Verse 7
Acts 4:7
Free Bible Version
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Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, answered them. “Rulers of the people, and elders:
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ στήσαντες αὐτοὺς ἐν ⸀τῷ μέσῳ ἐπυνθάνοντο· Ἐν ποίᾳ δυνάμει ἢ ἐν ποίῳ ὀνόματι ἐποιήσατε τοῦτο ὑμεῖς;
English Translation
And having set them in the middle, they were asking: By what power or in what name have you done this?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
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While they were talking to the people, the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and the Sadduce...
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2
They were angry that they were teaching the people, telling them that through Yashua (Jesus) there i...
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3
But many who had heard the message believed it, and the total number of believers grew to about five...
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4
The next day, the rulers, elders, and religious leaders met together in Jerusalem.
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5
They included the high priest Annas, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others of the high priest's fami...
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They brought Peter and John before them and asked, “By what power or by whose authority have you don...
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Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, answered them. “Rulers of the people, and elders:
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Are we being interrogated regarding a good deed done to a man who couldn't help himself, and how he...
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9
If so, all of you should know, and all the people of Israel, that it was in the name of Yashua (Jesu...
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10
‘He is the stone you builders rejected, but he has been made the chief cornerstone.’
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11
There is no salvation in anyone else; there is no other name under heaven given to humanity that can...
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12
When they saw Peter and John's confidence, and realized they were uneducated, ordinary men, they wer...
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13
Since they could see the man who had been healed standing right there with them, they had nothing to...
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14
“What should we do with these men?” they asked. “We can't deny a significant miracle has happened th...
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15
But to prevent it spreading among the people any further, we should threaten them never to speak to...
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16
But Peter and John responded, “Whether it's right in God (Elohim)'s eyes to obey you rather than God...
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17
We can't help talking about what we've seen and heard!”
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18
After making more threats they let them go. They couldn't work out how to punish them because everyo...
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19
After the disciples had been released, they went to the other believers and told them everything the...
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20
When they heard what had happened, they prayed to God (Elohim) together: “Lord, you made heaven and...
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21
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through David, our forefather and your servant, saying ‘Why did the peo...
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22
The kings of the earth prepared for war; the rulers united together against the Lord and against his...
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23
Now this has really happened right here in this city! Both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with t...
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24
Now Lord: look at all their threats against us! Help us your servants to speak your word really bold...
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25
As you exercise your power to heal, may signs and miracles be done through the name of your holy ser...
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26
When they had finished praying, the building they were meeting in was shaken. All of them were fille...
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27
All the believers thought and felt the same way. None of them claimed anything they had as their own...
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28
The apostles gave their testimony regarding the resurrection of the Lord Yashua (Jesus) with tremend...
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Joseph, the one the apostles called Barnabas (meaning “son of encouragement”), was a Levite, a Cypri...
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30
He sold a field that belonged to him. Then he brought the money and presented it to the apostles.
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