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Ri tat Pedro rachiˈl ri tat Juan xecˈam bic chquiwäch ri kˈatal tak tzij

Ri tat Pedro rachiˈl ri tat Juan cˈä tajin cäquitzijobej ri winak aretak xepe ri sacerdotes aj Israel, cachiˈl ri qui nimakil ri chajil tak re ri nimalaj rachoch Dios, xukujeˈ ri tataˈib saduceos, xeopan cˈu cucˈ. Sibalaj yactajinak coyowal, rumal chi ri tat Pedro, ri tat Juan tajin quequitijoj ri winak, cäquibij chi kas tzij quecˈastaj chi na ri cäminakib. Cäquibij cˈut chi are cˈutbal waˈ chque conojel chi xcˈastaj ri Jesús chquixol ri cäminakib. Xequichapo, xequicˈam bic, xequicoj cˈu pa cheˈ cˈä chucab kˈij, rumal chi ya naˈtam chic. E qˈuia chque ri xquita ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri xecojonic. We queajilax xak xuwi ri achijab, craj e job mil ri e areˈ.

Chucab kˈij cˈut xquimulij quib pa Jerusalén ri cˈamal tak qui be ri winak aj Israel, ri qui nimakil ri winak, xukujeˈ ri tijonelab re ri Pixab. Xquirik quib cucˈ ri tat Anás rachiˈl ri tat Caifás, ri kas qui nimakil sacerdotes. E cˈo ri tat Juan, ri tat Alejandro, xukujeˈ conojel ri cachalal ri qui nimakil sacerdotes. Xquitacˈaba cˈu ri tat Pedro, ri tat Juan chquiwäch, xquicˈot qui chiˈ, xquibij chque: ¿Jachin ri yoˈwinak pa i kˈab chi quiban ri tajin cäkilo? ¿Jas u biˈ ri quicojo rech quixcowinic quiban waˈ? ―xecha chque.

Ri tat Pedro, kajinak ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu puwiˈ, xubij chque: Tataˈib, alak ri cˈamal tak qui be ri winak, alak riˈ ri qui nimakil ri winak aj Israel, cämic cäcˈot alak ka chiˈ rumal ri utzil ri xbantaj che jun achi yawab che retamaxic jas ri xban chucunaxic. 10 Chetamaj baˈ alak xukujeˈ conojel ri winak aj Israel chi rumal ri Jesucristo aj Nazaret, pa ru biˈ ri Areˈ, xcunataj waˈ we achi riˈ ri cˈo chuwäch alak. Ri Jesús ri xcämisaj alak cho ri cruz, ri xcˈastajisax rumal ri Dios chquixol ri cäminakib, are ri Areˈ xcunan we achi riˈ. 11 We Jesús riˈ are waˈ ri abaj ri man xaj tä alak, alak riˈ ri yacal tak ja, are abaj waˈ xcoj che tokˈebal re ri ja. 12 Man cäriktaj tä ru tobanic ri Dios rucˈ jachin jun winak, xane xak xuwi rucˈ ri Jesús. Je riˈ, rumal chi ri Dios man u yoˈm tä chke ru biˈ jachin jun chic cho ronojel ruwächulew, ri yaˈtal che chi rumal ri areˈ cuyaˈ cäkarik na ru tobanic ri Dios, ―xchaˈ.

13 Aretak ri kˈatal tak tzij xquilo chi ri tat Pedro, ri tat Juan man cäquixej tä quib quechˈawic, xukujeˈ xquilo chi xak e winak ri man cˈo tä ri qˈuia quetamam chrij wuj, sibalaj xquicajmaj waˈ. Te cˈu riˈ xquichˈobo chi e areˈ tak waˈ jujun chque ri xerachiˈlaj ri Jesús. 14 Xukujeˈ xquilo chi cˈo ri achi ri xcunatajic tacˈal cucˈ ri apóstoles, xa je riˈ man xquirik tä chic jas cäquibij. 15 Xquibij cˈu chque ri apóstoles chi quebel bi chquiwäch, are cˈu ri e areˈ xecanajic, xquitzijobela cˈu quib. 16 Xquibij: ¿Jas cäkaˈn chque we achijab riˈ? Kas tzij cˈut etamtal chic cumal conojel ri winak pa ri tinimit Jerusalén ri cajmabal etal ri caˈnom. Man cuyaˈ tä cˈut cäkabij chi man kas tzij taj. 17 Je baˈ kaˈna waˈ, rech man cäbin tä más u tzijol ri xbantajic. Chekaxibij rech man quetzijon tä chic chuwek cäbij chrij ri Jesús che jachin jun, ―xechaˈ.

