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Acts 4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Acts 4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Peter and John before the Council
4 While Peter and John[a] were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came to them, 2 much annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming that in Jesus there is the resurrection of the dead. 3 So they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 But many of those who heard the word believed; and they numbered about five thousand.
5 The next day their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, 6 with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John,[b] and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. 7 When they had made the prisoners[c] stand in their midst, they inquired, ‘By what power or by what name did you do this?’ 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, ‘Rulers of the people and elders, 9 if we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are asked how this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,[d] whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. 11 This Jesus[e] is
“the stone that was rejected by you, the builders;
it has become the cornerstone.”[f]
12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.’
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus. 14 When they saw the man who had been cured standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition. 15 So they ordered them to leave the council while they discussed the matter with one another. 16 They said, ‘What will we do with them? For it is obvious to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been done through them; we cannot deny it. 17 But to keep it from spreading further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.’ 18 So they called them and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered them, ‘Whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge; 20 for we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard.’ 21 After threatening them again, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, for all of them praised God for what had happened. 22 For the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more than forty years old.
The Believers Pray for Boldness
23 After they were released, they went to their friends[g] and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, ‘Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and everything in them, 25 it is you who said by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant:[h]
“Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples imagine vain things?
26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
and the rulers have gathered together
against the Lord and against his Messiah.”[i]
27 For in this city, in fact, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant[j] Jesus, whom you anointed, 28 to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. 29 And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants[k] to speak your word with all boldness, 30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant[l] Jesus.’ 31 When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.
The Believers Share Their Possessions
32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. 33 With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. 35 They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. 36 There was a Levite, a native of Cyprus, Joseph, to whom the apostles gave the name Barnabas (which means ‘son of encouragement’). 37 He sold a field that belonged to him, then brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
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Nouvo Testaman: Vèsyon Kreyòl Fasil
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Pyè ak Jan ansanm ak Gran Konsèy Jwif la
4 Pandan Pyè ak Jan t ap pale ak foul la konsa, yon pakèt lidè Jwif ki te gen kèk prèt ladan yo, kòmandan lagad ki t ap siveye tanp lan ansanm ak kèk Sadiseyen te vin parèt kote yo te ye a. 2 Lidè sa yo te fache anpil dèske Pyè ak Jan t ap anseye pèp la, dèske yo t ap pale pèp la de Jezi epi fè yo konnen moun mouri kapab leve vivan ankò menm jan ak Jezi. 3 Konsa, lidè yo arete Pyè ak Jan epi yo mete yo nan prizon. Kòm solèy te gentan fin kouche, mesye yo pase nuit la nan prizon an pou tann demen. 4 Malgre sa, anpil nan moun ki t ap koute Pyè ak Jan yo te mete konfyans yo nan Jezi. Sa te fè kantite kwayan yo te rive jouk nan senk mil (5,000) konsa.
5 Nan demen, chèf Jwif yo, lidè yo ki pami pèp la ansanm ak Skrib yo, yo tout te rasanble nan Jerizalèm. 6 Nan moun ki te la yo, te gen Àn, chèf prèt la, te gen Kayif, Jan, Aleksann, ansanm ak yon bann lòt moun ankò ki nan branch fanmi chèf prèt la. 7 Yo mete Pyè ak Jan kanpe nan mitan epi yo tonbe poze yo kesyon. Yo mande yo pou yo di ak ki pouvwa osinon nan non ki lès yo geri nonm kite paralize a.
8 Lè sa a, Pyè te vin twouve l anba kontwòl Sentespri a epi li di yo: “Nou menm chèf yo ansanm ak lidè pami pèp Izrayèl la. 9 Gade se nou menm jodi a k ap poze nou kesyon sou byen nou fè pou nonm ki te estwopye a. Nou bezwen konnen kijan li fè geri? 10 Enben se pou nou tout ki la a, ansanm ak tout pèp Izrayèl la, se pou nou konnen se nan non Jezikris, nonm Nazarèt, la li geri. Nou te klouwe l sou kwa a, men Bondye fè l leve soti vivan nan lanmò. Se poutèt pouvwa Jezikris nonm sa a kanpe an sante devan nou jodi a. 11 Jezi se
wòch[a] nou te voye jete pou pa bon an,
nou menm ki t ap bati kay la,
men, li tounen wòch kwen an,
wòch ki pi enpòtan an.(A)
12 Pa gen delivrans nan pyès lòt moun, eksepte nan Jezi sèlman. Paske Bondye pa bay non okenn lòt moun sou latè ki kapab delivre moun. Se Jezi sèl ki ka delivre nou.”
13 Chèf Jwif yo pa t manke sezi lè yo te wè kijan Pyè ak Jan t ap pale avèk konviksyon, sitou lè yo vin reyalize mesye sa yo se pa moun ki te gen gwo enstriksyon ni okenn fòmasyon espesyal. Amplis, yo te vin reyalize Pyè ak Jan te ansanm avèk Jezi. 14 Lidè Jwif yo pa t jwenn anyen pou reponn Pyè ak Jan sou sa yo te di yo, paske yo te wè nonm ki te geri a kanpe la, bò kote yo.
15 Konsa, yo kòmande Pyè ak Jan pou yo soti epi Gran Konsèy la menm te toujou reyini ap reflechi ansanm sou kisa pou yo ta fè. 16 Yo t ap di: “Ki sa pou nou fè ak mesye sa yo menm? Paske li klè pou tout moun k ap viv nan Jerizalèm se yo menm ki te fè gwo mirak sa a. Sa k pi rèd la, nou pa ka di se pa vre. 17 Men, pou nou ka anpeche bagay la kontinye gaye, nou ka fè presyon sou yo pou yo pa kontinye pale nan non nonm sa a[b] ak pèsonn moun ankò.”
