24 And when they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said, “[a]Lord, it is You who (A)made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them, 25 who (B)by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said,

(C)Why were the [b]nations insolent,
And the peoples plotting in vain?
26 (D)The kings of the earth [c]took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His [d](E)Christ.’

27 For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy [e](F)servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both (G)Herod and (H)Pontius Pilate, along with (I)the [f]Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do whatever Your hand and (J)purpose predestined to occur.

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  1. Acts 4:24 Or Master
  2. Acts 4:25 Or Gentiles
  3. Acts 4:26 Or approached
  4. Acts 4:26 I.e., Messiah
  5. Acts 4:27 Or Son
  6. Acts 4:27 Or nations

24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.(A) “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.(B) 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:(C)

“‘Why do the nations rage
    and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
against the Lord
    and against his anointed one.[a][b](D)

27 Indeed Herod(E) and Pontius Pilate(F) met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus,(G) whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.(H)

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  1. Acts 4:26 That is, Messiah or Christ
  2. Acts 4:26 Psalm 2:1,2

36 For (A)David, after he had [a]served God’s (B)purpose in his own generation, (C)fell asleep, and was [b]buried among his fathers and [c]underwent decay; 37 but He whom God (D)raised did not [d]undergo decay. 38 Therefore let it be known to you, [e]brothers, that (E)through [f]Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and [g]through Him (F)everyone who believes is [h]freed [i]from all things, from which you could not be [j]freed [k]through the Law of Moses.

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  1. Acts 13:36 Or served his own generation by the purpose of God
  2. Acts 13:36 Lit gathered to his
  3. Acts 13:36 Lit saw corruption
  4. Acts 13:37 Lit see corruption
  5. Acts 13:38 Lit men, brothers
  6. Acts 13:38 Lit this One
  7. Acts 13:39 Lit in; or by
  8. Acts 13:39 Or justified
  9. Acts 13:39 Lit by
  10. Acts 13:39 Or justified
  11. Acts 13:39 Lit by

36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;(A) he was buried with his ancestors(B) and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead(C) did not see decay.

38 “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.(D) 39 Through him everyone who believes(E) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.(F)

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