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THE MESSAGE
Acts 4:26
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The kings of the earth take their standand the rulers assemble togetheragainst the Lord and against his Messiah.
The Kings of the earth stood vp, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, & against his Christ.
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed'—
'THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND, AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS CHRIST.'
The kings of the earth prepare to fight, and their leaders make plans together against the Lord and his Christ.' Psalm 2:1–2
'THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND [to attack], AND THE RULERS WERE ASSEMBLED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS ANOINTED (the Christ, the Messiah).'
'THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND, AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS CHRIST.'
The kings of the earth took their stand,And the rulers were gathered togetherAgainst the Lord and against His Christ.'
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.'
The kings of earth prepare for war, and the rulers join together against the Lord and his Messiah."
The kings of the earth took their stand; and the rulers assembled together against Adonai and against his Messiah.'
The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.
‘The kings of the earth prepare themselves to fight, and the rulers all come together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'
The Kings of the earth assembled, and the rulers came together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
The kings and the rulers of the earth have revolted and have taken counsel together against the LORD and against his Anointed.
The kings of the earth prepared themselves, and the rulers met together against the Lord and his Messiah.'
The kings of the earth stood opposed, and the rulers assembled together at the same place, against the Lord and against his Christ.'
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were assembled on the same day against the Lord, yea, against His Christ." Psa. 2:1, 2
The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:
The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:
The kings of the eretz take a stand, And the rulers take council together, Against the Lord, and against his Messiah.'
The kings of the earth take their stand, and rulers meet together against the Lord and against his Christ.'[fn]Psalm 2:1-2;">[xr]
The kings and powers of the earth arise And counsel together against the Lord, And against his Meshiha.
The kings of the earth and the potentates stood up, and they consulted together, against the Lord, and against his anointed.
The kynges of the earth stoode vp, and the rulers came together, agaynst the Lorde, and agaynst his Christe.
The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:
The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take council together, Against the Lord, and against his Christ.'
The kings of the earth set themselves in array, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.
The kings of the earth came near, and the rulers assembled together against the Lord and against His Anointed.'"
Kyngis of the erthe stoden nyy, and princis camen togidre `in to oon, ayens the Lord, and ayens his Crist.
The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed."
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were assembled against the Lord, and against his Christ.
The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ .'
The kings of the earth took their stand,And the rulers were gathered togetherAgainst the Lord and against His Christ.' Psalms 2:1, 2 ">[fn]
The kings of the earth prepared for battle; the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'
The kings of the earth stood in a line ready to fight, and the leaders were all against the Lord and against His Christ.'
The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers have gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'
The kings of the earth stationed themselves, and, the rulers, were gathered together, with one intent, against the Lord, and against his Christ.
The kings of the earth stood up: and the princes assembled together against the Lord and his Christ.
The kings of the earth set themselves in array, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed' --
The kynges of the erth stode vp and the rulars came to gedder agaynst the Lorde and agaynst his Christ.
the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;
The kynges of the earth stonde vp, and the prynces haue gathered them selues together agaynst ye LORDE, and agaynst his. Christ.
the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ."
The cattle barons of the earth prepare for war, and the governors gather to fight the Lord and his Top Hand.'
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
kings: Psalms 83:2-8, Joel 3:9-14, Revelation 17:12-14, Revelation 17:17, Revelation 19:16-21
against his: Revelation 11:15, Revelation 12:10
Reciprocal: Leviticus 3:2 - kill it Joshua 9:2 - gathered 2 Chronicles 23:11 - anointed him Ezra 6:6 - be ye far Psalms 59:3 - the mighty Psalms 69:12 - They Psalms 76:10 - Surely Jeremiah 5:5 - but these Daniel 6:7 - have consulted Zechariah 13:7 - smite Luke 2:34 - for a Acts 5:17 - the high 2 Corinthians 10:5 - down James 2:6 - and
Cross-References
God told him, "No. Anyone who kills Cain will pay for it seven times over." God put a mark on Cain to protect him so that no one who met him would kill him.
Cain slept with his wife. She conceived and had Enoch. He then built a city and named it after his son, Enoch. Enoch had Irad, Irad had Mehujael, Mehujael had Methushael, Methushael had Lamech.
