Acts 4:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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Other Translations

  • 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.'

  • 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.

  • 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 preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.
  • Heb 1:9 : 9 You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your companions.
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.
  • Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
  • Ps 83:2-8 : 2 For, behold, your enemies make an uproar: and those who hate you have lifted up their head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel against your people, and consulted against your hidden ones. 4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be remembered no more. 5 For they have conspired together with one accord: they are allied against you: 6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagrites; 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; 8 Assyria also has joined with them: they have helped the children of Lot. Selah.
  • Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
  • Joel 3:9-9 : 9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves and come, all you nations, and gather yourselves together round about; cause your mighty ones to come down there, O LORD. 12 Let the nations be stirred up, and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. 13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, get down, for the press is full, the vats overflow, for 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 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night."
  • Rev 17:12-14 : 12 The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with him are called, chosen, and faithful.
  • Rev 17:17 : 17 For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill his purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
  • Rev 19:16-21 : 16 And he has on his robe and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather together for the supper of the great God; 18 That you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked miracles before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with sulfur. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

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