4:1 While Peter and John¹ were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander² of the temple guard³ and the Sadducees⁴ came up⁵ to them, 4:2 angry⁶ because they were teaching the people and announcing⁷ in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 4:3 So⁸ they seized⁹ them and put them in jail¹⁰ until the next day (for it was already evening). 4:4 But many of those who had listened to¹¹ the message¹² believed, and the number of the men¹³ came to about five thousand.

4:5 On the next day,¹⁴ their rulers, elders, and experts in the law¹⁵ came together¹⁶ in Jerusalem. 4:6 Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family.¹⁷ 4:7 After¹⁸ making Peter and John¹⁹ stand in their midst, they began inquiring, “By what power or by what name²⁰ did you do this?” 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit,²¹ replied,²² “Rulers of the people and elders, 4:9 if²³ we are being examined²⁴ today for a good deed²⁵ done to a sick man—by what means this man was healed²⁶— 4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ²⁷ of Nazareth²⁸ whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy. 4:11 This Jesus²⁹ is ‘the stone that was rejected by you,³⁰ the builders, that has become the cornerstone.’³¹ 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people³² by which we must³³ be saved.”

4:13 When they saw the boldness³⁴ of Peter and John, and discovered³⁵ that they were uneducated³⁶ and ordinary³⁷ men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus. 4:14 And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.³⁸ 4:15 But when they had ordered them to go outside the council,³⁹ they began to confer with one another, 4:16 saying, “What should we do with these men? For it is plain⁴⁰ to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign⁴¹ has come about through them,⁴² and we cannot deny it. 4:17 But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more⁴³ to anyone in this name.” 4:18 And they called them in and ordered⁴⁴ them not to speak or teach at all in the name⁴⁵ of Jesus. 4:19 But Peter and John replied,⁴⁶ “Whether it is right before God to obey⁴⁷ you rather than God, you decide; 4:20 for it is impossible⁴⁸ for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.” 4:21 After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising⁴⁹ God for what had happened. 4:22 For the man, on whom this miraculous sign⁵⁰ of healing had been performed,⁵¹ was over forty years old.

4:23 When they were released, Peter and John⁵² went to their fellow believers⁵³ and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said to them. 4:24 When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind⁵⁴ and said, “Master of all,⁵⁵ you who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them, 4:25 who said by the Holy Spirit through⁵⁶ your servant David our forefather,⁵⁷

‘Why do the nations⁵⁸ rage,⁵⁹
And the peoples plot foolish⁶⁰ things?
4:26 The kings of the earth stood together,⁶¹
And the rulers assembled together,
Against the Lord and against his ⁶²Christ.’⁶³

4:27 “For both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against⁶⁴ your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,⁶⁵ 4:28 to do as much as your power⁶⁶ and your plan⁶⁷ had decided beforehand⁶⁸ would happen. 4:29 And now, Lord, pay attention to⁶⁹ their threats, and grant⁷⁰ to your servants to speak your message⁷¹ with great courage,⁷² 4:30 while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs⁷³ and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 4:31 When⁷⁴ they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken,⁷⁵ and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak⁷⁶ the word of God⁷⁷ courageously.⁷⁸

4:32 The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind,⁷⁹ and no one said that anything that belonged to him was his own, but everything was held in common.⁸⁰ 4:33 With⁸¹ great power the apostles were giving testimony⁸² to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all. 4:34 For there was no one needy⁸³ among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling⁸⁴ them⁸⁵ and bringing the proceeds from the sales 4:35 and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds⁸⁶ were distributed to each, as anyone had need. 4:36 So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated “son of encouragement”),⁸⁷ 4:37 sold⁸⁸ a field⁸⁹ that belonged to him and brought the money⁹⁰ and placed it at the apostles’ feet.