Acts 4
1 ಅವರು ಜನರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡು ತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗ ಯಾಜಕರೂ ದೇವಾಲಯದ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯೂ ಸದ್ದುಕಾಯರೂ ಅವರಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧ ವಾಗಿ ಬಂದರು;
2 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಯೇಸುವಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ಸತ್ತವರಿಗೆ ಪುನರುತ್ಥಾನವಾಗುವದೆಂದು ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರು ಜನರಿಗೆ ಬೋಧಿಸಿ ಕಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದದರಿಂದ ಅವರು ಸಂತಾಪಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರು.
3 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವರನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು ಮರುದಿನದ ವರೆಗೆ ಕಾವಲಲ್ಲಿಟ್ಟರು; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಆಗ ಸಾಯಂಕಾಲವಾಗಿತ್ತು.
4 ಆದಾಗ್ಯೂ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದವರಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕರು ನಂಬಿದರು; ಗಂಡಸರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸುಮಾರು ಐದು ಸಾವಿರವಾಗಿತ್ತು.
5 ಮರುದಿನ ಅವರ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳೂ ಹಿರಿಯರೂ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಗಳೂ
6 ಮಹಾಯಾಜಕನಾದ ಅನ್ನನೂ ಕಾಯಫನೂ ಯೋಹಾನನೂ ಅಲೆಕ್ಸಾಂದ್ರನೂ ಮಹಾಯಾಜಕನ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಕರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಯೆರೂಸ ಲೇಮಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡಿಬಂದರು.
7 ಇವರು ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರನ್ನು ಮಧ್ಯೆ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ--ನೀವು ಎಂಥಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಯಾವ ಹೆಸರಿನಿಂದ ಇದನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದಿರಿ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದರು.
8 ಆಗ ಪೇತ್ರನು ಪವಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮಭರಿತನಾಗಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ--ಜನರ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳೇ, ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲಿನ ಹಿರಿಯರೇ,
9 ಈ ದುರ್ಬಲನಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಸ್ಥವಾದ ಒಳ್ಳೇ ಕಾರ್ಯವು ಹೇಗಾಯಿತೆಂಬ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿ ಈ ದಿವಸ ನಾವು ವಿಚಾರಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವದಾದರೆ
10 ನಿಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲ್ಯರಿಗೂ ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕಾದದ್ದೇ ನಂದರೆ, ಆತನಿಂದಲೇ ಅಂದರೆ ನೀವು ಶಿಲುಬೆಗೆ ಹಾಕಿಸಿದಂಥ ಮತ್ತು ದೇವರು ಸತ್ತವರೊಳಗಿಂದ ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿದಂಥ ನಜರೇತಿನ ಯೇಸು ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ಹೆಸರಿ ನಿಂದಲೇ ಈ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಸ್ವಸ್ಥನಾಗಿ ನಿಮ್ಮೆದುರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ.
11 ಮನೆ ಕಟ್ಟುವವರಾದ ನಿಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಹೀನೈಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಈ ಕಲ್ಲೇ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದ ಮೂಲೆಗಲ್ಲಾ ಯಿತು.
12 ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯು ಇನ್ನಾರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಇಲ್ಲ; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಆಕಾಶದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಡ ಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವ ಹೆಸರಿನಿಂದಲೂ ನಮಗೆ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯಾಗುವದಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
13 ಅವರು ಪೇತ್ರ ಯೋಹಾನರ ಧೈರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಇವರು ವಿದ್ಯೆಯಿಲ್ಲದವರೂ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ ಯಿಲ್ಲದವರೂ ಎಂದು ಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಪಟ್ಟು ಅವರು ಯೇಸುವಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇದ್ದವರೆಂದು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡರು.
14 ಸ್ವಸ್ಥನಾದವನು ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಿಂತಿರುವದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ಏನೂ ಮಾತನಾಡ ಲಾರದೆ ಇದ್ದರು.
15 ಆದರೆ ಆಲೋಚನಾ ಸಭೆಯಿಂದ ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರು ಹೊರಗೆ ಹೋಗಬೇಕೆಂದು ಅವರು ಅಪ್ಪಣೆಕೊಟ್ಟು ತಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾ--
16 ಈ ಮನುಷ್ಯರಿಗೆ ನಾವೇನು ಮಾಡೋಣ? ನಿಜ ವಾಗಿಯೂ ಅವರ ಮೂಲಕ ನಡೆದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾದ ಒಂದು ಅದ್ಭುತಕಾರ್ಯವು ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಮಾಡುವವರಿಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗಿರುವದರಿಂದ ನಾವು ಅದನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲಗಳೆಯಲಾರೆವು.
17 ಆದರೆ ಇದು ಜನ ರಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನೂ ಹಬ್ಬದಂತೆ ಇಂದಿನಿಂದ ಅವರು ಯಾವ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಸಂಗಡ ಈ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡ ಬಾರದೆಂದು ನಾವು ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ಗದರಿ ಸೋಣ ಎಂದು ಅಂದುಕೊಂಡು
18 ಅವರನ್ನು ಕರೆದು ಯೇಸುವಿನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಬಾರದು, ಬೋಧಿ ಸಲೂಬಾರದು ಎಂದು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅಪ್ಪಣೆಕೊಟ್ಟರು.
19 ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಪೇತ್ರ ಯೋಹಾನರು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ--ದೇವರ ಮಾತಿಗಿಂತ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಕೇಳು ವದು ದೇವರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಿಯೋ ನೀವೇ ತೀರ್ಪು ಮಾಡಿರಿ.
