Acts 4

1 And while they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees, came upon 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 grieved that they taught the people, and announced, through 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 And they laid hands on them, and committed them into custody to 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 had heard the word, believed: and the number of the men was about five thousand.

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

5 And the next day their rulers, elders, and scribes, gathered together at Jerusalem:

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

6 both Annas, the high priest, and Caiaphas; also John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the high priest's kindred.

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

7 And having set them in the midst, 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, full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, 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 this day examined about the benefit conferred on the impotent man, by what means he is 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 be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that through the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God has raised from the dead: yes, by HIM this man stands before you hale.

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 is the stone which was set at nought by you builders, that is become the head of the corner:

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

12 and there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we can 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 understood that they were illiterate men, and in private stations in life, they were astonished, and recollected their having 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 that was cured standing with them, they had nothing to say 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 having ordered them to withdraw 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 with these men? for that indeed a signal miracle has been wrought by them, is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and we can not 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 Nevertheless, that it may not spread any further among the people, let us charge them, with the severest threats, to speak no more to any man 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 And having called them, they charged them neither to speak nor teach any more 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, answering them, said, Whether it be just in the sight of God, to obey you rather than God, judge you:

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 not but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

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

21 And having threatened them again, they dismissed them, on account of the people, finding nothing for which they might punish them; because all the people 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 wrought, 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 And being dismissed, they came to their own company, and related all 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 And when they heard it, they lifted up their voice with one accord to God, and said, Lord, thou art the God who didst make heaven and earth; and the sea, and all things that are 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 didst say by the mouth of thy servant David, "Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

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 set themselves, and the rulers combined together against the Lord, and against his anointed."

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

27 For of a truth, against thy holy Son Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen, and the people of Israel,

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 have combined to do what thy hand and thy counsel marked out before to be done.

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

29 And now, O Lord, regard their threatenings; and give to thy servants to speak thy word with all freedom;

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

30 whilst thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are doing through the name of thy holy Son Jesus.

while thou extendest thy hand for cures and prodigies, to be done in the name of thy holy Son Jesus.

31 And while they were praying, the place in which they were assembled was shaken: and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with freedom.

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 Now the heart and soul of the multitude of believers was one: nor did any one call any of his possessions his own; but all things were common among them.

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 And with great power did the Apostles give forth their testimony concerning the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great kindness was among them all.

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

34 Neither was there one indigent person among them; for as many as were proprietors of lands or houses, sold them, and brought the price of the things they 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 it down at the feet of the Apostles: and distribution was made to each according to his need.

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

36 And Joses, who, by the Apostles, was surnamed Barnabas, (which being interpreted, signifies a Son of Exhortation, ) a Levite, and by birth a Cyprian,

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

37 having an estate, sold it, and brought the money and laid it down at the feet of the Apostles.

had a field: and he sold it, and brought the price of it, and laid it before the feet of the legates.