Acts 4:23-37.
Acts 4:23-37 (Good News Translation)
23As soon as Peter and John were set free, they returned to their group
and told them what the chief priests and the elders had said.
24When the believers heard it, they all joined together in
prayer to God:
Master and Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, and all that is in
them!
25By means of the Holy Spirit you spoke through our ancestor
David, your servant, when he said,
Why were the Gentiles furious;
why did people make their useless plots?
26The kings of the earth prepared themselves,
and the rulers met together
against the Lord and his Messiah.
27For indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together in this city
with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Jesus, your holy
Servant, whom you made Messiah.
28They gathered to do everything that you by your power and
will had already decided would happen.
29And now, Lord, take notice of the threats they have made, and
allow us, your servants, to speak your message with all boldness.
30Reach out your hand to heal, and grant that wonders and
miracles may be performed through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.
31When they finished praying, the place where they were meeting
was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim
God's message with boldness.
32The group of believers was one in mind and heart. None of
them said that any of their belongings were their own, but they all shared
with one another everything they had.
33With great power the apostles gave witness to the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God poured rich blessings on them all.
34There was no one in the group who was in need. Those who
owned fields or houses would sell them, bring the money received from the
sale,
35and turn it over to the apostles; and the money was
distributed according to the needs of the people.
36And so it was that Joseph, a Levite born in Cyprus, whom the
apostles called Barnabas (which means
"One who Encourages"),
37sold a field he owned, brought the money, and turned it over
to the apostles.
23As soon as Peter and John were set free, they returned to their group
and told them what the chief priests and the elders had said.
24When the believers heard it, they all joined together in
prayer to God:
Master and Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, and all that is in
them!
25By means of the Holy Spirit you spoke through our ancestor
David, your servant, when he said,
Why were the Gentiles furious;
why did people make their useless plots?
26The kings of the earth prepared themselves,
and the rulers met together
against the Lord and his Messiah.
27For indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together in this city
with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Jesus, your holy
Servant, whom you made Messiah.
28They gathered to do everything that you by your power and
will had already decided would happen.
29And now, Lord, take notice of the threats they have made, and
allow us, your servants, to speak your message with all boldness.
30Reach out your hand to heal, and grant that wonders and
miracles may be performed through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.
31When they finished praying, the place where they were meeting
was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim
God's message with boldness.
32The group of believers was one in mind and heart. None of
them said that any of their belongings were their own, but they all shared
with one another everything they had.
33With great power the apostles gave witness to the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God poured rich blessings on them all.
34There was no one in the group who was in need. Those who
owned fields or houses would sell them, bring the money received from the
sale,
35and turn it over to the apostles; and the money was
distributed according to the needs of the people.
36And so it was that Joseph, a Levite born in Cyprus, whom the
apostles called Barnabas (which means
"One who Encourages"),
37sold a field he owned, brought the money, and turned it over
to the apostles.
God bless you.
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