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...
Hechos 4
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Pedro y Juan ante el Consejo
4 Mientras Pedro y Juan hablaban al pueblo, los principales sacerdotes, el jefe de la guardia del templo y varios de los saduceos se presentaron ante ellos, 2 enojados porque esos dos apóstoles estaban enseñando al pueblo y proclamando que en Jesús quedaba demostrada la resurrección de entre los muertos.
3 Los arrestaron y, como ya era tarde, los mantuvieron presos hasta el día siguiente. 4 Pero a pesar de todo, muchos de los que oyeron el mensaje lo creyeron, y el número de los creyentes, contando sólo los hombres, era como de cinco mil.
5 Al siguiente día se reunieron en Jerusalén los jefes de los sacerdotes, los ancianos y los maestros de la ley. 6 Entre los presentes se encontraba Anás el sumo sacerdote, Caifás, Juan, Alejandro y todos los miembros de la familia sacerdotal.
7 Cuando los dos discípulos comparecieron ante ellos, les preguntaron:
―¿Quién les ha dado potestad o autoridad para hacer esto?
8 Entonces Pedro, lleno del Espíritu Santo, les respondió:
―Distinguidos dirigentes y ancianos del pueblo: 9 Puesto que hoy nos preguntan acerca del bien que le hicimos al lisiado y desean saber cómo fue sanado, 10 permítanme declarar ante ustedes y ante todo el pueblo de Israel que este hombre recibió la sanidad en el nombre y mediante el poder de Jesucristo de Nazaret, a quien ustedes crucificaron pero a quien Dios resucitó. Gracias a él, este hombre está hoy aquí sano. 11 Él es “la piedra que rechazaron los edificadores, y que se convirtió en cabeza de ángulo”. 12 ¡En ningún otro hay salvación! No hay otro nombre bajo el cielo que los hombres puedan invocar para salvarse.
13 Ante la elocuencia de Pedro y Juan, y viendo que eran hombres sin muchos estudios, los miembros del concilio se maravillaron y reconocieron que habían estado con Jesús. 14 Y como no podían negar la curación de aquel hombre que estaba allí mismo de pie junto a ellos, 15 les ordenaron entonces que salieran de la reunión; y ellos continuaron discutiendo el caso.
16 «¿Qué vamos a hacer con estos hombres? —se preguntaban—. No podemos negar que han realizado una gran señal, pues ya toda Jerusalén está enterada. 17 Pero lo que sí podemos evitar es que lo sigan divulgando. Debemos prohibirles que sigan hablando a la gente en ese nombre».
18 Los llamaron de nuevo, y les ordenaron que no volvieran a hablar ni a enseñar acerca de Jesús. 19 Ante ello, Pedro y Juan respondieron:
―Dígannos, ¿preferirá Dios que los obedezcamos a ustedes antes que a él? 20 No podemos dejar de hablar de las maravillas que vimos y que escuchamos.
21 Entonces los volvieron a amenazar, pero luego los soltaron. No hallaban la manera de castigarlos, ya que no había quien no estuviera alabando a Dios por el milagro ocurrido. 22 El hombre que había estado tullido tenía más de cuarenta años.
La oración de los creyentes
23 Una vez libres, Pedro y Juan fueron en busca de los demás discípulos y les contaron lo que los jefes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos les habían dicho.
24 Entonces los creyentes, unánimemente, oraron así: «Soberano Señor, creador del cielo, de la tierra, del mar y de cuanto en ellos existe: 25 El Espíritu Santo se expresó a través del rey David, tu siervo, de esta manera:
»“¿Por qué se rebelan los paganos y por qué hablan en vano las naciones? 26 Los reyes de la tierra se unieron para pelear contra el Señor, y contra su ungido”.
27 »Eso es exactamente lo que está sucediendo en esta ciudad: el rey Herodes, el gobernador Poncio Pilato y los demás romanos, así como el pueblo de Israel, están unidos contra Jesús, tu ungido, tu santo siervo. 28 Pero sólo están haciendo lo que tú en tu plan ya habías decidido que sucediera.
29-30 »Ahora, oh Señor, mira sus amenazas y concede a tus siervos que con confianza prediquen tu palabra; y envía tu poder sanador para que muchos milagros y maravillas se realicen en el nombre de tu santo hijo, Jesús».
31 Después de esta oración, el edificio donde estaban reunidos se estremeció y quedaron llenos del Espíritu Santo, y se entregaron a predicar con arrojo el mensaje de Dios.
Los creyentes comparten sus bienes
32 Todos los creyentes estaban unidos enteramente en alma y corazón, ninguno tenía por suyo lo que poseía, sino que lo compartía con los demás. 33 Y con gran poder predicaban los apóstoles acerca de la resurrección del Señor, y Dios les dio abundante gracia. 34-35 No existía entre ellos ningún necesitado, porque los dueños de haciendas o casas las vendían y entregaban el dinero a los apóstoles para repartirlo entre los pobres. 36 Lo hizo así, por ejemplo, José, al que los apóstoles apodaron Bernabé, que significa «hijo de consolación»; él era de la tribu de Leví y natural de la isla de Chipre. 37 Bernabé vendió un terreno que poseía y puso el dinero a disposición de los apóstoles.
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.
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