18 Xequisiqˈuij cˈut, xetakan chque chi man cˈo tä chi jumul cäquitzijoj chic ri Jesús, man cäquiya tä chi cˈu tijonic pa ru biˈ chque ri winak. 19 Xechˈaw cˈu ri tat Pedro rachiˈl ri tat Juan, xquibij: Kas chomaj alak riˈ, ¿a are utz lo cäril ri Dios chi are cujniman chech alak chuqˈuexwäch ri cäkanimaj ri Areˈ? 20 Ri uj cˈut man cujcowin taj ri mat cäkabij chi na ri kilom xukujeˈ ri ka tom, ―xecha chque.

21 Ri kˈatal tak tzij xcaj xequixibij ri apóstoles, qˈuia ri xquibij chque, xequitzokopij cˈu bic. Man xquirik taj jas cäcaˈn chucˈäjisaxic qui wäch, rumal chi conojel ri winak tajin cäquiya u kˈij ri Dios rumal ri xbantajic. 22 Ri achi ri xbantaj wi ri cajmabal cunanic cˈo chi na cawinak u junab rucˈ u wiˈ.

Ri cojonelab cäquitaˈ che ri Dios chi cäyiˈ qui chukˈab, xukujeˈ chi man cäquixej tä quib

23 Aretak ri tat Pedro, ri tat Juan e tzokopital chic, xebeˈ cucˈ ri niqˈuiaj cojonelab chic, xquitzijoj ronojel ri xbix chque cumal ri qui nimakil ri sacerdotes xukujeˈ conojel ri qui nimakil ri winak. 24 Aretak xquita waˈ, junam xcaˈn orar, xquibij che ri Dios: Nimalaj Kajaw, lal riˈ ri kas Dios ri xbanow ri caj, ri ulew, ri mar. Ronojel ri cˈolic, xbantaj cˈu waˈ umal la. 25 Tzojer cˈut bim la lok rumal ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu chuchiˈ ri ka mam David ri patänil e la, xbij la:

¿Jas lo waˈ chi ri winak cho ruwächulew yactajinak coyowal, xak quetontiric, cäcaˈn cˈu nimal?
¿Jas che waˈ chi ri winak cäquichomaj u banic chˈoj ri man cˈo tä u beyal?
26 Ri nimak tak takanelab cho ri uwächulew junam xquiwalijisaj quib,
ri qui nimakil ri winak xquimulij quib
rech cäquiyac quib chrij ri Kajaw Dios, xukujeˈ chrij ri Cristo ri chaˈtal rumal ri Dios, ―xcha la, ―quecha ri cojonelab.

27 Xquitakej oración, xquibij: Kas cˈu tzij wi xquirik quib ri nim takanel Herodes rucˈ ri tat Poncio Pilato waral riˈ pa we tinimit junam cucˈ ri niqˈuiaj winak chic cachiˈl ri winak aj Israel, xquimulij cˈu quib chrij ri lokˈalaj Cˈojol la, ri Jesús, ri chaˈtal umal la. 28 Jeˈ xcaˈn waˈ rech jeˈ cäbantajic jas ri chomam la lok chi rajwaxic cäbanic. 29 Kajaw, chilampe la cämic riˈ chi qˈuia ri tajin cäquibij we winak riˈ chkij. Ya la chke uj, ri uj patänil tak e la, chi cujcowinic cäkatzijoj ri Lokˈ Pixab la, man cˈo tä cäkaxej wi kib. 30 Xukujeˈ cäkataˈ che la chi cäcˈoji ke ri chukˈab la chubanic cunanic chque ri yawabib, xukujeˈ che qui banic ri cajmabal tak etal, xukujeˈ nimak tak cˈutbal pa ru biˈ ri lokˈalaj Cˈojol la, ri Jesús, ―xecha che ri Dios.