20 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನಾವು ಕಂಡು ಕೇಳಿದವು ಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡದೆ ಇರಲಾರೆವು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
21 ಹೀಗೆ ಜನರ ದೆಸೆಯಿಂದ ಅವರನ್ನು ಶಿಕ್ಷಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾವ ವಿಧಾನವನ್ನೂ ಕಾಣದೆ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಬೆದರಿಸಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಟ್ಟರು; ನಡೆದ ಅದ್ಭುತಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ದೇವರನ್ನು ಮಹಿಮೆಪಡಿಸಿದರು.
22 ಸ್ವಸ್ಥಪಡಿಸುವ ಈ ಅದ್ಭುತಕಾರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಗುಣಹೊಂದಿದ ಆ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ನಿಗೆ ನಾಲ್ವತ್ತು ವರುಷಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗಿತ್ತು.
23 ಅವರು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಂಡು ತಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಂತ ಜನರ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನಯಾಜಕರೂ ಹಿರಿಯರೂ ತಮಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
24 ಅದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ ಅವರು ಒಮ್ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ದೇವರಿಗೆ--ಕರ್ತನೇ, ಆಕಾಶವನ್ನೂ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನೂ ಸಮುದ್ರವನ್ನೂ ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸಮಸ್ತವನ್ನೂ ಉಂಟು ಮಾಡಿದ ದೇವರು ನೀನೇ;
25 ನಿನ್ನ ಸೇವಕ ನಾದ ದಾವೀದನ ಬಾಯಿಂದ--ಅನ್ಯಜನರು ಯಾಕೆ ರೇಗಿದರು? ಮತ್ತು ಜನರು ವ್ಯರ್ಥವಾದವುಗಳನ್ನು ಯಾಕೆ ಊಹಿಸಿದರು?
26 ಕರ್ತನಿಗೂ ಆತನ ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತ ನಿಗೂ ವಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ಭೂರಾಜರು ಎದ್ದುನಿಂತರು; ಅಧಿಪತಿಗಳು ಒಂದಾಗಿ ಕೂಡಿಕೊಂಡರು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೀ.
27 ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ನೀನು ಅಭಿಷೇಕಿಸಿದ ನಿನ್ನ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಸೇವಕನಾದ ಯೇಸುವಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ಹೆರೋದನೂ ಪೊಂತ್ಯ ಪಿಲಾತನೂ ಅನ್ಯಜನರ ಮತ್ತು ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲ್ ಜನರ ಸಹಿತ ಒಂದಾಗಿ ಕೂಡಿಕೊಂಡು
28 ನಿನ್ನ ಹಸ್ತವು ಮತ್ತು ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪವು ಮೊದಲೇ ನಿಶ್ಚಯಿಸಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದರು.
29 ಈಗ ಕರ್ತನೇ, ಅವರ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡು; ನಿನ್ನ ಸೇವಕರು ನಿನ್ನ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪೂರ್ಣ ಧೈರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಹೇಳುವ ಹಾಗೆ
30 ನಿನ್ನ ಕೈಗಳನ್ನು ಚಾಚುವದರಿಂದ ಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯನ್ನುಂಟು ಮಾಡುವಂತೆಯೂ ಸೂಚಕ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಗಳು ಅದ್ಭುತಕಾರ್ಯಗಳು ನಿನ್ನ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಸೇವಕನಾದ ಯೇಸುವಿನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವಂತೆಯೂ ಅನು ಗ್ರಹಿಸು ಎಂದು ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಸ್ವರದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸಿ ದರು.
31 ಹೀಗೆ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವರು ಕೂಡಿದ್ದ ಸ್ಥಳವು ನಡುಗಿತು. ಅವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಪವಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮಭರಿತರಾಗಿ ದೇವರ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಧೈರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು.
32 ನಂಬಿದ್ದ ಸಮೂಹದವರ ಹೃದಯವೂ ಪ್ರಾಣವೂ ಒಂದೇ ಆಗಿತ್ತು; ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವನೂ ತನ್ನಗಿದ್ದ ಯಾವದೊಂದನ್ನೂ ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವಂತ ದ್ದೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಆದರೆ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹುದು ವಾಗಿತ್ತು.
33 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಕರ್ತನಾದ ಯೇಸುವಿನ ಪುನ ರುತ್ಥಾನದ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿ ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರು ಬಹಳ ಬಲ ವಾಗಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಕೊಟ್ಟರು; ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕೃಪೆಯು ಅವರೆಲ್ಲರ ಮೇಲೆ ಇತ್ತು.
34 ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊರತೆ ಪಡು ವವನು ಒಬ್ಬನಾದರೂ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಹೊಲ ಮನೆಗಳಿದ್ದವ ರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾರಿ ಬಂದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ತಂದು
35 ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರ ಪಾದಗಳ ಬಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟರು; ಪ್ರತಿ ಯೊಬ್ಬನಿಗೆ ಅವನವನ ಅಗತ್ಯತೆಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಹಂಚಿ ದರು.
36 ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರಿಂದ ಬಾರ್ನಬನೆಂದು ಅಡ್ಡ ಹೆಸರು ಹೊಂದಿದ ಕುಪ್ರ ದೇಶದ ಲೇವಿಯನಾದ ಯೋಸೇಫನೆಂಬವನು (ಬಾರ್ನಬ ಅಂದರೆ ಆದರ ಣೆಯ ಮಗನು)
37 ತನಗಿದ್ದ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಮಾರಿ ಹಣವನ್ನು ತಂದು ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರ ಪಾದಗಳ ಬಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟನು.
1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
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.
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.
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.