Acts 4
New American Standard Bible
Peter and John Arrested
4 As they were speaking to the people, the priests and (A)the captain of the temple guard and (B)the Sadducees (C)came up to them, 2 being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming [a](D)in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them and (E)put them in prison until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 But many of those who had heard the [b]message believed; and (F)the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
5 On the next day, their (G)rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem; 6 and (H)Annas the high priest was there, and (I)Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and all who were of high-priestly descent. 7 When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?” 8 Then Peter, [c](J)filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “[d](K)Rulers and elders of the people, 9 if we are [e]on trial today for (L)a benefit done to a sick man, as to [f]how this man has been made well, 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that [g](M)by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom (N)God raised from the dead—[h]by [i]this name this man stands here before you in good health. 11 [j](O)He is the (P)stone which was (Q)rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in (R)no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among mankind by which we must be saved.”
Threat and Release
13 Now as they observed the (S)confidence of (T)Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and (U)began to recognize them [k]as having been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply. 15 But when they had ordered them to leave the [l](V)Council, they began to confer with one another, 16 saying, “(W)What are we to do with these men? For the fact that a (X)noteworthy [m]miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let’s warn them not to speak any longer to any person (Y)in this name.” 18 And when they had summoned them, they (Z)commanded them not to speak or teach at all [n]in the name of Jesus. 19 But (AA)Peter and John answered and said to them, “(AB)Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, make your own judgment; 20 for (AC)we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” 21 When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) (AD)on account of the people, because they were all (AE)glorifying God for what had happened; 22 for the man on whom this [o]miracle of healing had been performed was more than forty years old.
23 When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported everything that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And when they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said, “[p]Lord, it is You who (AF)made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them, 25 who (AG)by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said,
‘(AH)Why were the [q]nations insolent,
And the peoples plotting in vain?
26 (AI)The kings of the earth [r]took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His [s](AJ)Christ.’
27 For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy [t](AK)Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both (AL)Herod and (AM)Pontius Pilate, along with (AN)the [u]Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do whatever Your hand and (AO)purpose predestined to occur. 29 And [v]now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant it to Your bond-servants to (AP)speak Your word with all (AQ)confidence, 30 while You extend Your hand to heal, and [w](AR)signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy [x](AS)Servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, the (AT)place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all (AU)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to (AV)speak the word of God with (AW)boldness.
Sharing among Believers
32 And the [y]congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them [z]claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but (AX)all things were common property to them. 33 And (AY)with great power the apostles were giving (AZ)testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all. 34 For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses (BA)would sell them and bring the [aa]proceeds of the sales 35 and (BB)lay them at the apostles’ feet, and they would be (BC)distributed to each to the extent that any had need.
36 Now Joseph, a Levite of (BD)Cyprian birth, who was also called (BE)Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of [ab](BF)Encouragement), 37 [ac]owned a tract of land. So he sold it, and brought the money and (BG)laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Footnotes
- Acts 4:2 Or in the case of
- Acts 4:4 Lit word
- Acts 4:8 Or having just been filled
- Acts 4:8 Lit Rulers of the people and elders
- Acts 4:9 Lit answering
- Acts 4:9 Or by what; or by whom
- Acts 4:10 Or in
- Acts 4:10 Or in
- Acts 4:10 Or Him
- Acts 4:11 Lit This One
- Acts 4:13 Lit that they had been
- Acts 4:15 Or Sanhedrin
- Acts 4:16 Or sign
- Acts 4:18 Or on the basis of
- Acts 4:22 Or sign
- Acts 4:24 Or Master
- Acts 4:25 Or Gentiles
- Acts 4:26 Or approached
- Acts 4:26 I.e., Messiah
- Acts 4:27 Or Son
- Acts 4:27 Or nations
- Acts 4:29 Or as for the present situation
- Acts 4:30 I.e., confirming miracles
- Acts 4:30 Or Son
- Acts 4:32 Or community; lit multitude
- Acts 4:32 Lit was saying
- Acts 4:34 Lit the prices of the things being sold
- Acts 4:36 Or Exhortation; or Consolation
- Acts 4:37 Lit a tract...belonging to him, he sold...
Acts 4
New King James Version
Peter and John Arrested
4 Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the (A)Sadducees came upon them, 2 being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
Addressing the Sanhedrin
5 And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes, 6 as well as (B)Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, (C)“By what power or by what name have you done this?”
8 (D)Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: 9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, 10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, (E)that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, (F)whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the (G)‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ 12 (H)Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
The Name of Jesus Forbidden
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, (I)and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who had been healed (J)standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 saying, (K)“What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a [a]notable miracle has been done through them is (L)evident[b] to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”
18 (M)So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, (N)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. 20 (O)For we cannot but speak the things which (P)we have seen and heard.” 21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, (Q)because of the people, since they all (R)glorified God for (S)what had been done. 22 For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.
Prayer for Boldness(T)
23 And being let go, (U)they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, (V)You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, 25 who [c]by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
(W)‘Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?
26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’
27 “For (X)truly against (Y)Your holy Servant Jesus, (Z)whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together 28 (AA)to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. 29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants (AB)that with all boldness they may speak Your word, 30 by stretching out Your hand to heal, (AC)and that signs and wonders may be done (AD)through the name of (AE)Your holy Servant Jesus.”
