Acts 4:28

Acts 4:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
• New International Version (NIV)They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.

Context of Acts 4:28

26The kings of the earth prepared for battle; the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah.’ 27“In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed. But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will. 29And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word. 30Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

Acts 4:28 word by word

ποιῆσαι ὅσα ἡ χείρ σου καὶ ἡ βουλή σου προώρισεν γενέσθαι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For to doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• whatsoeverὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• handὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• counselβουλήboulē · planG1012
• determined beforeπροορίζωproorizō · to predestineG4309
• to be doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Acts 4:28

• Acts 2:23But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.
• Acts 3:18But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah—that he must suffer these things.
• Acts 13:27The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath.
• Genesis 50:20You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
• Psalms 76:10Human defiance only enhances your glory, for you use it as a weapon.
• Matthew 26:24For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!”
• Luke 22:22For it has been determined that the Son of Man must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him.”
• Luke 24:44Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
• 1 Peter 2:7Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, “The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.”
• Job 12:13“But true wisdom and power are found in God; counsel and understanding are his.
• Proverbs 21:30No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.
• Isaiah 5:19They even mock God and say, “Hurry up and do something! We want to see what you can do. Let the Holy One of Israel carry out his plan, for we want to know what it is.”
• Isaiah 28:29The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is a wonderful teacher, and he gives the farmer great wisdom.
• Isaiah 40:13Who is able to advise the Spirit of the Lord? Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him?
• Isaiah 46:10Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish.
• Isaiah 53:10But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him and cause him grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have many descendants. He will enjoy a long life, and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.

Commentaries on Acts 4:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For to do … - See the notes on Acts 2:23; Acts 3:18. The facts which are brought to view in these verses are among the most remarkable on record. They are briefly these: (1)That the Jewish rulers were opposed to the Messiah, and slew him. (2)that the very people to whom he came, and for whose benefit he labored, joined in the opposition, so that it became the act of a united people. (3)that the Romans, who were there as a sort of representation of all…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is their own company. It encourages God's servants, both in doing work, and suffering work, that they serve the God who made all things, and therefore has the disposal of all events; and the Scriptures must be fulfilled. Jesus was anointed to be a Saviour, therefore it was determined he should be a sacrifice, to make atonement for sin. But sin is not the less evil for God's bringing good out…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28God had been guiding events to fulfill his purpose. The Old Testament also shows God's guidance in his people's lives (see Ezra 7:6, 9, 28; 8:18, 31; Nehemiah 2:8, 18; Ecclesiastes 9:1; Ezekiel 8:1; Romans 8:28; 1 Peter 5:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-3723-30. being let go, they went to their own company--Observe the two opposite classes, representing the two interests which were about to come into deadly conflict.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 4:28

• Predestination

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Commentaries on Acts 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings