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Acts 4:24

“And they, when they heard it, raised their voice with one mind to God and said, “Sovereign, you who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them,”

Acts 4:24 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Exodus 20:11

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Both texts use the formula “you made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them,” which is also in Psalm 146:6.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • οὐρανὸνouranonG3772שָּׁמַיִםshamayimH8064“heaven”
  • γῆνgēnG1093אָרֶץaretsH776“earth”
  • θάλασσανthalassanG2281יָּםyamH3220“sea”
  • ποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160עָשָׂהasaH6213“make”

Allusion · Psalms 146:6

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Both texts use the formula “made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them” (also Exodus 20:11).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • οὐρανὸνouranonG3772שָׁמַיִםshamayimH8064“heaven”
  • γῆνgēnG1093אָרֶץaretsH776“earth”
  • θάλασσανthalassanG2281יָּםyamH3220“sea”
  • ποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160עֹשֶׂהoseH6213“make”

Acts 4:24, word by word

when they heard itἀκούσαντεςakousantes

hear

To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.

Where else “akousantes” appears
raisedἦρανēran

pick up

To lift something from the ground or take it in one's hands.

Where else “ēran” appears
their voiceφωνὴνphōnēn

voice

Someone's voice, or a shout.

Where else “phōnēn” appears
with one mindὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothymadon

with one accord

With one accord, all with the same mind; also together.

Where else “homothymadon” appears
Godθεὸνtheon

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theon” appears
saidεἶπανeipan

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipan” appears
“SovereignΔέσποταDespota

Sovereign

God or the Messiah, who rules over all.

Where else “Despota” appears
madeποιήσαςpoiēsas

make

To bring something into being: to make or create it.

Where else “poiēsas” appears
the heavenοὐρανὸνouranon

sky

The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.

Where else “ouranon” appears
the earthγῆνgēn

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēn” appears
the seaθάλασσανthalassan

sea

Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.

Where else “thalassan” appears

Translation note

Compare Exodus 20:11 and Psalm 146:6.

The context

23And when they were released, they went to their own people and reported all that the high priests and the elders had said to them.

24 · This verse (above)

25who through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David, your servant, said, ‘Why did the nations rage, and the peoples plot vain things?

Read all of Acts 4

To study Acts 4 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    Peter and John are questioned by the council. What do they say, and what do the rulers notice about them? (vv. 8-13)

  2. 2. What it means

    Why do Peter and John answer that they cannot stop speaking about what they saw and heard? (vv. 19-20)

  3. 3. How I live it

    The believers were of one heart, and no one lacked anything (vv. 32-35). Whom around you could you help today in a concrete way?

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