NASB — Acts 4 — KJV

Peter and John Arrested

1 As they were speaking° to the people°, the priests° and athe captain° of the temple° [guard] and bthe Sadducees° ccame° up to them, 2 being greatly° disturbed° because° they were teaching° the people° and proclaiming° Iain Jesus° the resurrection° from the dead°. 3 And they laid° hands° on them and aput° them in jail° until° the next° day°, for it was already° evening°. 4 But many° of those° who had heard° the Imessage° believed°; and athe number° of the men° came° to be about° five° thousand°.

[1] aLk 22:4 bMt 3:7 cLk 20:1; Ac 6:12
[2] IOr in the case of aAc 3:15; 17:18
[3] aAc 5:18
[4] ILit word aAc 2:41

5 ¶ On the next° day°, their arulers° and elders° and scribes° were gathered° together° in Jerusalem°; 6 and aAnnas° the high° priest° [was there], and bCaiaphas° and John° and Alexander°, and all° who° were of high-priestly° descent°. 7 When they had placed° them in the center°, they [began to] inquire°, “By what° power°, or° in what° name°, have you done° this°?” 8 Then° Peter°, Iafilled° with the Holy° Spirit°, said° to them, “IIbRulers° and elders° of the people°, 9 if° we are Ion trial° today° for aa benefit° done° to a sick° man°, IIas to how° this° man° has been made° well°, 10 let it be known° to all° of you and to all° the people° of Israel°, that Iaby the name° of Jesus° Christ° the Nazarene°, whom° you crucified°, whom° bGod° raised° from the dead°Iby IIthis° [name] this° man° stands° here° before° you in good° health°. 11 IaHe is the bSTONE° WHICH WAS cREJECTED° by you, THE BUILDERS°, [but] WHICH BECAME° THE CHIEF° CORNER° [stone]. 12 And there is salvation° in ano°° one° else°; for there is no° other° name° under° heaven° that has been given° among° men° by which° we must° be saved°.”

[5] aLk 23:13; Ac 4:8
[6] aLk 3:2 bMt 26:3
[8] IOr having just been filled IILit Rulers of the people and elders aAc 2:4; 13:9 bLk 23:13; Ac 4:5
[9] ILit answering IIOr by whom aAc 3:7f
[10] IOr in IIOr Him aAc 2:22; 3:6 bAc 2:24
[11] ILit This One aMt 21:42 bPs 118:22 cMk 9:12
[12] aMt 1:21; Ac 10:43; 1Ti 2:5

Threat and Release

13 ¶ Now° as they observed° the aconfidence° of bPeter° and John° and understood° that they were uneducated° and untrained° men°, they were amazed°, and c[began] to recognize° them Ias having been° with Jesus°. 14 And seeing° the man° who had been healed° standing° with them, they had° nothing° to say° in reply°. 15 But when they had ordered° them to leave° the IaCouncil°, they [began] to confer° with one° another°, 16 saying°, “aWhat° shall we do° with these° men°? For the fact° that a bnoteworthy° Imiracle° has taken° place° through° them is apparent° to all° who live° in Jerusalem°, and we cannot°° deny° it. 17 But so° that it will not spread° any° further°° among° the people°, let us warn° them to speak° no° longer° to any° man° ain this° name°.” 18 And when they had summoned° them, they acommanded° them not to speak° or° teach° at all° Iin the name° of Jesus°. 19 But aPeter° and John° answered° and said° to them, “bWhether° it is right° in the sight° of God° to give° heed° to you rather° than° to God°, you be the judge°; 20 for awe cannot°° stop° speaking° about what° we have seen° and heard°.” 21 When they had threatened° them further°, they let° them go° (finding° no° basis° on which to punish° them) aon account° of the people°, because° they were all° bglorifying° God° for what had happened°; 22 for the man° was more° than forty° years° old on whom° this° Imiracle° of healing° had been performed°.

