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Acts 4:26

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

KJV

παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ.

Greek NT

Astiterunt reges terræ, et principes convenerunt in unum adversus Dominum, et adversus Christum ejus.

Vulgate

The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:

ASV

The kings of the earth stood up: and the princes assembled together against the Lord and his Christ.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
παρίστημι
paristemi
verb · 41×
συνάγω
sunago
verb · 59×
ἄρχων
archon
noun · 37×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§436The word "Christ" comes from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Messiah, which means "anointed". It became the name proper to Jesus only because he accomplished perfectly the divine mission that "Christ" signifies. In effect, in Israel those consecrated to God for a mission that he gave were anointed in his name. This was the case for kings, for priests and, in rare instances,…

Cross-references

  • Acts 10:38 — How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
  • Acts 10:38 — How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
  • Dan 6:7 — All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever sh
  • Dan 9:24 — Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting right
  • Ezra 6:6 — Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
  • Heb 1:9 — Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
  • Joel 3:9 — Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
  • Luke 2:34 — And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
  • Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sig
  • Ps 2:2 — The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
  • Ps 76:10 — Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
  • Ps 83:2 — For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
  • Rev 17:12 — And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
  • Rev 17:17 — For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.