Acts 4

1 And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees —

And while they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees, came upon them;

2 being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead —

being grieved that they taught the people, and announced, through Jesus, the resurrection from the dead.

3 and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;

And they laid hands on them, and committed them into custody to the next day; for it was now evening.

4 and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

But many of those who had heard the word, believed: and the number of the men was about five thousand.

5 And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,

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

6 and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,

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

7 and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, 'In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'

And having set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have you done this?

8 Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: 'Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Then Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel;

9 if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved,

if we are this day examined about the benefit conferred on the impotent man, by what means he is healed;

10 be it known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye did crucify, whom God did raise out of the dead, in him hath this one stood by before you whole.

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.

11 'This is the stone that was set at nought by you — the builders, that became head of a corner;

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

12 and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.'

and there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we can be saved.

13 And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering — they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been —

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.

14 and seeing the man standing with them who hath been healed, they had nothing to say against [it],

And seeing the man that was cured standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

15 and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another,

But having ordered them to withdraw out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

16 saying, 'What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem [is] manifest, and we are not able to deny [it];

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.

17 but that it may spread no further toward the people, let us strictly threaten them no more to speak in this name to any man.'

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.

18 And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor to teach, in the name of Jesus,

And having called them, they charged them neither to speak nor teach any more in the name of Jesus.

19 and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;

But Peter and John, answering them, said, Whether it be just in the sight of God, to obey you rather than God, judge you:

20 for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.'

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

21 And they having further threatened [them], let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,

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;

22 for above forty years of age was the man upon whom had been done this sign of the healing.

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

23 And being let go, they went unto their own friends, and declared whatever the chief priests and the elders said unto them,

And being dismissed, they came to their own company, and related all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

24 and they having heard, with one accord did lift up the voice unto God, and said, 'Lord, thou [art] God, who didst make the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all that [are] in them,

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:

25 who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?

who didst say by the mouth of thy servant David, "Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

26 the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers combined together against the Lord, and against his anointed."

27 for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

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,

28 to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.

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

29 'And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,

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

30 in the stretching forth of Thy hand, for healing, and signs, and wonders, to come to pass through the name of Thy holy child Jesus.'

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

31 And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,

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.

32 and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

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.

33 And with great power were the apostles giving the testimony to the rising again of the Lord Jesus, great grace also was on them all,

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.

34 for there was not any one among them who did lack, for as many as were possessors of fields, or houses, selling [them], were bringing the prices of the thing sold,

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,

35 and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.

and laid it down at the feet of the Apostles: and distribution was made to each according to his need.

36 And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas — which is, having been interpreted, Son of Comfort — a Levite, of Cyprus by birth,

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

37 a field being his, having sold [it], brought the money and laid [it] at the feet of the apostles.

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