[13] ILit that they had been aAc 4:31 bLk 22:8; Ac 4:19 cJn 7:15
[15] IOr Sanhedrin aMt 5:22
[16] IOr sign aJn 11:47 bAc 3:7-10
[17] aJn 15:21
[18] IOr on the basis of aAc 5:28f
[19] aAc 4:13 bAc 5:28f
[20] a1Co 9:16
[21] aAc 5:26 bMt 9:8
[22] IOr sign

23 ¶ When they had been released°, they went° to their own° [companions] and reported° all° that the chief° priests° and the elders° had said° to them. 24 And when they heard° [this], they lifted° their voices° to God° with one° accord° and said°, “O ILord°, it is You who aMADE THE HEAVEN° AND THE EARTH° AND THE SEA°, AND ALL° THAT IS IN THEM, 25 who aby the Holy° Spirit°, [through] the mouth° of our father° David° Your servant°, said°,
  ‘bWHY°° DID THE IGENTILES° RAGE°,
  AND THE PEOPLES° DEVISE° FUTILE° THINGS°?
  26aTHE KINGS° OF THE EARTH° ITOOK° THEIR STAND°,
  AND THE RULERS° WERE GATHERED° TOGETHER°°°
  AGAINST° THE LORD° AND AGAINST° HIS IIbCHRIST°.’
27 For truly°° in this° city° there were gathered° together° against° Your holy° Iaservant° Jesus°, whom° You anointed°, both° bHerod° and cPontius° Pilate°, along° with dthe IIGentiles° and the peoples° of Israel°, 28 to do° whatever° Your hand° and aYour purpose° predestined° to occur°. 29 And Inow°, Lord°, take° note° of their threats°, and grant° that Your bond-servants° may aspeak° Your word° with all° bconfidence°, 30 while° You extend° Your hand° to heal°, and Iasigns° and wonders° take° place° through° the name° of Your holy° IIbservant° Jesus°.” 31 And when they had prayed°, the aplace° where°° they had gathered° together° was shaken°, and they were all° bfilled° with the Holy° Spirit° and [began] to cspeak° the word° of God° with dboldness°.

[24] IOr Master aEx 20:11; Ne 9:6; Ps 146:6
[25] IOr nations aAc 1:16 bPs 2:1
[26] IOr approached IIOr Anointed One; i.e. Messiah aPs 2:2 bDn 9:24f; Lk 4:18; Ac 10:38; He 1:9
[27] IOr Son IIOr nations aAc 3:13; 4:30 bMt 14:1; Lk 23:7-11 cMt 27:2; Mk 15:1; Lk 23:1, 12; Jn 18:28, 29 dMt 20:19
[28] aAc 2:23
[29] IOr as for the present situation aPhp 1:14 bAc 4:13, 31; 14:3
[30] IOr attesting miracles IIOr Son aJn 4:48 bAc 3:13; 4:27
[31] aAc 2:1 bAc 2:4 cPhp 1:14 dAc 4:13; 14:3

Sharing among Believers

32 ¶ And the Icongregation° of those° who believed° were of one° heart° and soul°; and not one° [of them] IIclaimed° that anything° belonging° to him was his own°, but aall° things° were common° property° to them. 33 And awith great° power° the apostles° were giving° btestimony° to the resurrection° of the Lord° Jesus°, and abundant° grace° was upon them all°. 34 For there was not a needy° person° among° them, for all° who° were owners° of land° or° houses° awould sell° them and bring° the Iproceeds° of the sales° 35 and alay° them at the apostles’° feet°, and they would be bdistributed° to each° as any° had° need°.

[32] IOr multitude IILit was saying aAc 2:44
[33] aAc 1:8 bLk 24:48
[34] ILit the prices of the things being sold aMt 19:21; Ac 2:45
[35] aAc 4:37; 5:2 bAc 2:45; 6:1

36 ¶ Now Joseph°, a Levite° of aCyprian° birth°, who was also called° bBarnabas° by the apostles° (which° translated° means° Son° of IcEncouragement°), 37 and who owned° a tract° of land°, sold° it and brought° the money° and alaid° it at the apostles’° feet°.

