Acts 4

1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up 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 greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

being angry with them, that they taught the people, and preached a resurrection from the dead by the Messiah.

3 They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

And they laid hands on them, and kept them until the next day; because evening was drawing near.

4 But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

And many who had heard the word, believed; and they were, in number, about five thousand men.

5 The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

And the next day, the rulers and the Elders and the Scribes assembled;

6 along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

and also Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and they who were of the kindred of the high priests.

7 They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do 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, “Rulers and elders of the people!

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 being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was 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 then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

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 This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

This is the stone, which ye builders rejected; and it hath become the head of the corner.

12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to 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 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men 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 And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.

And they saw that the lame man, who had been healed, stood near them; and they could say nothing to confront them.

15 So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.

Then they commanded to remove them from the presence of the council; and said one to another:

16 “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot 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 to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to 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 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all 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 replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

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 cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard.

21 After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

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 who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

for the man, on whom this sign of healing had been wrought, was more than forty years old.

23 On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and 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 the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything 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 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

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 their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’

The kings of the earth and the potentates stood up, and they consulted together, against the Lord, and against his anointed.

27 In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel 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 They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

to do whatever thy hand and thy pleasure previously marked out to be done.

29 And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

And also now, Lord, behold and see their menaces: and grant to thy servants, that they may proclaim thy word boldly,

30 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders 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 After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

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 believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.

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 continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

And with great power, the legates testified to the resurrection of Jesus Messiah: and great grace was with them all.

34 There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

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 lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.

and placed it at the feet of the legates; and distribution was made to every one, as he had need.

36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),

And Joseph, who by the legates was surnamed Barnabas, (which is interpreted Son of Consolation, ) a Levite of the country of Cyprus,

37 sold a field he owned, 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.