Acts 4:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: `Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

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  • Acts 2:4 : 4 and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.
  • Acts 4:5 : 5 And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,
  • Acts 4:31 : 31 And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,
  • Acts 7:55 : 55 and being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked stedfastly to the heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
  • Matt 10:19-20 : 19 `And whenever they may deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye may speak, for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak; 20 for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.
  • Luke 12:11-12 : 11 `And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may say, 12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth `you' to say.'
  • Luke 21:14-15 : 14 `Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply, 15 for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.
  • Luke 23:13 : 13 And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,

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  • Acts 4:5-7
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    5And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,

    6and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,

    7and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, `In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'

  • Acts 4:9-10
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    9if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved,

    10be it known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye did crucify, whom God did raise out of the dead, in him hath this one stood by before you whole.

  • Acts 2:14
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    14and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, `Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,

  • Acts 4:18-21
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    18And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor to teach, in the name of Jesus,

    19and Peter and John answering unto them said, `Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;

    20for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.'

    21And they having further threatened `them', let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,

  • Acts 3:10-12
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    10they were knowing him also that this it was who for a kindness was sitting at the Beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what hath happened to him.

    11And at the lame man who was healed holding Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch called Solomon's -- greatly amazed,

    12and Peter having seen, answered unto the people, `Men, Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on us why look ye so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?

  • Acts 10:44-47
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    44While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word,

    45and those of the circumcision believing were astonished -- as many as came with Peter -- because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,

    46for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

    47Then answered Peter, `The water is any one able to forbid, that these may not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit did receive -- even as also we?'

  • Acts 2:4
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    4and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

  • Acts 2:36-38
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    36assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him -- this Jesus whom ye did crucify.'

    37And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, `What shall we do, men, brethren?'

    38and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

  • Acts 5:27-29
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    27and having brought them, they set `them' in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

    28saying, `Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.'

    29And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

  • Acts 11:4
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    4And Peter having begun, did expound to them in order saying,

  • Acts 4:13-16
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    13And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering -- they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been --

    14and seeing the man standing with them who hath been healed, they had nothing to say against `it',

    15and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another,

    16saying, `What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem `is' manifest, and we are not able to deny `it';

  • Acts 4:1
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    1And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees --

  • Acts 4:31
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    31And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,

  • Acts 4:24-25
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    24and they having heard, with one accord did lift up the voice unto God, and said, `Lord, thou `art' God, who didst make the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all that `are' in them,

    25who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?

  • Acts 8:17
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    17then were they laying hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 1:15
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    15And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, an hundred and twenty,)

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon `him', they caught him, and brought `him' to the sanhedrim;

  • Acts 8:14-15
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    14And the apostles in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria hath received the word of God, did send unto them Peter and John,

    15who having come down did pray concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit, --

  • Acts 15:7-8
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    7and there having been much disputing, Peter having risen up said unto them, `Men, brethren, ye know that from former days, God among us did make choice, through my mouth, for the nations to hear the word of the good news, and to believe;

    8and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,

  • Acts 4:27
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    27for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

  • Acts 2:33
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    33at the right hand then of God having been exalted -- also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father -- he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;

  • Acts 2:22
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    22`Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;

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    8but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

  • Acts 10:34
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    34And Peter having opened his mouth, said, `Of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,

  • Acts 8:19-20
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    19saying, `Give also to me this authority, that on whomsoever I may lay the hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.'

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    32And it came to pass that Peter passing throughout all `quarters', came down also unto the saints who were dwelling at Lydda,

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    35and said unto them, `Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves about these men, what ye are about to do,

  • Acts 5:21
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    21and having heard, they did enter at the dawn into the temple, and were teaching. And the chief priest having come, and those with him, they called together the sanhedrim and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison to have them brought,