[36] IOr Exhortation or Consolation aAc 11:19f; 13:4; 15:39; 21:3, 16; 27:4 bAc 9:27; 11:22, 30; 12:25; 13:1, 2, 7; 1Co 9:6; Ga 2:1, 9, 13; Col 4:10 cAc 2:40; 11:23; 13:15; 1Co 14:3; 1Th 2:3
[37] aAc 4:35; 5:2


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The rulers of the Jews offended with Peter's sermon,

1 ¶ Andº as theyº spakeºª untoº the² people,º the² priests,º andº the² captainº of the² temple,º andº the² Sadducees,º came uponºª them,º 2 Being grievedºª that¹ theyº taughtºª the² people,º andº preachedºª throughº Jesusº the² resurrectionº fromº the dead.º 3 Andº they laid¹ª hands¹ on²² them,º andº putºª [them] inº holdº untoº the² next day:º forº it wasºª nowº eventide.º

[1] 2Ch 23:4; Mt 16:12; 22:16, 23; 26:3; 27:1, 20, 41; Lk 22:4; Jn 15:20; 18:3; Ac 4:6; 5:24, 26; 6:7, 12; 23:6.
[2] Ne 2:10; Jn 11:47; Ac 5:17; 10:40; 13:45; 17:18, 31; 19:23; 24:14, 21; 26:8, 23; Ro 8:11; 1Co 15:12, 23; 2Co 4:13; 1Th 4:13.
[3] Mt 10:16; Lk 22:52, 54; Jn 18:12; Ac 5:18; 6:12; 8:3; 9:2; 12:1; 16:19.

(though thousands of the people were converted that heard the Word), imprison him and John.

4 Howbeitº manyº of them which heardºª the² wordº believed;ºª andº the² numberº of the² menº wasºª aboutº fiveº thousand.º

[4] Gn 49:10; Is 45:24; 53:12; Jn 12:24; Ac 2:41; 28:24; 2Co 2:14; Php 1:12; 2Ti 2:9.

After, upon examination Peter boldly avouching the lame man to be healed by the name of Jesus, and that by the same Jesus only we must be eternally saved,

5 ¶ Andº it came to passºª onº the² morrow,º that theirº rulers,º andº elders,º andº scribes,º 6 Andº Annasº the² high priest,º andº Caiaphas,º andº John,º andº Alexander,º andº as many asº wereºª ofº the kindredº of the high priest,º were gathered togetherºª atº Jerusalem.º 7 Andº when they had set¹ª² themº inº the² midst,º they asked,ºª Byº whatº power,º orº byº whatº name,º have¹ª yeº doneºª this?º 8 Thenº Peter,º filledºª with the Holyº Ghost,º saidºª untoº them,º Ye rulersº of the² people,º andº eldersº of Israel,º 9 Ifº weº this dayº be examinedºª ofº the good deed doneº to the impotentº man,º byº what meansº heº is made whole;ºª 10 Be² it¹ª knownº unto youº all,º andº to allº the² peopleº of Israel,º thatº byº the² nameº of Jesusº Christº of Nazareth,º whomº yeº crucified,ºª whomº Godº raisedºª fromº the dead,º [even] byº himº doth¹ª this manº stand² here¹ª beforeº youº whole.º 11 Thisº isºª the² stoneº which¹ was set at noughtºª ofº youº builders,ºª which¹ is becomeºª the² headº of¹ the corner.º 12 Neitherºº is² there¹ª salvationº inº anyº other:º forº there isºª noneº otherº nameº underº heavenº givenºª amongº men,º wherebyºº weº mustºª be saved.ºª

