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Acts 4:25

NETBible	who said by the Holy Spirit through¹ your servant David our forefather,² ‘*Why do the nations³ rage,⁴ and the peoples plot foolish⁵ things?*
NIV © biblegateway Act 4:25	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?
NASB © biblegateway Act 4:25	who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said, ‘WHY DID THE GENTILES RAGE, AND THE PEOPLES DEVISE FUTILE THINGS?
NLT © biblegateway Act 4:25	you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor King David, your servant, saying, ‘Why did the nations rage? Why did the people waste their time with futile plans?
MSG © biblegateway Act 4:25	By the Holy Spirit you spoke through the mouth of your servant and our father, David: Why the big noise, nations? Why the mean plots, peoples?
BBE © SABDAweb Act 4:25	Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 4:25	it is you who said by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant: ‘Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples imagine vain things?
NKJV © biblegateway Act 4:25	"who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: ‘Why did the nations rage, And the people plot vain things?
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KJV	Who <3588> by <1223> the mouth <4750> of thy <4675> servant <3816> David <1138> hast said <2036> (5631)_, Why <2444> did <5433> (0) the heathen <1484> rage <5433> (5656)_, and <2532> the people <2992> imagine <3191> (5656) vain things <2756>_?
NASB © biblegateway Act 4:25	who by the Holy <40> Spirit <4151> , through the mouth <4750> of our father <3962> David <1160> Your servant <3816> , said <3004> , 'WHY <2443> <5101> DID THE GENTILES <1484> RAGE <5433> , AND THE PEOPLES <2992> DEVISE <3191> FUTILE <2756> THINGS <2756> ?
NET [draft] ITL	who said <3004> by the Holy <40> Spirit <4151> through <1223> your <4675> servant <3816> David <1138> our <2257> forefather <3962> , ‘Why <2444> do <5433> the nations <1484> rage <5433> , and <2532> the peoples <2992> plot <3191> foolish things <2756> ?
GREEK	o <3588> T-NSM tou <3588> T-GSM patrov <3962> N-GSM hmwn <2257> P-1GP dia <1223> PREP pneumatov <4151> N-GSN agiou <40> A-GSN stomatov <4750> N-GSN dauid <1138> N-PRI paidov <3816> N-GSM sou <4675> P-2GS eipwn <3004> (5631) V-2AAP-NSM ina ti <2444> ADV efruaxan <5433> (5656) V-AAI-3P eynh <1484> N-NPN kai <2532> CONJ laoi <2992> N-NPM emelethsan <3191> (5656) V-AAI-3P kena <2756> A-APN

NETBible

who said by the Holy Spirit through¹ your servant David our forefather,² ‘Why do the nations³ rage,⁴ and the peoples plot foolish⁵ things?

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “by the mouth of” (an idiom).

²tn Or “ancestor”; Grk “father.”

³tn Or “Gentiles.”

⁴sn The Greek word translated rage includes not only anger but opposition, both verbal and nonverbal. See L&N 88.185.

⁵tn Or “futile”; traditionally, “vain.”