Acts 4:26–27

4:26 The kings of the earth stood together,63

and the rulers assembled together,

against the Lord and against his64 Christ.’65

4:27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against66 your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,67

63	tn Traditionally, “The kings of the earth took their stand.”
64	tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” sn See the note on Christ in 2:31.
65	sn A quotation from Ps 2:1–2.
66	sn The application of Ps 2:1–2 is that Jews and Gentiles are opposing Jesus. The surprise of the application is that Jews are now found among the enemies of God’s plan.
67	sn A wordplay on “Christ,” v. 26, which means “one who has been anointed.”