[5] Is 1:10; Mi 2:1; Mt 27:1; Mk 15:1; Lk 20:1; 22:66; 24:20; Ac 4:8; 5:20, 34; 6:12.
[6] Lk 3:2; Jn 11:49; 18:13, 24.
[7] Ex 2:14; 1K 21:12; Mt 21:23; Mk 11:28; Jn 2:18; 8:3, 9; Ac 4:10; 5:27, 28, 40.
[8] Mt 10:19; Lk 12:11; 21:14; Ac 2:4; 4:31; 7:55.
[9] Jn 7:23; 10:32; Ac 3:7; 1P 3:15; 4:14.
[10] Jr 42:19; Dn 3:18; Mt 27:63; 28:11; Ac 2:22, 24, 36; 3:6, 13; 5:29; 10:40; 13:29, 38; 28:28; Ro 1:4.
[11] Ps 118:22; Pv 28:1; Is 28:16; 58:1; Ezk 2:6; 3:7, 18; 33:7; Zc 3:9; 4:6; Mt 21:42; Mk 12:10; Lk 20:16; Ac 7:52; 20:26; 2Co 3:12; 4:1; Ep 2:20; 1P 2:6.
[12] Gn 7:19; Jb 41:11; Ps 45:17; Mt 1:21; Mk 16:15; Jn 3:36; 14:6; Ac 2:5; 10:42; 1Co 3:11; Col 1:23; 1Ti 2:5; He 2:3; 12:25; 1Jn 5:11; Rv 7:9; 20:15.

they command him and John to preach no more in that name, adding also threatening,

13 ¶ Nowº when they sawºª the² boldnessº of Peterº andº John,º andº perceivedºª thatº they wereºª unlearnedº andº ignorantº men,º they marvelled;ºª andº they took knowledgeºª of them,º thatº they had beenºª withº Jesus.º 14 Andº beholdingºª the² manº which was healedºª standingºª withº them,º they couldºª say¹ª nothing¹ against²² it.¹ª 15 Butº when they had commandedºª themº to go asideºª out² of¹ the² council,º they conferredºª amongº themselves,º 16 Saying,ºª Whatº shall we doºª to theseº men?º forº thatº indeedº a notableº miracleº hath been doneºª byº themº [is] manifestº to all² them¹ that dwellºª in Jerusalem;º andº we cannotººª denyºª [it]. 17 Butº that¹ª² it spreadºª no¹² furtherºº amongº the² people,º let us straitly¹ threatenºª² them,º that they speakºª henceforthº to noº manº inº this¹² name.º 18 Andº they calledºª them,º and commandedºª themº notº to speakºª at allº norº teachºª inº the² nameº of Jesus.º 19 Butº Peterº andº Johnº answeredºª and saidºª untoº them,º Whetherº it beºª rightº in the sightº of Godº to hearkenºª unto youº more² thanº¹ unto God,º judge² ye.¹ª 20 Forº weº cannotººª butº speakºª the things whichº we have seenºª andº heard.ºª 21 Soº when they² had further threatened² them,¹ª they let¹ª them¹ go,ºª² findingºª nothingº howº they might punishºª them,º becauseº of the² people:º forº allº [men] glorifiedºª Godº forº that which was done.ºª 22 Forº the² manº wasºª aboveº fortyº years old,º onº whomº thisº miracleº of healingº was shewed.ºª

