Acts 4
1 As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,
And while they were speaking these words to the people, the priests and the Sadducees and the rulers of the temple rose up against them;
2 being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
being angry with them, that they taught the people, and preached a resurrection from the dead by the Messiah.
3 They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
And they laid hands on them, and kept them until the next day; because evening was drawing near.
4 But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
And many who had heard the word, believed; and they were, in number, about five thousand men.
5 In the morning, their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.
And the next day, the rulers and the Elders and the Scribes assembled;
6 Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.
and also Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and they who were of the kindred of the high priests.
7 When they had stood Peter and John in the middle of them, they inquired, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”
And when they had set them in the midst, they interrogated them: By what power or what name, have ye done this?
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people and elders of Israel,
Then Simon Cephas was filled with the Holy Spirit, and said to them: Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of the house of Israel, hear ye.
9 if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,
If we are judged by you this day, respecting the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he was healed;
10 may it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands here before you whole in him.
be it known to you, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Messiah the Nazarean, whom ye crucified, and whom God hath raised from the dead, lo, by him, doth this man stand here before you recovered.
11 He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’
This is the stone, which ye builders rejected; and it hath become the head of the corner.
12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”
Neither is there deliverance in any other; for there is not another name under heaven, which is given to men, whereby to live.
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.
And when they heard the speech of Simon and John, which they pronounced confidently, they reflected that these were unlearned and plebeian men, and they were surprised at them, and recognized them as having been conversant with Jesus.
14 Seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
And they saw that the lame man, who had been healed, stood near them; and they could say nothing to confront them.
15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
Then they commanded to remove them from the presence of the council; and said one to another:
16 saying, “What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can’t deny it.
What shall we do to these men? For lo, that a manifest sign hath been wrought by them, is known to all that reside at Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
17 But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”
But that the fame of it spread no further, let us interdict their speaking any more to any man in this name.
18 They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
And they called them, and commanded them not to speak nor to teach at all in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
Simon Cephas and John answered, and said to them: Whether it be right before God, that we hearken to you more than to God, judge ye.
20 for we can’t help telling the things which we saw and heard.”
For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard.
21 When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.
And they threatened them, and dismissed them. For they found no ground for punishing them, because of the people: for every one praised God for what had been done;
22 For the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.
for the man, on whom this sign of healing had been wrought, was more than forty years old.
23 Being let go, they came to their own company and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
And when they were dismissed, they went to their brethren, and told them all that the priests and Elders had said.
24 When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, “O Lord, you are God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
And they, when they heard it, unitedly lifted up their voice to God and said: Lord, thou art God, who hast made heaven, and earth, and seas, and every thing in them.
25 who by the mouth of your servant David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
And it is thou who hast said, by the Holy Spirit in the mouth of David thy servant: Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
26 The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers plot together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.’
The kings of the earth and the potentates stood up, and they consulted together, against the Lord, and against his anointed.
27 “For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
For, in reality, against thy holy Son Jesus whom thou hast anointed, Herod and Pilate, with the Gentiles and the congregation of Israel, have been combined together in this city,
28 to do whatever your hand and your counsel foreordained to happen.
to do whatever thy hand and thy pleasure previously marked out to be done.
29 Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
And also now, Lord, behold and see their menaces: and grant to thy servants, that they may proclaim thy word boldly,
30 while you stretch out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.”
while thou extendest thy hand for cures and prodigies, to be done in the name of thy holy Son Jesus.
31 When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
And when they had prayed and made supplications, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God boldly.
32 The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
And in the assembly of the persons that believed, there was one soul, and one mind: and no one of them said, of the property he possessed, that it was his own; but whatever was theirs, it was the community's.
33 With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.
And with great power, the legates testified to the resurrection of Jesus Messiah: and great grace was with them all.
34 For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,
And no one among them was destitute; for those who possessed lands or houses, sold, and brought the price of what was sold,
35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.
and placed it at the feet of the legates; and distribution was made to every one, as he had need.
36 Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,
And Joseph, who by the legates was surnamed Barnabas, (which is interpreted Son of Consolation, ) a Levite of the country of Cyprus,
37 having a field, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
had a field: and he sold it, and brought the price of it, and laid it before the feet of the legates.
