1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Acts 4

1 The rulers of the Jews offended with Peter's sermon, 4 (though thousands of the people were converted that heard the Word), imprison him and John. 5 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, 13 they command him and John to preach no more in that name, adding also threatening, 23 whereupon the Church fleeth to prayer. 31 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.

 4:1 As they were speaking 2980 to the people 2992, the priests 2409 and the captain 4755 of the temple 2413 [guard] and the Sadducees 4523 came 2186 up to them,

 4:2 being greatly 1278 disturbed 1278 because 1223 they were teaching 1321 the people 2992 and proclaiming 2605 in Jesus 2424 the resurrection 386 from the dead 3498.

 4:3 And they laid 1911 hands 5495 on them and put 5087 them in jail 5084 until 1519 the next 839 day 839, for it was already 2235 evening 2073.

 4:4 But many 4183 of those 3588 who had heard 191 the message 3056 believed 4100; and the number 706 of the men 435 came 1096 to be about 5613 five 4002 thousand 5505.

 4:5 ¶ On the next 839 day 839, their rulers 758 and elders 4245 and scribes 1122 were gathered 4863 together 4863 in Jerusalem 2419;

 4:6 and Annas 452 the high 749 priest 749 [was there], and Caiaphas 2533 and John 2491 and Alexander 223, and all 3745 who 3745 were of high-priestly 748 descent 1085.

 4:7 When they had placed 2476 them in the center 3319, they [began to] inquire 4441, “By what 4169 power 1411, or 2228 in what 4169 name 3686, have you done 4160 this 3778?”

 4:8 Then 5119 Peter 4074, filled 4092a with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, said 3004 to them, “Rulers 758 and elders 4245 of the people 2992,

 4:9 if 1487 we are on trial 350 today 4594 for a benefit 2108 done 2108 to a sick 772 man 444, as to how 5101 this 3778 man 3778 has been made 4982 well 4982,

 4:10 let it be known 1110 to all 3956 of you and to all 3956 the people 2992 of Israel 2274, that by the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 the Nazarene 3480, whom 3739 you crucified 4717, whom 3739 God 2316 raised 1453 from the dead 3498—by this 3778 [name] this 3778 man 3778 stands 3936 here 3936 before 1799 you in good 5199 health 5199.

 4:11 “He is the STONE 3037 WHICH WAS REJECTED 1848 by you, THE BUILDERS 3620b, [but] WHICH BECAME 1096 THE CHIEF 2776 CORNER 1137 [stone].

 4:12 “And there is salvation 4991 in no 3756 3762 one 3762 else 243; for there is no 3761 other 2087 name 3686 under 5259 heaven 3772 that has been given 1325 among 1722 men 444 by which 3739 we must 1163 be saved 4982.”

 4:13 ¶ Now 1161 as they observed 2334 the confidence 3954 of Peter 4074 and John 2491 and understood 2638 that they were uneducated 62 and untrained 2399 men 444, they were amazed 2296, and [began] to recognize 1921 them as having been 1510 with Jesus 2424.

 4:14 And seeing 991 the man 444 who had been healed 2323 standing 2476 with them, they had 2192 nothing 3762 to say 471 in reply 471.

 4:15 But when they had ordered 2753 them to leave 565 the Council 4892, they [began] to confer 4820 with one 240 another 240,

 4:16 saying 3004, “What 5101 shall we do 4160 with these 3778 men 444? For the fact 3754 that a noteworthy 1110 miracle 4592 has taken 1096 place 1096 through 1223 them is apparent 5318 to all 3956 who live 2730 in Jerusalem 2419, and we cannot 1410 3756 deny 720 it.

 4:17 “But so 2443 that it will not spread 1268 any 1909 further 1909 4183 among 1519 the people 2992, let us warn 546 them to speak 2980 no 3371 longer 3371 to any 3367 man 444 in this 3778 name 3686.”

 4:18 And when they had summoned 2564 them, they commanded 3853 them not to speak 5350 or 3366 teach 1321 at all 2527 in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424.

 4:19 But Peter 4074 and John 2491 answered 611 and said 3004 to them, “Whether 1487 it is right 1342 in the sight 1799 of God 2316 to give 191 heed 191 to you rather 3123 than 2228 to God 2316, you be the judge 2919;

 4:20 for we cannot 1410 3756 stop 3361 speaking 2980 about what 3739 we have seen 3708 and heard 191.”

