Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed one.’ New Living Translation The kings of the earth prepared for battle; the rulers gathered together against the LORD and against his Messiah.’ English Standard Version The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed’— Berean Standard Bible The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’ Berean Literal Bible The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ.' King James Bible The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. New King James Version The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together Against the LORD and against His Christ.’ New American Standard Bible ‘THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND, AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS CHRIST.’ NASB 1995 ‘THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND, AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS CHRIST.’ NASB 1977 ‘THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND, AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD, AND AGAINST HIS CHRIST.’ Legacy Standard Bible THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND, AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS CHRIST.’ Amplified Bible ‘THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND [to attack], AND THE RULERS WERE ASSEMBLED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS ANOINTED (the Christ, the Messiah).’ Christian Standard Bible The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers assemble together against the Lord and against his Messiah. Holman Christian Standard Bible The kings of the earth took their stand and the rulers assembled together against the Lord and against His Messiah.” American Standard Version The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed: Contemporary English Version The kings of earth prepare for war, and the rulers join together against the Lord and his Messiah." English Revised Version The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed: GOD'S WORD® Translation Kings take their stand. Rulers make plans together against the Lord and against his Messiah.' Good News Translation The kings of the earth prepared themselves, and the rulers met together against the Lord and his Messiah.' International Standard Version The kings of the earth take their stand, and rulers meet together against the Lord and against his Messiah.' Majority Standard Bible The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.? NET Bible The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.' New Heart English Bible The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take council together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.' Webster's Bible Translation The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were assembled against the Lord, and against his Christ. Weymouth New Testament The kings of the earth came near, and the rulers assembled together against the Lord and against His Anointed.'" World English Bible The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers plot together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.’ Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the LORD and against His Christ; Berean Literal Bible The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ.' Young's Literal Translation the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ; Smith's Literal Translation Kings of the earth stood up, and rulers were gathered together upon one and the same, against the Lord, and against his Christ. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe kings of the earth stood up, and the princes assembled together against the Lord and his Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ.’ New American Bible The kings of the earth took their stand and the princes gathered together against the Lord and against his anointed.’ New Revised Standard Version The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers have gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah.’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe kings and the rulers of the earth have revolted and have taken counsel together against the LORD and against his Anointed. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “The Kings of The Earth stood up and the Rulers held counsel together against THE LORD JEHOVAH and against his Messiah.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThe kings of the land stood up, and the rulers met together against the Lord and against his anointed. Godbey New Testament The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and his Christ. Haweis New Testament The kings of the earth rose up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah. Mace New Testament the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ." Weymouth New Testament The kings of the earth came near, and the rulers assembled together against the Lord and against His Anointed.'" Worrell New Testament The kings of the earth did set themselves in array; and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord, and against His Christ.' Worsley New Testament The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his anointed. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Believers' Prayer…25You 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? 26The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’ 27In 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.… Cross References Psalm 2:1-2 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: Matthew 27:1-2 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death. / They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor. Luke 23:11-12 And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate. / That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies. John 19:15 At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests. Revelation 11:18 The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.” Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Daniel 9:25-26 Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress. / Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed. John 1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. John 15:18-25 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. ... Mark 15:1 Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate. Luke 22:66-71 At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said, / “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe. / And if I ask you a question, you will not answer. ... 1 Corinthians 2:8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Psalm 83:2-5 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. / With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, / saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” ... Psalm 118:22-23 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. / This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes. Treasury of Scripture The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. kings. Psalm 83:2-8 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head… Joel 3:9-14 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: … Revelation 17:12-14,17 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast… against his. Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. Jump to Previous Anointed Array Assembled Christ Council Earth Gather Gathered Kings Lifted Rulers Stand Stood Themselves TogetherJump to Next Anointed Array Assembled Christ Council Earth Gather Gathered Kings Lifted Rulers Stand Stood Themselves TogetherActs 4 1. The rulers of the Jews, offended with Peter's sermon,3. imprison him and John. 5. After, upon examination 8. Peter boldly avouching the lame man to be healed by the name of Jesus, 11. and that only by the same Jesus we must be eternally saved, 13. they threaten him and John to preach no more in that name, 23. whereupon the church flees to prayer. 31. And God, by moving the place where they were assembled, testifies that he heard their prayer; 34. confirming the church with the gift of the Holy Spirit, and with mutual love and charity. The kings of the earth This phrase refers to the earthly rulers and authorities who often stand in opposition to God's divine plan. In the Greek, "kings" is "basileis," which denotes those with power and authority. Historically, this can be seen in the context of Roman and Jewish leaders who opposed the early Christian movement. Theologically, it underscores the tension between worldly power and God's kingdom, reminding believers that earthly authority is temporary and ultimately subject to God's sovereign will. take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Theοἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kings βασιλεῖς (basileis) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. take [their] stand παρέστησαν (parestēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3936: Or prolonged paristano from para and histemi; to stand beside, i.e. to exhibit, proffer, recommend, substantiate; or to be at hand, aid. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. rulers ἄρχοντες (archontes) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 758: Present participle of archo; a first. gather συνήχθησαν (synēchthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4863: From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain. together ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. against κατὰ (kata) Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. against κατὰ (kata) Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Anointed One.’ Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. Links Acts 4:26 NIVActs 4:26 NLT Acts 4:26 ESV Acts 4:26 NASB Acts 4:26 KJV Acts 4:26 BibleApps.com Acts 4:26 Biblia Paralela Acts 4:26 Chinese Bible Acts 4:26 French Bible Acts 4:26 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 4:26 The kings of the earth take (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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