![]() ![]() 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. 25 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? 26 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed One.’ 27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. ![]() 23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. ![]() ![]() Just keep in mind the apostles have just been interrogated by the civil authorities, and they’ve been warned not to preach the gospel upon the peril of their lives. Series: The King and the Kingdom Part 3 – Acts 4:23–37 Preached in Manhattan, NY on AugOur Scripture reading is found in the book of Acts 4, and we’re going to read from verses 23–37. ![]()
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