachG1321 atG2527 allG2527 3in the nameG3686 of JesusG2424. 19But 4PeterG4074 and JohnG2491 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to them, “5WhetherG1487 it is rightG1342 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 GodG2316 to listenG191 to you ratherG3123 thanG2228 to GodG2316, makeG2919 your own judgmentG2919; 20for 6we 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) 7on accountG1223 of the peopleG2992, becauseG3754 they were allG3956 8glorifyingG1392 GodG2316 for what had happenedG1096; 22for the manG444 on whomG3739 thisG3778 9miracleG4592 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, “10LordG1203, it is You who 11made the heavenG3772 and the earthG1093 and the seaG2281, and everythingG3956 that is in them, 25who 12by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, through the mouthG4750 of our fatherG3962 DavidG1160 Your servantG3816, saidG3004, ‘13WhyG2443G5101 were the 14nationsG1484 insolentG5433, And the peoplesG2992 plottingG3191 inG2756 vainG2756?2615The kingsG935 of the earthG1093 16tookG3936 their standG3936, And the rulersG758 were gatheredG4863 togetherG1909G3588G846 AgainstG2596 the LordG2962 and againstG2596 His 1718ChristG5547.’ 27For trulyG1909G225 in thisG3778 cityG4172 there were gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 againstG1909 Your holyG40 1920ServantG3816 JesusG2424, whomG3739 You anointedG5548, bothG5037 21HerodG2264 and 22PontiusG4194 PilateG4091, alongG4862 with 23the 24GentilesG1484 and the peoplesG2992 of IsraelG2474, 28to doG4160 whateverG3745 Your handG5495 and 25purposeG1012 predestinedG4309 to occurG1096. 29And 26nowG3568, LordG2962, lookG1896 atG1896 their threatsG547, and grantG1325 it to Your bond-servantsG1401 to 27speakG2980 Your wordG3056 with allG3956 28confidenceG3954, 30whileG1722 You extendG1614 Your handG5495 to healG2392, and 2930signsG4592 and wondersG5059 takeG1096 placeG1096 throughG1223 the nameG3686 of Your holyG40 3132ServantG3816 JesusG2424.” 31And when they had prayedG1189, the 33placeG5117 whereG1722G3739 they had gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 was shakenG4531, and they were allG537 34filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and began to 35speakG2980 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 with 36boldnessG3954.

32And the 37congregationG4128 of thoseG3588 who believedG4100 were of oneG1520 heartG2588 and soulG5590; and not oneG1520 of them 38claimedG3004 that anythingG5100 belongingG5225 to him was his ownG2398, but 39allG3956 thingsG3956 were commonG2839 propertyG2839 to them. 33And 40with greatG3173 powerG1411 the apostlesG652 were givingG591 41testimonyG3142 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 42would sellG4453 them and bringG5342 the 43proceedsG5092 of the salesG4097 35and 44layG5087 them at the apostles’G652 feetG4228, and they would be 45distributedG1239 to eachG1538 toG2530 theG2530 extentG2530 thatG2530 anyG5100 hadG2192 needG5532.

36Now JosephG2501, a LeviteG3019 of 46CyprianG2953 birthG1085, who was also calledG1941 47BarnabasG921 by the apostlesG652 (whichG3739 translatedG3177 meansG1510 SonG5207 of 4849EncouragementG3874), 3750ownedG5225 a tractG68 ofG68 landG68. So he soldG4453 it, and broughtG5342 the moneyG5536 and 51laidG5087 it at the apostles’G652 feetG4228.