Passage

Acts 4.8

Book: Acts · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"6. and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest. 7. And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?"

"8. Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,"

"9. if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole; 10. be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even in him doth this man stand here before you whole." (Acts 4:6-10, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"6. Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest. 7. When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”"

"8. Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,"

"9. if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10. be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole." (Acts 4:6-10, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

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

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

"9. 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." (Acts 4:6-10, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"6. and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest, 7. and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, 'In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'"

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

"9. if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved, 10. be 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 4:6-10, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Pentecost

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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