31 And when they had prayed, (AF)the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, (AG)and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
Sharing in All Things
32 Now the multitude of those who believed (AH)were of one heart and one soul; (AI)neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33 And with (AJ)great power the apostles gave (AK)witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And (AL)great grace was upon them all. 34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; (AM)for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, 35 (AN)and laid them at the apostles’ feet; (AO)and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
36 And [d]Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of [e]Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, 37 (AP)having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Apostlagärningarna 4
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Petrus och Johannes arresteras
4 Medan Petrus och Johannes fortfarande talade till folket, kom prästerna, officeren vid tempelvakten och saddukeerna[a] fram till dem. 2 De var mycket upprörda över att de undervisade folket och utifrån Jesus förkunnade uppståndelsen från de döda. 3 Därför grep de Petrus och Johannes och satte dem sedan i fängelse över natten eftersom det hunnit bli kväll. 4 Men många som hade lyssnat till budskapet började tro och antalet troende hade nu stigit till omkring 5 000 män.
5 Följande dag samlades de högsta styresmännen och folkets ledare och de skriftlärda i Jerusalem.[b] 6 Översteprästen Hannas var där, liksom Kajafas, Johannes, Alexandros och alla övriga från översteprästernas släkt. 7 De lät sedan hämta Petrus och Johannes och frågade dem:
”Genom vilken kraft och i vems namn har ni gjort det här?”
8 Då fylldes Petrus av den heliga Anden och svarade dem:
”Ni styresmän och ledare för folket! 9 Om vi idag frågas ut om en god gärning mot en handikappad man och på vilket sätt han blev frisk, 10 ska både ni och alla andra i Israel veta att det är i nasarén Jesus Kristus namn som den här mannen står framför er fullständigt frisk. Ni korsfäste Jesus, men Gud uppväckte honom från de döda. 11 Han är
’den sten som inte dög åt er byggnadsarbetare
har blivit en hörnsten.[c]’
12 Räddningen finns inte hos någon annan och det finns inget annat namn bland människor under hela himlen som kan rädda oss.”
13 När de såg hur modiga Petrus och Johannes var och att de tydligen var vanliga enkla människor utan högre utbildning,[d] blev de mycket förvånade. De visste bara att dessa hade varit tillsammans med Jesus. 14 Men eftersom de kunde se mannen stå där bredvid dem fullt frisk, kunde de inget säga. 15 Därför skickade de ut dem ur rådssalen och började diskutera med varandra. 16 De sa: ”Vad ska vi göra med de här människorna? Vi kan ju inte neka till att de har gjort ett stort tecken och alla i Jerusalem känner redan till det. 17 Men vi kanske kan hindra att detta sprids ännu mer bland folket. Vi varnar dem för att i fortsättningen tala till någon mer i det namnet.”
18 Sedan kallade de in Petrus och Johannes igen och befallde dem att aldrig mer tala eller undervisa i namnet Jesus. 19 Men Petrus och Johannes svarade: ”Tänk efter själva, om det är rätt inför Gud att lyda er istället för honom? 20 Nej, vi kan inte låta bli att berätta om allt det som vi har sett och hört.”
21 Då hotade rådet dem än en gång men släppte dem sedan. De visste inte hur de skulle straffa dem för alla hyllade Gud för det som hade skett. 22 Mannen som hade blivit botad genom detta tecken var nämligen över fyrtio år gammal.
De troende ber om frimodighet
23 Så snart Petrus och Johannes blev fria, sökte de upp de sina och berättade allt vad översteprästerna och folkets ledare hade sagt. 24 Och när de andra hörde dem, började alla gemensamt ropa högt till Gud och sa:
”Herre, du som har skapat himlen och jorden och haven och allt som finns i dem![e] 25 Du lät den heliga Anden tala genom vår förfader David, din tjänare:
’Varför gör folken uppror?
Varför smider de meningslösa planer?
26 Jordens kungar reser sig;
makthavarna samlas mot Herren
och mot hans Smorde.’[f]
27 De slog sig verkligen samman i den här staden mot din heliga tjänare Jesus som du har smort. Herodes och Pontius Pilatus, de andra folken och Israels folk, 28 de har gjort vad du i din makt och med din vilja hade förutbestämt. 29 Herre, se nu hur de hotar oss! Så hjälp nu dina tjänare att frimodigt förkunna ditt budskap! 30 Visa din makt och bota de sjuka, låt tecken och under ske genom din heliga tjänare Jesus namn!”
31 När de hade slutat be, skakade platsen där de var samlade och alla fylldes av den heliga Anden och förkunnade Guds budskap frimodigt.
De troende delar allt med varandra
32 Alla de troende var enade till hjärta och själ och ingen tyckte att det han ägde var hans eget utan alla delade med sig av vad de hade. 33 Apostlarna vittnade med stor kraft om att Herren Jesus hade uppstått från de döda och Gud var mycket nådig mot dem alla. 34 Ingen av dem saknade något. Alla som ägde mark eller hus sålde det och kom med vad de fått 35 och lämnade pengarna framför apostlarna. De delades sedan ut åt var och en allt efter deras behov.
36 Josef, en levit från Cypern som apostlarna kallade Barnabas, ”Tröstens son”, 37 sålde också en åker som han ägde och lämnade pengarna framför apostlarna.
Footnotes
- 4:1 Se not till Matt 3:7.
- 4:5 Det var det judiska rådet som samlades. Rådet hade ett sjuttiotal medlemmar, och bestod av alla de religiösa och politiska ledarna i Israel. Det fungerade under den romerska ockupationen som domstol, men hade också rätt att besluta i vissa politiska frågor.
- 4:11 Se Ps 118:22.
- 4:13 De saknade rabbinsk skolning som skulle ha gett dem auktoritet att undervisa och tolka Skriften.
- 4:24 Se Ps 146:6.
- 4:26 Den Smorde syftar på Messias, eller Kristus. Se Ps 2:1-2. Varför gör folken uppror har här i den grekiska texten något mer betoning på högmod; folken förhäver sig.
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