When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

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47 (A)Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, (B)“What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. 48 If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”

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47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees(A) called a meeting(B) of the Sanhedrin.(C)

“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.(D) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”

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But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, (A)“These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. Jason has [a]harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, (B)saying there is another king—Jesus.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:7 welcomed

But when they did not find them, they dragged(A) Jason and some other believers(B) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(C) have now come here,(D) and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”(E)

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Jesus Laments over Jerusalem(A)

37 (B)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets (C)and stones those who are sent to her! How often (D)I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks (E)under her wings, but you were not willing!

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37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(A) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(B) and you were not willing.

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29 And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

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29 “What do you want with us,(A) Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”(B)

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being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

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They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.(A)

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20 And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, (A)exceedingly trouble our city; 21 and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.”

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20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar(A) 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans(B) to accept or practice.”(C)

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24 Now when [a]the high priest, (A)the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be. 25 So one came and told them, [b]saying, “Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”

26 Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, (B)for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, 28 saying, (C)“Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, (D)and intend to bring this Man’s (E)blood on us!”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:24 NU omits the high priest
  2. Acts 5:25 NU, M omit saying

24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests(A) were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.

25 Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people(B) would stone them.

27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin(C) to be questioned by the high priest. 28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,”(D) he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”(E)

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24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, (A)You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, 25 who [a]by the mouth of Your servant David have said:

(B)‘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 (C)truly against (D)Your holy Servant Jesus, (E)whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

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  1. Acts 4:25 NU through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father, Your servant David,

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.

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Footnotes

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

17 Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, (A)Is that you, O (B)troubler of Israel?”

18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, (C)in that you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and have followed the Baals.

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17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler(A) of Israel?”

18 “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you(B) and your father’s family have. You have abandoned(C) the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.

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