He moved on from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent between Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. He built an altar there and prayed to God .
Isaac built an altar there and prayed, calling on God by name. He pitched his tent and his servants started digging another well.
"And now listen to this, family of Jacob, you who are called by the name Israel: Who got you started in the loins of Judah, you who use God 's name to back up your promises and pray to the God of Israel? But do you mean it? Do you live like it? You claim to be citizens of the Holy City; you act as though you lean on the God of Israel, named God -of-the-Angel-Armies. For a long time now, I've let you in on the way I work: I told you what I was going to do beforehand, then I did it and it was done, and that's that. I know you're a bunch of hardheads, obstinate and flint-faced, So I got a running start and began telling you what was going on before it even happened. That is why you can't say, ‘My god-idol did this.' ‘My favorite god-carving commanded this.' You have all this evidence confirmed by your own eyes and ears. Shouldn't you be talking about it? And that was just the beginning. I have a lot more to tell you, things you never knew existed. This isn't a variation on the same old thing. This is new, brand-new, something you'd never guess or dream up. When you hear this you won't be able to say, ‘I knew that all along.' You've never been good listeners to me. You have a history of ignoring me, A sorry track record of fickle attachments— rebels from the womb. But out of the sheer goodness of my heart, because of who I am, I keep a tight rein on my anger and hold my temper. I don't wash my hands of you. Do you see what I've done? I've refined you, but not without fire. I've tested you like silver in the furnace of affliction. Out of myself, simply because of who I am, I do what I do. I have my reputation to keep up. I'm not playing second fiddle to either gods or people.
Who Goes There? The watchmen call out, "Who goes there, marching out of Edom, out of Bozrah in clothes dyed red? Name yourself, so splendidly dressed, advancing, bristling with power!" "It is I: I speak what is right, I, mighty to save!" "And why are your robes so red, your clothes dyed red like those who tread grapes?" "I've been treading the winepress alone. No one was there to help me. Angrily, I stomped the grapes; raging, I trampled the people. Their blood spurted all over me— all my clothes were soaked with blood. I was set on vengeance. The time for redemption had arrived. I looked around for someone to help —no one. I couldn't believe it —not one volunteer. So I went ahead and did it myself, fed and fueled by my rage. I trampled the people in my anger, crushed them under foot in my wrath, soaked the earth with their lifeblood." I'll make a list of God 's gracious dealings, all the things God has done that need praising, All the generous bounties of God , his great goodness to the family of Israel— Compassion lavished, love extravagant. He said, "Without question these are my people, children who would never betray me." So he became their Savior. In all their troubles, he was troubled, too. He didn't send someone else to help them. He did it himself, in person. Out of his own love and pity he redeemed them. He rescued them and carried them along for a long, long time. But they turned on him; they grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned on them, became their enemy and fought them. Then they remembered the old days, the days of Moses, God's servant: "Where is he who brought the shepherds of his flock up and out of the sea? And what happened to the One who set his Holy Spirit within them? Who linked his arm with Moses' right arm, divided the waters before them, Making him famous ever after, and led them through the muddy abyss as surefooted as horses on hard, level ground? Like a herd of cattle led to pasture, the Spirit of God gave them rest." That's how you led your people! That's how you became so famous! Look down from heaven, look at us! Look out the window of your holy and magnificent house! Whatever happened to your passion, your famous mighty acts, Your heartfelt pity, your compassion? Why are you holding back? You are our Father. Abraham and Israel are long dead. They wouldn't know us from Adam. But you're our living Father, our Redeemer, famous from eternity! Why, God , did you make us wander from your ways? Why did you make us cold and stubborn so that we no longer worshiped you in awe? Turn back for the sake of your servants. You own us! We belong to you! For a while your holy people had it good, but now our enemies have wrecked your holy place. For a long time now, you've paid no attention to us. It's like you never knew us.