18 Apre sa, yo rele apot yo, yo pase yo lòd sevè pou yo pa janm preche ni anseye moun nan non Jezi ankò. 19 Men, Pyè ak Jan reponn Gran Konsèy la, yo di yo: “Ki sa nou panse Bondye ta vle, pou n obeyi nou osinon pou n obeyi Bondye? 20 Nou pa ka pe bouch nou, nou pa ka pa rakonte sa nou te wè ak sa n te tande.”
21 Malgre sa, lidè Jwif yo bay Pyè ak Jan kèk presyon toujou epi yo lage yo. Yo pa t ka jwenn okazyon pou pini mesye yo poutèt pèp la. Se tout pèp la ki t ap fè lwanj pou Bondye poutèt gwo mirak mesye yo te fè a. 22 Nonm ki te geri pa mwayen mirak apot yo te fè a te gen plis pase karant (40) an.
Pyè ak Jan tounen al jwenn lòt disip yo
23 Lage Pyè ak Jan te fin lage, yo ale tou dwat al jwenn rès gwoup patizan Jezi yo epi yo rakonte yo tout sa chèf prèt yo ak lidè yo nan pèp Jwif la te di yo. 24 Lè kwayan yo tande sa Pyè ak Jan te rapòte yo a, yo tout leve vwa yo ansanm nan lapriyè devan Bondye. Yo di: “O Mèt, ou menm ki te kreye syèl la, tè a, lanmè a ak tout sa ki ladan yo. 25 Sèvitè w David, zansèt nou, te di pawòl sa yo anba pouvwa Sentespri a:
Poukisa moun lòt nasyon yo ap bat kò yo konsa?
Poukisa pèp yo ap fè bann plan ki pa vo anyen sa yo?
26 Tout wa latè yo prepare yo pou batay,
tout chèf yo rasanble ansanm
pou yo goumen kont Senyè a
ak kont Kris la.(B)
27 Se egzateman sa ki te rive nan vil sa a menm, lè Ewòd te reyini ansanm ak Pons Pilat ansanm ak moun lòt nasyon yo ak pèp Izrayèl la kont Jezi, sèvitè w la ou te chwazi epi ki te mache dwat devan w lan. 28 Yo te fè sa pou yo te ka akonpli sa ou menm, nan pouvwa w ak volonte w te gen tan planifye davans pou rive. 29 Kounye a Senyè, gade kijan y ap fè nou menas pou anpeche nou pale. Ede sèvitè w yo pou yo ka pwoklame mesaj ou a avèk konviksyon. 30 Lonje men w pou fè moun malad geri, fè mirak ak anpil lòt bèl bagay rive pa mwayen pouvwa[c] Jezi, sèvitè w la ki te viv apa pou ou a.”
31 Apre kwayan yo te fin priye Bondye konsa, kote yo te rasanble a te pran tranble. Tout moun ki te la, san manke youn, te vin ranpli ak Sentespri a epi yo te tonbe preche mesaj Bondye a san pè anyen.
Kwayan yo separe sa yo genyen ansanm
32 Tout moun ki te mete konfyans yo nan Jezi yo te fè yon sèl. Yo te gen menm panse nan tèt yo epi yo te gen menm santiman youn pou lòt. Pèsonn pa t di byen l te genyen se te pou li sèlman. Okontrè, tout sa youn te genyen te pou tout moun. 33 Se avèk anpil puisans apot yo t ap fè konnen jan Senyè Jezi te leve soti vivan nan lanmò. Bondye menm t ap vide benediksyon an kantite sou tout kwayan yo. 34 Pa t gen pèsonn ki te nan nesesite nan mitan yo. Sa k te gen tè osinon kay te van yo epi yo pote lajan an vini. 35 Yo te pote lajan an bay apot yo. Apre sa, yo te separe bay chak moun selon bezwen yo.
36 Youn nan kwayan sa yo te rele Jozèf. Se te yon Jwif nan branch fanmi Levi ki te soti nan yon zile ki rele Chip. Apot yo te ba l ti non Banabas, ki te vle di “Nonm ki renmen ankouraje moun nan”. 37 Jozèf te gen yon jaden tou. Li vann li epi li pote lajan an bay apot yo.
Acts 4
New International Version
Acts 4
New International Version
Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin
4 The priests and the captain of the temple guard(A) and the Sadducees(B) came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.(C) 3 They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail(D) until the next day. 4 But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(E) to about five thousand.
5 The next day the rulers,(F) the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 6 Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas,(G) John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family. 7 They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit,(H) said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!(I) 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame(J) and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,(K) whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead,(L) that this man stands before you healed. 11 Jesus is
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”(N)
13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John(O) and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,(P) they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.(Q) 14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say. 15 So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin(R) and then conferred together. 16 “What are we going to do with these men?”(S) they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign,(T) and we cannot deny it. 17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”
18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.(U) 19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him?(V) You be the judges! 20 As for us, we cannot help speaking(W) about what we have seen and heard.”(X)
21 After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people(Y) were praising God(Z) for what had happened. 22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
The Believers Pray
23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.(AA) “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.(AB) 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:(AC)
“‘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.[b]’[c](AD)
27 Indeed Herod(AE) and Pontius Pilate(AF) met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus,(AG) whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.(AH) 29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.(AI) 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders(AJ) through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”(AK)
31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken.(AL) And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit(AM) and spoke the word of God(AN) boldly.(AO)
The Believers Share Their Possessions
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.(AP) 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify(AQ) to the resurrection(AR) of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace(AS) was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them,(AT) brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet,(AU) and it was distributed to anyone who had need.(AV)
36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas(AW) (which means “son of encouragement”), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.(AX)
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