AC-4:1  And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the

temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

AC-4:2  Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus

the resurrection from the dead.

AC-4:3  And they laid hands on them, and put [them] in hold unto the next day:

for it was now eventide.

AC-4:4  Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of

the men was about five thousand.

AC-4:5  And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and

scribes,

AC-4:6  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.

AC-4:7  And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or

by what name, have ye done this?

AC-4:8  Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of

the people, and elders of Israel,

AC-4:9  If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man,

by what means he is made whole;

AC-4:10  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.

AC-4:11  This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is

become the head of the corner.

AC-4:12  Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name

under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

AC-4:13  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.

AC-4:14  And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could

say nothing against it.

AC-4:15  But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they

conferred among themselves,

AC-4:16  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].

AC-4:17  But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly

threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

AC-4:18  And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach

in the name of Jesus.

AC-4:19  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.

AC-4:20  For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

AC-4:21  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.

AC-4:22  For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing

was showed.

AC-4:23  And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all

that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

AC-4:24  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:

AC-4:25  Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen

rage, and the people imagine vain things?

AC-4:26  The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together

against the Lord, and against his Christ.

AC-4:27  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,

AC-4:28  For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be

done.

AC-4:29  And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants,

that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

AC-4:30  By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may

be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

AC-4:31  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.

AC-4:32  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.

AC-4:33  And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of

the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

AC-4:34  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,

AC-4:35  And laid [them] down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made

unto every man according as he had need.

AC-4:36  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,

AC-4:37  Having land, sold [it], and brought the money, and laid [it] at the

apostles' feet.

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