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25 who (A)by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said,

(B)Why did the [a]Gentiles rage,
And the peoples devise vain things?
26 (C)The kings of the earth [b]took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His [c](D)Christ.’

27 For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy [d](E)Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both (F)Herod and (G)Pontius Pilate, along with (H)the [e]Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

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  1. Acts 4:25 Or nations
  2. Acts 4:26 Or approached
  3. Acts 4:26 Or Anointed One; Messiah, cf. Ps 2:2; Acts 4:27
  4. Acts 4:27 Or Son
  5. Acts 4:27 Or nations

25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:(A)

“‘Why do the nations rage
    and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
against the Lord
    and against his anointed one.[a][b](B)

27 Indeed Herod(C) and Pontius Pilate(D) met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus,(E) whom you anointed.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:26 That is, Messiah or Christ
  2. Acts 4:26 Psalm 2:1,2