Acts 4:25 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 4:25

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23 And being let go, ^athey went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, ^aYou are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

25 who by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
^a‘Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?

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

27 “For ^atruly against ^bYour holy Servant Jesus, ^cwhom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

28 ^ato do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.

29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants ^athat with all boldness they may speak Your word,

30 by stretching out Your hand to heal, ^aand that signs and wonders may be done ^bthrough the name of ^cYour holy Servant Jesus.”

Verse Comparison: Acts 4:25

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American Standard Version
who by the Holy Spirit, `by' the mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples imagine vain things?

Amplified® Bible
Who by the mouth of our forefather David, Your servant {and} child, said through the Holy Spirit, Why did the heathen (Gentiles) become wanton {and} insolent {and} rage, and the people imagine {and} study {and} plan vain (fruitless) things [that will not succeed]?

Contemporary English Version
And by the Holy Spirit you spoke to our ancestor David. He was your servant, and you told him to say: "Why are all the Gentiles so furious? Why do people make foolish plans?

Darby English Version
who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have [the] nations raged haughtily and [the] peoples meditated vain things?

Good News Bible
By means of the Holy Spirit you spoke through our ancestor David, your servant, when he said, 'Why were the Gentiles furious; why did people make their useless plots?

International Standard Version
You said by the Holy Spirit through the voice of our ancestor, your servant David, 'Why do the gentiles rage, and the people devise useless plots?

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

New American Standard Bible
who by the Holy Spirit, {through} the mouth of our father David Your servant, said, `WHY DID THE GENTILES RAGE, AND THE PEOPLES DEVISE FUTILE THINGS?

New International Version
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:
" 'Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?

New King James Version
who by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
‘ Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said, ' WHY DID THE GENTILES RAGE, AND THE PEOPLES DEVISE FUTILE THINGS?

Young's Literal Translation
who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?

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