"In the end I will turn things around for the people. I'll give them a language undistorted, unpolluted, Words to address God in worship and, united, to serve me with their shoulders to the wheel. They'll come from beyond the Ethiopian rivers, they'll come praying— All my scattered, exiled people will come home with offerings for worship. You'll no longer have to be ashamed of all those acts of rebellion. I'll have gotten rid of your arrogant leaders. No more pious strutting on my holy hill! I'll leave a core of people among you who are poor in spirit— What's left of Israel that's really Israel. They'll make their home in God . This core holy people will not do wrong. They won't lie, won't use words to flatter or seduce. Content with who they are and where they are, unanxious, they'll live at peace."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The kings of the earth stood up,.... Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, sometimes called a king, Mark 6:14 and Pilate the Roman governor, who represented his master Caesar; these stood, or rose up in an hostile manner, and set themselves against, and opposed themselves to the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth:
and the rulers were gathered together; the Jewish rulers, Annas, Caiaphas, and the rest of the members of the sanhedrim, who met together more than once; and particularly at the high priest's palace, to consult how they should take Jesus and put him to death; and who also gathered together at the same place, when he was taken, to arraign, examine, and condemn him. And this opposition, and these conspiracies and consultations, were
against the Lord: Jehovah, the Father of Christ, who sent him, and anointed him; so that what was done against Christ, was done against the Lord, their views and designs, their interest and glory, being the same:
and against his Christ; or anointed one, who was anointed by him, with the Holy Ghost, from his birth, and at his baptism, to be prophet, priest, and King.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The kings of the earth - The Psalmist specifies more particularly that kings and rulers would be opposed to the Messiah. This had occurred already by the opposition made to the Messiah by the rulers of the Jewish people, and it would be still more evinced by the opposition of princes and kings as the gospel spread among the nations.
Stood up - The word used here παρίστημι paristēmi commonly means “to present oneself, or to stand forth, for the purpose of aiding, counseling,” etc. But here it means that they “rose,” or “presented themselves,” to evince their opposition. They stood opposed to the Messiah, and offered resistance to him.
The rulers - This is another instance of the Hebrew parallelism. The word does not denote another class of people from kings, but expresses the same idea in another form, or in a more general manner, meaning that all classes of persons in authority would be opposed to the gospel.
Were gathered together - Hebrew, consulted together; were united in a consultation. The Greek implies that they were assembled for the purpose of consultation.
Against the Lord - In the Hebrew, “against Yahweh.” This is the special name which is given in the Scriptures to God. They rose against his plan of appointing a Messiah, and against the Messiah whom he had chosen.
Against his Christ - Hebrew, against his Messiah, or his Anointed. See the notes on Matthew 1:1. This is one of the places where the word “Messiah” is used in the Old Testament. The word occurs in about 40 places, and is commonly translated “his anointed,” and is applied to kings. The direct reference of the word to the Messiah in the Old Testament is not frequent. This passage implies that opposition to the Messiah is opposition to Yahweh. And this is uniformly supposed in the sacred Scriptures. He that is opposed to Christ is opposed to God. He that neglects him neglects God. He that despises him despises God, Matthew 10:40; Matthew 18:5; John 12:44-45; Luke 10:16, “He that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.” The reasons of this are:
- That the Messiah is “the brightness of the Father’s glory, and the express image of his person,” Hebrews 1:3.
(2)He is equal with the Father, possessing the same attributes and the same power, John 1:1; Philippians 2:6.
(3)He is appointed by God to this great work of saving people. To despise him, or to oppose him, is to despise and oppose him who appointed him to this work, to contemn his counsels, and to set him at naught.
(4)His work is dear to God. It has engaged his thoughts. It has been approved by him. His mission has been confirmed by the miraculous power of the Father, and by every possible manifestation of his approbation and love. To oppose the Messiah is, therefore, to oppose what is dear to the heart of God, and which has long been the object of his tender solicitude. It follows from this, that they who neglect the Christian religion are exposing themselves to the displeasure of God, and endangering their everlasting interests. No man is safe who opposes God; and no man can have evidence that God will approve him who does not embrace the Messiah, whom He has appointed to redeem the world.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 4:26. Against the Lord and against his Christ. — κατα του χριστου αυτου should be translated, against his ANOINTED, because it particularly agrees with ονεχρισας, whom thou hast ANOINTED, in the succeeding verse.
