Acts 4:27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
Acts 4:27 in other translations
| BSB | In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. |
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| WEB | “For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, |
| ASV | for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, |
| YLT | for 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, |
| DARBY | For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city |
| BBE | 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, |
| Webster | For in truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were assembled, |
What does Acts 4:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 4:23-30
Ac 4:23-37. Peter and John Dismissed from the Sanhedrin, Report the Proceedings to the Assembled Disciples--They Engage in Prayer--The Astonishing Answer and Results. 23-30. being let go, they went to their own company--Observe the two opposite classes, representing the two interests which were about to come into deadly conflict.
Barnes' Notes
Thy holy child Jesus. The word child is commonly applied to infants, or to sons and daughters in very early life. The word which is used here παις is different from that which is commonly applied to the Lord Jesus, υιος. The latter expresses sonship, without respect to age. The word which is here used also sometimes expresses sonship without any regard to age; and the word son would have been a more happy translation. Thus the same word is translated in Acts 3:13,26. In Acts 20:12, it is translated "young man."
Both Herod, etc. Lk 23:1-12.
With the Gentiles. The Romans, to whom he was delivered to be crucified.
The people of Israel. The Jews, who were excited to this by the rulers, Mt 27:20.
(a) "both Herod, and Pontus Pilate" Lk 23:1-8 (+) "together" "combined"
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 4:23-31
Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is their own company. It encourages God's servants, both in doing work, and suffering work, that they serve the God who made all things, and therefore has the disposal of all events; and the Scriptures must be fulfilled. Jesus was anointed to be a Saviour, therefore it was determined he should be a sacrifice, to make atonement for sin. But sin is not the less evil…
Acts 4:27 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 4:27
- Matthew 27:2
And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
- Acts 4:30
By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
- Luke 9:22
Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
- Matthew 20:18-19
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- John 1:11
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
- John 18:19-24
The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said. And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so? …
- Matthew 14:1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
- Luke 20:13-19
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. …
- Acts 2:27
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
- Hebrews 7:26
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
- Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
- Job 14:4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 26:3; Lu 22:1; 23:1,8-12
thy.
30; 2:27; 3:14; Job 14:4; 15:14; 25:4; Lu 1:35; Heb 7:26
whom.
10:38; Ps 2:2,6; *marg:
Ps 45:7; Isa 61:1; Lu 4:18; Joh 10:36
both.
Mt 2:13-16; Lu 13:31-33; 23:7-12
Pontius Pilate.
3:13; Mt 27:2,11-36; Mr 15:1-28; Lu 18:31-33; 23:13-38
Joh 19:1-24,34
the people.
Isa 49:7; 53:3; Zec 11:7,8; Mt 20:18,19; 21:28; 23:37; 26:3,4,59-68
Mt 27:25,40-43; Mr 10:33; 14:1,2,43-65; 15:1-3,31; Lu 9:22
Lu 20:13-19; 22:2-6,47-52,63-71; 23:1-5; Joh 1:11; 18:1-14,19-24
Joh 18:28-40; 19:15
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Context
- Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
- Acts 4:27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
- Acts 4:28
For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Acts 4:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque verdaderamente se juntaron en esta ciudad contra tu santo Hijo Jesús, al cual ungiste, Herodes y Poncio Pilato, con los Gentiles y los pueblos de Israel, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car en effet, dans cette ville, contre ton saint serviteur Jésus que tu as oint, se sont assemblés et Hérode et Ponce Pilate, avec les nations et les peuples d’Israël, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn in dieser Stadt versammelten sich in Wahrheit wider deinen heiligen Knecht Jesus, den du gesalbt hast, sowohl Herodes als Pontius Pilatus mit den Nationen und den Völkern Israels, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Convenerunt enim vere in civitate ista adversus sanctum puerum tuum Jesum, quem unxisti, Herodes et Pontius Pilatus, cum gentibus et populis Israël, |