Acts 4
4 1And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the
temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
2being sore troubled because
they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the
dead.
3And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow:
for it was now eventide.
4But many of them that heard the word believed;
and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
5And it came to
pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered
together in Jerusalem;
6and Annas the high priest was there, and
Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the
high priest.
7And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By
what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
8Then Peter, filled with
the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,
9if
we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by
what means this man is made whole;
10be it known unto you all, and to all
the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye
crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even in him doth this man
stand here before you whole.
11He is the stone which was set at nought of
you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.
12And in none
other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven,
that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.
13Now when they beheld
the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned
and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they
had been with Jesus.
14And seeing the man that was healed standing with
them, they could say nothing against it.
15But when they had commanded
them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
16saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable
miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in
Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
17But that it spread no further among
the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in
this name.
18And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all
nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19But Peter and John answered and said
unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather
than unto God, judge ye:
20for we cannot but speak the things which we
saw and heard.
21And they, when they had further threatened them, let
them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people;
for all men glorified God for that which was done.
22For the man was more
than forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was wrought.
23And
being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief
priests and the elders had said unto them.
24And they, when they heard
it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that
didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
25who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David thy
servant, didst say,
Why did the Gentiles rage,
And the peoples imagine vain things?
26The kings of the earth set themselves in array,
And the rulers were gathered together,
Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:
27for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou
didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the
peoples of Israel, were gathered together,
28to do whatsoever thy hand
and thy council foreordained to come to pass.
29And now, Lord, look upon
their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all
boldness,
30while thy stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs
and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus.
31And
when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered
together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the
word of God with boldness.
32And the multitude of them that believed were
of one heart and soul: and not one of them said that aught of the
things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
34For
neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as were possessors
of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were
sold,
35and laid them at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made
unto each, according as any one had need.
36And Joseph, who by the
apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of
exhortation), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,
37having a field, sold
it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.