Acts 4

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the ^aSadducees, came upon them, ^2bbeing grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus ^cthe resurrection from the dead. ³And ^dthey laid hands on them, and put them in ^ehold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. ⁴Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was ^fabout five thousand. ⁵And it came to pass on the morrow, that their ^grulers, and elders, and scribes, ⁶and ^hAnnas the high priest, and ⁱCaiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. ⁷And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, ^kBy what power, or by what name, have ye done this? ⁸Then Peter, ^lfilled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye ^grulers of the people, and elders of Israel, ⁹if we this day be ^mexamined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is ⁿmade whole; ¹⁰be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that ^oby the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom ^pGod raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. ¹¹This is ^qthe stone which was ^rset at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. ^12sNeither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

¹³Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and ^tJohn, and ^uperceived that they were unlearned and ^xignorant men, they marvelled; and ^ythey took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. ¹⁴And beholding the man which was healed ^zstanding with them, they could say nothing against it. ¹⁵But when they had commanded them to go aside out of ^athe council, they conferred among themselves, ¹⁶saying, ^bWhat shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is ^cmanifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷But that it spread no further among the people, let us ^dstraitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. ¹⁸And they ^ecalled them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. ¹⁹But Peter and John answered and said unto them, ^fWhether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. ²⁰For ^gwe cannot but speak the things which ^hwe have seen and heard. ²¹So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, ⁱbecause of the people: for all men ^kglorified God for ^lthat which was done. ²²For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

²³And being let go, they went to ^mtheir own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. ²⁴And when they heard that, they lift up their voice to God ⁿwith one accord, and said, ^oLord, ^pthou art God, ^qwhich hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: ²⁵who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, ^rWhy did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? ²⁶The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his ^uChrist. ²⁷For ^sof a truth against ^tthy holy child Jesus, ^uwhom thou hast anointed, both ^xHerod, and ^yPontius Pilate, with ^zthe Gentiles, and ^athe people of Israel, were gathered together, ²⁸for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel ^bdetermined before to be done. ²⁹And now, Lord, ^cbehold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all ^dboldness they may speak thy word, ³⁰by stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that ^esigns and wonders may be done ^fby the name of ^gthy holy child Jesus. ³¹And when they had prayed, the place ^hwas shaken where they were assembled together; and ⁱthey were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with ^dboldness.

³²And the multitude of them that believed were of ^jone heart and of ^kone soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but ^lthey had all things common. ³³And with great ^mpower gave the apostles ⁿwitness of ^othe resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great ^pgrace was upon them all. ³⁴Neither was there any among them that lacked: ^qfor as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, ³⁵and ^rlaid them down at the apostles’ feet: and ^sdistribution was made unto every man ^taccording as he had need. ³⁶And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed ^uBarnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of ^xCyprus, ³⁷having land, ^qsold it, and brought the money, and ^rlaid it at the apostles’ feet.

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