Mga Gawa 4
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Si Pedro at si Juan sa Harap ng Sanhedrin
4 Nagsasalita pa sina Pedro at Juan[a] sa taong-bayan nang lumapit sa kanila ang mga pari, ang pinuno ng mga bantay sa templo, at ang mga Saduceo. 2 Labis ang galit ng mga ito sapagkat nagtuturo sila sa mga tao, at nagpapahayag na si Jesus ay muling nabuhay, na siyang katibayan ng muling pagkabuhay ng mga patay. 3 Kaya dinakip nila ang dalawa at ikinulong hanggang kinaumagahan sapagkat gabi na noon. 4 Gayunma'y marami sa mga nakarinig sa kanilang ipinangaral ang sumampalataya; at umabot ang bilang nila sa may limang libong lalaki. 5 Kinabukasan, nagtipon sa Jerusalem ang mga pinuno ng mga Judio, ang mga matatandang namamahala sa bayan at ang mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan.
6 Kabilang doon si Anas, na Kataas-taasang Pari, si Caifas, si Juan, si Alejandro, at ang buong angkan ng Kataas-taasang Pari. 7 Pinatayo nila sa gitna sina Pedro at Juan, at tinanong, “Sa anong kapangyarihan, o kaninong pangalan ninyo ginagawa ito?” 8 Kaya sumagot si Pedro na puspos ng Banal na Espiritu, “Mga pinuno at matatandang namamahala sa bayan, 9 kung sinisiyasat ninyo kami ngayon dahil sa kabutihang ginawa namin sa isang taong may kapansanan, at tinatanong ninyo kung paano siya napagaling, 10 dapat malaman ninyong lahat at ng buong sambayanang Israel, na nakatayo ang taong ito sa inyong harapan nang walang sakit sa pamamagitan ng pangalan ni Jesu-Cristo na taga-Nazareth, na inyong ipinako sa krus ngunit ibinangon ng Diyos mula sa kamatayan. 11 Siya,
‘ang (A) batong itinakwil ninyong mga tagapagtayo ng bahay
ang siyang naging batong panulukan.’
12 Sa iba ay walang kaligtasan, sapagkat walang ibang pangalan sa ilalim ng langit na ibinigay ng Diyos sa mga tao na sa ati'y makapagliligtas.” 13 Namangha sila nang makita nila ang katapangan nina Pedro at Juan, lalo na nang malamang sila'y mga taong walang pinag-aralan at mga karaniwang tao lamang. Nabatid nilang sila'y nakasama ni Jesus. 14 At dahil nakikita nila ang taong pinagaling na nakatayong kasama ng mga apostol ay wala silang masabing laban sa mga ito. 15 Kaya't pinalabas muna ng Sanhedrin ang dalawa bago sila nagpulong. 16 “Ano'ng gagawin natin sa mga taong ito?” tanong nila. “Alam na ng buong Jerusalem ang pambihirang himalang nangyari sa pamamagitan nila. Hindi na natin ito maikakaila. 17 Ngunit upang huwag nang lalo pa itong kumalat sa bayan, pagbawalan natin silang magsalita pa kaninuman tungkol sa pangalang ito.” 18 Kaya't ipinatawag nila ang dalawa at inutusang kailanma'y huwag nang magsalita ni magturo sa pangalan ni Jesus. 19 Subalit sumagot sa kanila si Pedro at si Juan, “Kayo na ang humatol kung matuwid sa paningin ng Diyos na kayo ang aming sundin sa halip na ang Diyos. 20 Sapagkat hindi maaaring hindi namin sabihin ang aming nakita at narinig.” 21 Pagkatapos mahigpit na pagbantaan, pinakawalan nila ang dalawa. Wala silang makitang anumang dahilan upang parusahan sila sapagkat nagpupuri sa Diyos ang buong bayan dahil sa nangyari. 22 Mahigit apatnapung taong gulang na ang lalaking pinagaling sa pamamagitan ng himalang ito.
Ang Panalangin para sa Katapangan
23 Pagkatapos na sila'y mapalaya, pumunta sila sa kanilang mga kasamahan at ibinalita ang lahat ng sinabi sa kanila ng mga punong pari at ng matatandang tagapamahala ng bayan. 24 Nang (B) marinig nila ito, sama-sama silang tumawag sa Diyos, “Panginoon, ikaw na lumikha ng langit, ng lupa, ng dagat, at ng lahat ng naroroon, 25 ikaw (C) na nagsalita sa pamamagitan ng aming ninunong si David na iyong lingkod,[b] nang ipahayag niya sa patnubay ng Banal na Espiritu,
‘Bakit nagalit ang mga bansa,
at nagbalak ang mga bayan ng mga walang kabuluhan?
26 Naghanda ang mga hari sa lupa upang lumaban,
at ang mga pinuno ay nagtipon laban sa Panginoon,
at laban sa kanyang Hinirang.’
