Acts 4:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.

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  • Acts 2:23 : 23 Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:
  • Isa 46:10 : 10 Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;
  • Gen 50:20 : 20 As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.
  • Job 12:13 : 13 With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
  • Isa 5:19 : 19 Who say, Let him do his work quickly, let him make it sudden, so that we may see it: let the design of the Holy One of Israel come near, so that it may be clear to us.
  • Isa 28:29 : 29 This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.
  • Isa 40:13 : 13 By whom has the spirit of the Lord been guided, or who has been his teacher?
  • Isa 53:10 : 10 And the Lord was pleased ... see a seed, long life, ... will do well in his hand. ...
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world.
  • Matt 26:54 : 54 But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?
  • Luke 22:22 : 22 For it will be done to the Son of man after the purpose of God, but unhappy is that man by whom he is given up.
  • Luke 24:44-46 : 44 And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect. 45 Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds. 46 And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day;
  • Acts 3:18 : 18 But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.
  • Acts 13:27-29 : 27 For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him. 28 And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death. 29 And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
  • Heb 6:17 : 17 So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;
  • 1 Pet 2:7-8 : 7 And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building; 8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

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  • Acts 4:24-27
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    24 And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

    25 Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

    26 The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:

    27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,

  • 23 Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:

  • Acts 4:29-30
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    29 And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,

    30 While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

  • 11 Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:

  • 4 May he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect.

  • Isa 14:26-27
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    26 This is the purpose for all the earth: and this is the hand stretched out over all nations.

    27 For it is the purpose of the Lord of armies, and who will make it of no effect? when his hand is stretched out, by whom may it be turned back?

  • 31 Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;

  • Acts 3:17-18
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    17 And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.

    18 But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.

  • 11 In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

  • 18 Says the Lord, who has made these things clear from the earliest times.

  • 27 So that they may see that it is the work of your hand; that you, Lord, have done it.

  • Acts 4:15-16
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    15 But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

    16 Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

  • Acts 5:38-39
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    38 And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

    39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

  • 12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

  • 12 Lord, you will give us peace: for all our works are the outcome of your purpose.

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    7 Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

    8 Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

  • Prov 16:3-4
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    3 Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

    4 The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.

  • 5 As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,

  • 10 Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;

  • 26 Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing in your eyes.

  • 24 And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

  • 28 And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

  • 4 And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

  • 11 The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

  • 54 But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?

  • 33 A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

  • 1 Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians.

  • 14 As for me, here I am in your hands: do with me whatever seems good and right in your opinion.

  • 23 And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and do as you have said.

  • 24 And you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.

  • 16 My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,

  • 9 Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands

  • 4 Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

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    2 The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

  • 4 The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

  • 12 And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.

  • 14 For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.

  • 3 But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him.

  • 17 Because God has put it in their hearts to do his purpose, and to be of one mind, giving their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God have effect and are complete.

  • 28 O God, send out your strength; the strength, O God, with which you have done great things for us,