KJV King James Version
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 4:25
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?
WEB World English Bible
who by the mouth of your servant, David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
ASV American Standard Version
who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples imagine vain things?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?
Surrounding context — Acts 4
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατρὸςG3962 · patērfatherἡμῶνG3165 · memeδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofπνεύματοςG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritἁγίουG40 · hagiosholyστόματοςG4750 · stomamouthΔαυὶδG1138 · Daueid, Dauid, DabidDavidπαιδόςG3816 · paischildσουG4771 · suyouεἰπών·G2036 · eiponto sayἱνατίG2443 · hinain order that/toἐφρύαξανG5433 · phruassomaito rageἔθνηG1484 · ethnosGentilesκαὶG2532 · kaiandλαοὶG2992 · laosa peopleἐμελέτησανG3191 · meletaōto meditate/plotκενά;G2756 · kenosempty
Cross-references
Psalm 2:1-6Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?Acts 1:16Men [and] brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.Acts 2:30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
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