[13] Mt 4:18; 11:25; 26:57, 71, 73; Lk 22:52, 56; Jn 7:15, 49; 18:16; 19:26; Ac 2:7; 1Co 1:27.
[14] Ac 3:8; 4:10, 16, 21; 19:36.
[15] Ac 5:34; 26:30.
[16] Dn 8:5, 8; Mt 27:16; Lk 6:10; 21:15; Jn 11:47; 12:18; Ac 3:9; 6:10.
[17] 2Ch 25:15; Ps 2:1; Is 30:8; Jr 20:1; 29:25; 38:4; Dn 2:34; Am 2:12; 7:12; Mi 2:6; Mt 27:64; Jn 11:47; Ac 4:21, 29; 5:24, 28, 39, 40; Ro 10:16; 15:18; 1Th 1:8; 2:15.
[18] Lk 24:46; Ac 1:8; 5:20, 40.
[19] Ex 1:17; 1K 12:30; 14:16; 21:11; 22:14; 2K 16:15; 2Ch 26:16; Ps 58:1; Dn 3:18; 6:10; Ho 5:11; Am 7:16; Mi 6:16; Mt 22:21; Jn 7:24; Ac 5:29; 1Co 10:15; 2Co 4:2; Ep 6:1; 1Ti 2:3; He 11:23; Jm 2:4; Rv 13:3; 14:9.
[20] Nu 22:38; 23:20; 2S 23:2; Jb 32:18; Jr 1:7, 17; 4:19; 6:11; 20:9; Ezk 3:11, 14; Mi 3:8; Lk 1:2; Ac 1:8, 22; 2:4, 32; 3:15; 5:32; 10:39; 17:16; 18:5; 22:15; 1Co 9:16; He 2:3; 1Jn 1:1.
[21] Mt 9:33; 15:31; 21:46; 26:5; Lk 5:26; 13:17; 19:47; 20:6, 19; 22:2; Jn 12:18; Ac 3:6; 4:17; 5:26, 40.
[22] Mt 9:20; Lk 13:11; Jn 5:5; 9:1; Ac 3:2; 9:33.

whereupon the Church fleeth to prayer.

23 ¶ Andº being let go,ºª they wentºª toº their own company,º andº reportedºª all¹ that² the² chief priestsº andº eldersº had saidºª untoº them.º 24 Andº when they² heard² that,¹ª they lifted upºª their voiceº toº Godº with one accord,º andº said,ºª Lord,º thouº [art] God,º which¹ hast madeºª heaven,º andº earth,º andº the² sea,º andº allº that² inº them² is:¹ 25 Who¹ byº the mouthº of thyº servantº Davidº hast said,ºª Whyº did¹ª the heathenº rage,ºª andº the peopleº imagineºª vain things?º 26 The² kingsº of the² earthº stood up,ºª andº the² rulersº were gatheredºª togetherºº againstº the² Lord,º andº againstº hisº Christ.º 27 Forº ofº a truthº againstº thyº holyº childº Jesus,º whomº thou hast anointed,ºª bothº Herod,º andº Pontiusº Pilate,º withº the Gentiles,º andº the peopleº of Israel,º were gathered together,ºª 28 For to doºª whatsoeverº thyº handº andº thyº counselº determined beforeºª to be done.ºª 29 Andº now,º Lord,º beholdººª theirº threatenings:º andº grant² unto¹ª thyº servants,º that withº allº boldnessº they may speakºª thyº word,º 30 Byº¹ stretching forthºª thineº handº toº heal;º andº that signsº andº wondersº may be doneºª byº the² nameº of thyº holyº childº Jesus.º

[23] Ps 16:3; 42:4; 119:63; Pv 13:20; Mal 3:16; Ac 1:13; 2:44; 12:11; 16:40; 2Co 6:14.
[24] 2K 19:15, 19; Ne 9:6; Ps 55:16; 62:5; 69:29; 109:29; 146:5; Is 51:12; Jr 10:10; 20:13; 32:17; Lk 6:11; Ac 16:25; 2Co 1:8; 1Th 5:16; 2Ti 4:17.
[25] Ps 2:1; Ac 1:16; 2:30.
[26] Ps 83:2; Jol 3:9; Rv 11:15; 12:10; 17:12, 17; 19:16.
[27] Jb 14:4; 15:14; 25:4; Ps 2:2, 6; 45:7; Is 49:7; 53:3; 61:1; Zc 11:7; Mt 2:13; 20:18; 21:28; 23:37; 26:3, 59; 27:2, 11, 25, 40; Mk 10:33; 14:1, 43; 15:1, 31; Lk 1:35; 4:18; 9:22; 13:31; 18:31; 20:13; 22:1, 2, 47, 63; 23:1, 7, 8, 13; Jn 1:11; 10:36; 18:1, 19, 28; 19:1, 15, 34; Ac 2:27; 3:13, 14; 4:30; 10:38; He 7:26.
[28] Gn 50:20; Jb 12:13; Ps 76:10; Pv 21:30; Is 5:19; 28:29; 40:13; 46:10; 53:10; Mt 26:24, 54; Lk 22:22; 24:44; Ac 2:23; 3:18; 13:27; Ep 1:11; He 6:17; 1P 2:7.
[29] Is 37:17; 58:1; 63:15; Lm 3:50; 5:1; Ezk 2:6; Dn 9:18; Mi 3:8; Ac 4:13, 17, 21, 31; 9:27; 13:46; 14:3; 19:8; 20:26; 26:26; 28:31; Ep 6:18; Php 1:14; 1Th 2:2; 2Ti 1:7; 4:17.
[30] Ex 6:6; Dt 4:34; Jr 15:15; 20:11; Lk 9:54; 22:49; Ac 2:22, 43; 3:6, 16; 4:10, 27; 5:12, 15; 6:8; 9:34, 40.

