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title: Acts 4
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createdAt: 2024-09-04T03:37:42.176Z
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**1 **And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, **2 **Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. **3 **And they laid hands on them, and put *them* in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. **4 **Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

**5 **And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, **6 **And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. **7 **And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? **8 **Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, **9 **If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; **10 **Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, *even* by him doth this man stand here before you whole. **11 **This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. **12 **Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

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

**23 **And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. **24 **And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou *art* God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

**25 **Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

**26 **The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

**27 **For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, **28 **For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. **29 **And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, **30 **By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. **31 **And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

**32 **And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any *of them* that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. **33 **And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. **34 **Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, **35 **And laid *them* down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

**36 **And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, *and* of the country of Cyprus, **37 **Having land, sold *it*, and brought the money, and laid *it* at the apostles' feet.