After Healing the Lame Man in Jesus' Name, Peter & John Are Questioned |
Acts 4:1-37 The Acts of the Apostles [in Smaller Chunks] |
And the: priests, [leader] of the temple, & Sadducees came upon them, as they [spoke] to the people. They [were] greatly [disturbed] that they, [a.k.a. Peter & John,] taught the people, & preached [about] the resurrection from the dead, through Jesus. |
And they laid hands on, [a.k.a. seized,] them, & put them in [custody until] the next day: for it was now [evening.] [However,] many of them heard the Word & believed. And the number of the men was about 5,000. |
And it [happened the next day,] that their: rulers; elders; scribes; Annas, the high priest; Caiaphas; John; Alexander, & as many as were of the [family] of the high priest were gathered together [in] Jerusalem. And when they had put them, [a.k.a. 2 apostles,] in the [middle,] they asked, by what power, or by what Name, have you done this? |
Then, Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] said to them, You rulers of the people, & elders of Israel, if we this day [are questioned] [about] the good deed done to the lame man, & [how] he [was] made whole, [let] it be known to you all, & to all the people in Israel, that this man [stands] here [in front of] you whole, even by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Whom you crucified, & Whom God raised from the dead.[Acts 3:6-7 Then, Peter said, I have [no] silver & gold, but I give you such that I have: In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up & walk. And [Peter] took him by the right hand, & lifted him up. And immediately his feet & [ankle] bones received strength.] |
*This is the stone, [that] was set at [nothing,] [by] you builders, [Who has] become the Head of the corner. [Psalm 118:22-23 *The stone which the builders refused, [a.k.a. rejected, has] become the Head Stone of the corner. This is the Lord's doing. It is [marvelous] in our eyes.] |
Neither is there Salvation in any other. For there is [no] other name under heaven given among men, [by which] we may be saved. [Ephesians 2:19-21 Therefore, you are now, no [longer] strangers & foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, & [you are] of the household of God, & [you] are built upon the foundation of the apostles, & prophets, Jesus Christ, Himself, being the Chief Stone. In Whom, all the building, [tightly] framed together, [grows into a] Holy Temple, [through] the Lord.] |
Now, when they saw the boldness of Peter & John, & [realized] they were ignorant & [unschooled] men, they [marveled.] And they [realized from] [questioning] them, that they had been with Jesus. [1 Corinthians 1:27 But God [has] chosen the foolish things of the world to [confuse] the wise. And God [has] chosen the weak things of the world, to [confuse] the things [that] are mighty.] |
And [seeing] the man, [who] was healed standing with them, they couldn't say [anything] against it. But when they commanded [Peter & John] to [step] aside [away from] the council, they [discussed] among themselves, saying, What shall we do to these men? For indeed a notable miracle has been done by them, & is [visible] to all [those, who live] in Jerusalem; & we can't deny it. |
But [so] it [doesn't] spread further among the people, let's [severely] threaten them, [so] that [from now on,] they no [longer] speak to [any] man in this Name. And they called [Peter & John,] & commanded them not to speak, nor teach at all in the Name of Jesus. But Peter & John answered & said to them, You judge whether it is right in the sight of God to [pay attention] to you, more than to God. For we [can only] speak the things [that] we have seen & heard. [Acts 5:29 Then Peter & the other apostles answered, & said, WE ought to obey God rather than men.] |
So, when they had threatened them further, they let [Peter & John] go, finding [no way that] they might punish them, because of the people. For all men glorified God for [what] was done. [Acts 3:8-10 And he, leaping up, stood, & walked, & entered with them into the temple, walking, & leaping, & praising God. And all the people saw him walking & praising God. And they knew that it was he, [who] sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, for alms, [a.k.a. charity.] And they were filled with wonder & amazement at [what] had happened to him.] |
For the man on whom this miracle of healing was [done,] was [over] 40 years old. And being let go, [Peter & John,] went to their own [group,] & reported all that the chief priest, & elders had said to them. *And when they heard that, [together] they lifted up their [voices] to God, & said, Lord, You [are] God, [Who has] made heaven, earth, & the sea, & all that is in them. [Psalm 146:5-9 *Happy is he, [who has] the God of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] for His help, whose hope is in the Lord his God. [Who] made heaven, the earth, the sea, & all that is [in it.] [Who keeps Truth] forever. [Who carries out] judgment, [a.k.a. justice,] for the oppressed. [Who gives] food to the hungry. The Lord [loosens] the prisoners. The Lord [opens] the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises [those, who] are [hunched over.] The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord [watches over] the strangers; & He [relieves] the fatherless & widow. But He [turns] the way of the wicked upside down.] |
*[About Whom,] Your servant, David, has said [with] [his] mouth, Why did the heathen rage, & the people imagine, [a.k.a. plot,] vain things? [Psalm 2:1-3 *Why do the heathen, [a.k.a. Gentiles,] rage, & the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth [appoint] themselves, & the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, & against His Anointed, saying, Let us break Their bands [to pieces,] & [throw] away Their cords from us.] |
The kings of the earth stood up, & the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, & against His Christ. [Truthfully,] both Herod, & Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, & the people of Israel, were gathered together, to do [whatever] Your hand & Your counsel [previously] determined to be done, against Your Holy Child, Jesus, Whom You [have] Anointed. [Acts 2:23-24 [Jesus Christ,] being delivered [to] the council [determined] by [God's foresight.] *And by wicked hands, you have taken, crucified, & [killed,] Whom God [has] raised up. Having [loosened] the pangs of death, because it wasn't possible that He should be [held] [by death.] |
And now, Lord, [see,] their [threats,] & grant to Your servants, that they may speak Your Word with all boldness. By stretching out Your hand to heal, & that signs & wonders, [a.k.a. Miracles,] may be done [through] the Name of Your Holy Child, Jesus. |
And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.] And they [spoke] the Word of God with boldness. And the multitude of [those, who] believed, were [united] [with] one heart, & one soul. |
Neither [did] any of them [say,] that the things [that] he possessed, [a.k.a. owned, were only] his; but they had all things [in] common, [a.k.a. they shared all things.] |
And the apostles gave witness of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power. [John 20:26-29 And after 8 days, again [Jesus'] disciples were [inside,] & Thomas with them. Then, Jesus [came,] the doors being shut, & stood in the [middle,] & said, Peace be to you. *Then, [Jesus] said to Thomas, Reach your finger [here,] & [see] My hands. And reach your hand [here,] & thrust it into My side. And [don't] be [without faith,] but believing. And Thomas answered & said to [Jesus,] My Lord & my God. Jesus [said] to him, Thomas, because you [have] seen Me, you [have] believed. Blessed are [those, who] haven't seen, & [still] have believed.] |
And great grace was upon them all. Neither was there [anything] that [they] lacked among them. For as many as [owned] lands or houses, sold them, & brought the [proceeds] of the things that were sold, & laid them down at the apostles' feet. |
And distribution was made to every man according [to] his need. And [Joseph,] who was surnamed Barnabas, by the apostles, (which is, being interpreted, The son of Consolation,) a Levite, [from] the country of Cyprus, [had] land & sold it, & brought the money, & laid it at the apostle's feet. |