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Peter and John Before the Council

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

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Peter and John Arrested

Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,

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being distressed on account of their teaching the people and preaching by Jesus the resurrection from among [the] dead;

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being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

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and they laid hands on them, and put them in ward till the morrow; for it was already evening.

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And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.

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But many of those who had heard the word believed; and the number of the men had become [about] five thousand.

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However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

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And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together at Jerusalem,

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Addressing the Sanhedrin

And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes,

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and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of [the] high priestly family;

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as well as Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

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and having placed them in the midst they inquired, In what power or in what name have *ye* done this?

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And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, “By what power or by what name have you done this?”

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Then Peter, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders [of Israel],

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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel:

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if *we* this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed [done] to the infirm man, how *he* has been healed,

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If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well,

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be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean, whom *ye* have crucified, whom God has raised from among [the] dead, by *him* this [man] stands here before you sound [in body].

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let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.

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*He* is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.

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This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’

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And salvation is in none other, for neither is there another name under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved.

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Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

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Peter and John Threatened, Released

But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and uninstructed men, they wondered; and they recognised them that they were with Jesus.

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The Name of Jesus Forbidden

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.

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And beholding the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to reply;

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And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

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but having commanded them to go out of the council they conferred with one another,

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But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

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saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed an evident sign has come to pass through their means is manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

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saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a [a]notable miracle has been done through them is evident[b] to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

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But that it be not further spread among the people, let us threaten them severely no longer to speak to any man in this name.

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But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”

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

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So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

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But Peter and John answering said to them, If it be righteous before God to listen to you rather than to God, judge ye;

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But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.

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for as for us *we* cannot refrain from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard.

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For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”

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But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

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So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, because of the people, since they all glorified God for what had been done.

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for the man on whom this sign of healing had taken place was above forty years old.

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For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.

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The Believers' Prayer for Boldness

And having been let go, they came to their own [company], and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

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Prayer for Boldness

And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

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And they, having heard [it], lifted up [their] voice with one accord to God, and said, Lord, *thou* art the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

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So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

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who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have [the] nations raged haughtily and [the] peoples meditated vain things?

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who [c]by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
‘Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?

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The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.

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The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’

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For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with [the] nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city

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“For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

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to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass.

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to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.

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And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,

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Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,

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in that thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and that signs and wonders take place through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.

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by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”

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And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.

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And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

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Sharing among Believers

And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them;

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Sharing in All Things

Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

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and with great power did the apostles give witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

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And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.

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For neither was there any one in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, brought the price of what was sold

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Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

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and laid it at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as any one might have need.

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and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.

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And Joseph, who had been surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which is, being interpreted, Son of consolation), a Levite, Cyprian by birth,

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And [d]Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of [e]Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus,

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being possessed of land, having sold [it], brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

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having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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Acts 4

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