31 Aretak xetoˈtaj chubanic orar, ri ja ri e cˈo wi xslabisaxic, conojel cˈut xkaj ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu pa qui wiˈ, man xquixej tä quib xquitzijoj ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios.

Conojel ri jastak que ri cojonelab are quech conojel waˈ

32 Ri qˈuia winak ri e cojoninak che ri Cristo, xa jun qui chomanic conojel, cäquinaˈ pa canimaˈ chi xa e jun. Man cˈo tä jun cubij chi xak xuwi rech areˈ ri cˈo rucˈ, xane conojel ri jastak que, are quech conojel waˈ. 33 Ri apóstoles rucˈ nimalaj chukˈab xquitakej u tzijoxic chi kas tzij xcˈastaj ri Kajaw Jesús chquixol ri cäminakib. Ri Dios cˈut cuya nimalaj tak tewchibal pa qui wiˈ conojel ri cojonelab. 34 Xa je riˈ man cˈo tä jun chquixol ri cˈo u rajwaxic, rumal chi conojel ri cˈo culew o ri cˈo cachoch xquiqˈuiyij waˈ. Are cˈu ri rajil xquicˈam bi cucˈ ri apóstoles. 35 Cäquiya waˈ we puak riˈ pa qui kˈab, ri e areˈ cˈut cäquijach waˈ chquiwäch ri cˈo qui rajwaxic. 36 Xak je riˈ, cˈo jun tataˈ, jun chque ri levitas, José u biˈ, ri xil u wäch pa Chipre, jun chˈäkap ulew waˈ ri cˈo pa ri mar. Ri tataˈ riˈ xukujeˈ cäbix Bernabé che cumal ri apóstoles. Quel cubij waˈ chi are jun ri cucuˈbisaj qui cˈux ri winak. 37 We achi riˈ cˈo jun chˈäkap rulew xuqˈuiyij, xucˈam cˈu bi ri rajil, xujach pa qui kˈab ri apóstoles.

Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin

The priests and the captain of the temple guard(A) and the Sadducees(B) came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.(C) They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail(D) until the next day. But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(E) to about five thousand.

The next day the rulers,(F) the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas,(G) John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family. They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit,(H) said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!(I) If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame(J) and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,(K) whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead,(L) that this man stands before you healed. 11 Jesus is

“‘the stone you builders rejected,
    which has become the cornerstone.’[a](M)

12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”(N)

13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John(O) and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,(P) they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.(Q) 14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say. 15 So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin(R) and then conferred together. 16 “What are we going to do with these men?”(S) they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign,(T) and we cannot deny it. 17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”

18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.(U) 19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him?(V) You be the judges! 20 As for us, we cannot help speaking(W) about what we have seen and heard.”(X)

21 After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people(Y) were praising God(Z) for what had happened. 22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

The Believers Pray

23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.(AA) “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.(AB) 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:(AC)

“‘Why do the nations rage
    and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
against the Lord
    and against his anointed one.[b][c](AD)

27 Indeed Herod(AE) and Pontius Pilate(AF) met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus,(AG) whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.(AH) 29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.(AI) 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders(AJ) through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”(AK)

31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken.(AL) And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit(AM) and spoke the word of God(AN) boldly.(AO)

The Believers Share Their Possessions

32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.(AP) 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify(AQ) to the resurrection(AR) of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace(AS) was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them,(AT) brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet,(AU) and it was distributed to anyone who had need.(AV)

36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas(AW) (which means “son of encouragement”), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.(AX)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:11 Psalm 118:22
  2. Acts 4:26 That is, Messiah or Christ
  3. Acts 4:26 Psalm 2:1,2

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

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

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,

28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.