 4:21 When they had threatened 4324 them further 4324, they let 630 them go 630 (finding 2147 no 3367 basis 3367 on which to punish 2849 them) on account 1223 of the people 2992, because 3754 they were all 3956 glorifying 1392 God 2316 for what had happened 1096;

 4:22 for the man 444 was more 4183 than forty 5065b years 2094 old on whom 3739 this 3778 miracle 4592 of healing 2392 had been performed 1096.

 4:23 ¶ When they had been released 630, they went 2064 to their own 2398 [companions] and reported 518 all 3745 that the chief 749 priests 749 and the elders 4245 had said 3004 to them.

 4:24 And when they heard 191 [this], they lifted 142 their voices 5456 to God 2316 with one 3661 accord 3661 and said 3004, “O Lord 1203, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN 3772 AND THE EARTH 1093 AND THE SEA 2281, AND ALL 3956 THAT IS IN THEM,

 4:25 who by the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, [through] the mouth 4750 of our father 3962 David 1160b Your servant 3816, said 3004, ‘WHY 2443 5101 DID THE GENTILES 1484 RAGE 5433, AND THE PEOPLES 2992 DEVISE 3191 FUTILE 2756 THINGS 2756?

 4:26 ‘THE KINGS 935 OF THE EARTH 1093 TOOK 3936 THEIR STAND 3936, AND THE RULERS 758 WERE GATHERED 4863 TOGETHER 1909 3588 846 AGAINST 2596 THE LORD 2962 AND AGAINST 2596 HIS CHRIST 5547.’

 4:27 “For truly 1909 225 in this 3778 city 4172 there were gathered 4863 together 4863 against 1909 Your holy 40 servant 3816 Jesus 2424, whom 3739 You anointed 5548, both 5037 Herod 2264 and Pontius 4194 Pilate 4091, along 4862 with the Gentiles 1484 and the peoples 2992 of Israel 2274,

 4:28 to do 4160 whatever 3745 Your hand 5495 and Your purpose 1012 predestined 4309 to occur 1096.

 4:29 “And now 3568, Lord 2962, take 1896 note 1896 of their threats 547, and grant 1325 that Your bond-servants 1401 may speak 2980 Your word 3056 with all 3956 confidence 3954,

 4:30 while 1722 You extend 1614 Your hand 5495 to heal 2392, and signs 4592 and wonders 5059 take 1096 place 1096 through 1223 the name 3686 of Your holy 40 servant 3816 Jesus 2424.”

 4:31 And when they had prayed 1189a, the place 5117 where 1722 3739 they had gathered 4863 together 4863 was shaken 4531, and they were all 537a filled 4092a with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and [began] to speak 2980 the word 3056 of God 2316 with boldness 3954.

 4:32 ¶ And the congregation 4128 of those 3588 who believed 4100 were of one 1520 heart 2588 and soul 5590; and not one 1520 [of them] claimed 3004 that anything 5100 belonging 5225 to him was his own 2398, but all 3956 things 3956 were common 2839 property 2839 to them.

 4:33 And with great 3173 power 1411 the apostles 652 were giving 591 testimony 3142 to the resurrection 386 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, and abundant 3173 grace 5485 was upon them all 3956.

 4:34 For there was not a needy 1729b person 5100 among 1722 them, for all 3745 who 3745 were owners 2935 of land 5564 or 2228 houses 3614 would sell 4453 them and bring 5342 the proceeds 5092 of the sales 4097

 4:35 and lay 5087 them at the apostles’ 652 feet 4228, and they would be distributed 1239 to each 1538 as any 5100 had 2192 need 5532.

 4:36 ¶ Now Joseph 2501, a Levite 3019 of Cyprian 2953 birth 1085, who was also called 1941 Barnabas 921 by the apostles 652 (which 3739 translated 3177 means 1510 Son 5207 of Encouragement 3874),

 4:37 and who owned 5225 a tract 68 of land 68, sold 4453 it and brought 5342 the money 5536 and laid 5087 it at the apostles’ 652 feet 4228.