Acts 4:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The kings{G935} of the earth{G1093} set{G3936} themselves in array, And{G2532} the rulers{G758} were gathered{G4863} together,{G1909} Against{G2596} the{G846} Lord,{G2962} and{G2532} against{G2596} his{G846} Anointed:{G5547}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The kings{G935} of the earth{G1093} stood up{G3936}{(G5656)}, and{G2532} the rulers{G758} were gathered{G4863}{(G5681)} together{G1909}{G846} against{G2596} the Lord{G2962}, and{G2532} against{G2596} his{G846} Christ{G5547}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The kynges of the erth stode vp and the rulars came to gedder agaynst the Lorde and agaynst his Christ.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The kynges of the earth stonde vp, and the prynces haue gathered them selues together agaynst ye LORDE, and agaynst his. Christ.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The Kings of the earth assembled, and the rulers came together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The kynges of the earth stoode vp, and the rulers came together, agaynst the Lorde, and agaynst his Christe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take council together, Against the Lord, and against his Christ{Christ (Greek) and Messiah (Hebrew) both mean Anointed One. (Compare Psalm 2)}.'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take council together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.’

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
  • Heb 1:9 : 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of joy beyond Your companions.
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever."
  • Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.
  • Ps 83:2-8 : 2 O God, do not remain silent; do not be still or quiet, O Mighty One. 3 For behold, your enemies are in an uproar; those who hate you have lifted up their heads in rebellion. 4 They devise cunning plans against your people and conspire together against your treasured ones. 5 They say, 'Come, let us destroy them as a nation, so that the name of Israel may no longer be remembered.' 6 For they have consulted together with one mind; they have made a covenant against you. 7 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, 8 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.
  • Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
  • Joel 3:9-9 : 9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Arouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and advance. 10 Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ 11 Hasten and come, all you nations from every side, and gather yourselves there. Bring down, LORD, your mighty ones. 12 Let the nations be aroused; let them advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. 13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow—because their wickedness is great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
  • Rev 12:10 : 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 'Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Messiah. For the accuser of our siblings, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.'
  • Rev 17:12-14 : 12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings for one hour along with the beast. 13 These kings have one purpose, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.
  • Rev 17:17 : 17 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by agreeing to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
  • Rev 19:16-21 : 16 He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying high overhead: 'Come, gather for the great supper of God,' 18 'that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great.' 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and His army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. 21 The rest were killed by the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

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