25 the one who said by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of our father David, your servant,

‘Why do the nations[a] rage,
    and the peoples conspire in vain?
26 The kings of the earth stood opposed,
    and the rulers assembled together at the same place,
against the Lord and against his Christ.’[b]

27 For in truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:25 Or “Gentiles”; the same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context
  2. Acts 4:26 Or “Messiah”; this is a quotation from Ps 2:1–2