And God, by moving the place where they were assembled, testified that he heard their prayer: confirming the Church with the gift of the Holy Ghost, and with mutual love and charity.

31 ¶ Andº when theyº had prayed,ºª the² placeº was shakenºª whereºº they wereºª assembled together;ºª andº they were¹ª allº filledºª with the Holyº Ghost,º andº they spakeºª the² wordº of Godº withº boldness.º 32 Andº the² multitudeº of them that believedºª wereºª of one² heartº andº of one¹ soul:º neitherºº saidºª anyº [of them] that oughtº of the things which he¹ possessedºª² wasºª his own;º butº theyº hadºª all thingsº common.º 33 Andº with greatº powerº gaveºª the² apostlesº witnessº of the² resurrectionº of the² Lordº Jesus:º andº greatº graceº wasºª uponº themº all.º 34 ² Neitherº¹ wasºª there anyº amongº themº that lacked:º forº as many asº wereºª possessorsº of landsº orº housesº sold² them,¹ª and broughtºª the² pricesº of the things that were sold,ºª 35 Andº laid [them] downºª atº the² apostles'º feet:º andº distribution was madeºª unto every manº according¹ asº² he² hadºª need.º¹ 36 Andº Joses,º whoº byº the² apostlesº was surnamedºª Barnabas,º (which¹ is,¹ª² being interpreted,ºª The sonº of consolation,)¹ a² Levite,º [and] of the country¹ of Cyprus,º² 37 Havingºª¹ land,º soldºª [it], and broughtºª the² money,º andº laidºª [it] atº the² apostles'º feet.º²

[31] Is 65:24; Mt 18:19; 21:22; Jn 14:12; 15:7, 16; 16:23; Ac 2:2, 4; 4:29; 16:25; Jm 1:5.
[32] 1Ch 29:14; 2Ch 30:12; Jr 32:39; Ezk 11:19; Lk 16:10; Jn 17:11, 21; Ac 1:14; 2:1, 44; 5:12; Ro 12:5; 15:5; 1Co 1:10; 12:12; 2Co 13:11; Ep 4:2; Php 1:27; 2:1; 1P 3:8; 4:11.
[33] Mk 16:20; Lk 2:52; 24:48; Jn 1:16; Ac 1:8, 22; 2:32, 47; 3:15; 4:30; 5:12; Ro 15:18; 1Th 1:5; He 2:4.
[34] Dt 2:7; Ps 34:9; Mk 10:21; Lk 12:33; 16:9; 22:35; Ac 2:45; 4:37; 5:1; 1Th 4:12; 1Ti 6:19; Jm 1:27.
[35] Ac 2:45; 3:6; 5:2; 6:1; 2Co 8:20.
[36] Mk 3:17; Ac 11:19, 22, 30; 12:25; 13:1; 15:2, 12, 37, 39; 21:16; 1Co 9:6; Ga 2:1, 9, 13.
[37] Mt 19:29; Ac 4:34; 5:1.


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