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Acts 4

Peter and John Arrested

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As they were speaking to the people, the priests and  athe captain of the temple guard and  bthe Sadducees  ccame up to them,

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being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming  1 ain Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

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And they laid hands on them and  aput them in jail until the next day, for it was already evening.

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But many of those who had heard the  1message believed; and  athe number of the men came to be about five thousand.

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On the next day, their  arulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

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and  aAnnas the high priest was there, and  bCaiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of high-priestly descent.

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When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"

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Then Peter,  1 afilled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, " 2 bRulers and elders of the people,

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if we are  1on trial today for  aa benefit done to a sick man,  2as to how this man has been made well,

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let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that  1 aby the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom  bGod raised from the dead-- 1by  2this name this man stands here before you in good health.

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1 aHe is the  bSTONE WHICH WAS  cREJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone.

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"And there is salvation in  ano one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."

Threat and Release

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Now as they observed the  aconfidence of  bPeter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and  cbegan to recognize them  1as having been with Jesus.

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And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply.

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But when they had ordered them to leave the  1 aCouncil, they began to confer with one another,

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saying, " aWhat shall we do with these men? For the fact that a  bnoteworthy  1miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

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"But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man  ain this name."

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And when they had summoned them, they  acommanded them not to speak or teach at all  1in the name of Jesus.

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But  aPeter and John answered and said to them, " bWhether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge;

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for  awe cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."

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When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them)  aon account of the people, because they were all  bglorifying God for what had happened;

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for the man was more than forty years old on whom this  1miracle of healing had been performed.

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When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

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And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, "O  1Lord, it is You who  aMADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM,

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who  aby the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said, ` bWHY DID THE  1GENTILES RAGE, AND THE PEOPLES DEVISE FUTILE THINGS?

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aTHE KINGS OF THE EARTH  1TOOK THEIR STAND, AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS  2 bCHRIST.'

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"For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy  1 aservant Jesus, whom You anointed, both  bHerod and  cPontius Pilate, along with  dthe  2Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

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to do whatever Your hand and  aYour purpose predestined to occur.

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"And  1now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may  aspeak Your word with all  bconfidence,

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while You extend Your hand to heal, and  1 asigns and wonders take place through the name of Your holy  2 bservant Jesus."

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And when they had prayed, the  aplace where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all  bfilled with the Holy Spirit and began to  cspeak the word of God with  dboldness.

Sharing among Believers

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And the  1congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them  2claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but  aall things were common property to them.

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And  awith great power the apostles were giving  btestimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all.

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For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses  awould sell them and bring the  1proceeds of the sales

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and  alay them at the apostles' feet, and they would be  bdistributed to each as any had need.

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Now Joseph, a Levite of  aCyprian birth, who was also called  bBarnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of  1 cEncouragement),

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and who owned a tract of land, sold it and brought the money and  alaid it at the apostles' feet.



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