27 Sapagkat (D) totoo ngang sa lungsod na ito nagkaisa sina Herodes at Poncio Pilato, kasama ng mga Hentil at ng mga mamamayan ng Israel laban sa iyong Banal na Lingkod[c] na si Jesus, na iyong hinirang. 28 Nagkaisa sila upang gawin ang itinakda ng iyong kamay at ng iyong kalooban na mangyayari. 29 At ngayon, Panginoon, tingnan mo po kung paano nila kami pinagbabantaan. Ipagkaloob mo po sa iyong mga alipin ang buong katapangan upang ipahayag ang iyong salita. 30 Iunat mo po ang iyong kamay upang magpagaling at gumawa ng mga tanda at mga kababalaghan sa pamamagitan ng pangalan ng iyong Banal na Lingkod na si Jesus.” 31 Pagkatapos nilang manalangin, nayanig ang lugar na kanilang pinagtitipunan; napuspos silang lahat ng Banal na Espiritu at buong tapang nilang ipinahayag ang salita ng Diyos.
Ang Pagtutulungan ng mga Mananampalataya
32 Lahat ng mga mananampalataya ay nagkakaisa sa puso at kaluluwa. (E) Hindi sinarili ng sinuman ang kanyang mga ari-arian, kundi lahat ng mga bagay ay kanilang pinagsasaluhan. 33 Taglay ang dakilang kapangyarihan, nagpatotoo ang mga apostol tungkol sa muling pagkabuhay ng Panginoong Jesus. At sumakanilang lahat ang dakilang pagpapala ng Diyos. 34 Walang sinumang naghihikahos sa kanila sapagkat ipinagbibili ng lahat ang kanilang mga lupa at mga bahay at ipinapaubaya ang pinagbilhan ng mga ito 35 sa pamamahala ng mga apostol at ipinamamahagi naman iyon ayon sa pangangailangan ng bawat isa. 36 Ganoon nga ang ginawa ni Jose, isang Levitang taga-Cyprus. Bernabe ang tawag sa kanya ng mga apostol, na ang kahulugan ay “anak ng pagpapalakas-loob”. 37 Ipinagbili niya ang isang bukid na kanyang pag-aari, at ipinaubaya niya ang salapi sa pamamahala ng mga apostol.
Footnotes
- Mga Gawa 4:1 Sa Griyego sila.
- Mga Gawa 4:25 o anak.
- Mga Gawa 4:27 o Anak.
Acts 4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Peter and John Arrested
4 Now as they were speaking to the people, the priests, the commander of the temple police, and the Sadducees confronted them,(A) 2 because they were provoked that they were teaching the people and proclaiming the resurrection from the dead, using Jesus as the example.[a](B) 3 So they seized them and put them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening. 4 But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about 5,000.
Peter and John Face the Jewish Leadership
5 The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem 6 with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John and Alexander, and all the members of the high-priestly family.[b](C) 7 After they had Peter and John stand before them, they asked the question: “By what power or in what name have you done this?”
8 Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders:[c](D) 9 If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a disabled man—by what means he was healed— 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead—by Him this man is standing here before you healthy.(E) 11 This Jesus is
12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it.”(G)
The Name Forbidden
13 When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.(H) 14 And since they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in response. 15 After they had ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin, they conferred among themselves, 16 saying, “What should we do with these men? For an obvious sign, evident to all who live in Jerusalem, has been done through them, and we cannot deny it!(I) 17 However, so this does not spread any further among the people, let’s threaten them against speaking to anyone in this name again.” 18 So they called for them and ordered them not to preach or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide;(J) 20 for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”(K)
21 After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them, because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done;(L) 22 for this sign of healing had been performed on a man over 40 years old.
Prayer for Boldness
23 After they were released, they went to their own people and reported everything the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, “Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.(M) 25 You said through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David Your servant:[f]
Why did the Gentiles rage
and the peoples plot futile things?
26 The kings of the earth took their stand
and the rulers assembled together
against the Lord and against His Messiah.(N)[g]
27 “For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people[h] of Israel, assembled together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed,(O) 28 to do whatever Your hand and Your plan had predestined to take place. 29 And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that Your slaves may speak Your message with complete boldness,(P) 30 while You stretch out Your hand for healing, signs, and wonders(Q) to be performed through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.” 31 When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s message with boldness.(R)
Believers Sharing
32 Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.(S) 33 And the apostles were giving testimony with great power to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.(T) 34 For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,(U) 35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet. This was then distributed for each person’s basic needs.[i](V)
36 Joseph, a Levite and a Cypriot by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas, which is translated Son of Encouragement,(W) 37 sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.(X)
Footnotes
- Acts 4:2 Lit proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead
- Acts 4:6 Or high-priestly class, or high-priestly clan
- Acts 4:8 Other mss add of Israel
- Acts 4:11 Lit the head of the corner
- Acts 4:11 Ps 118:22
- Acts 4:25 Other mss read through the mouth of David Your servant
- Acts 4:26 Ps 2:1-2
- Acts 4:27 Lit peoples
- Acts 4:35 Lit person as anyone had need
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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