Acts 4:26

4:26 The kings of the earth stood together, ¹ 

and the rulers assembled together,

against the Lord and against his ²  Christ.’ ³ 

Acts 14:27

14:27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported ⁴  all the things God ⁵  had done with them, and that he had opened a door ⁶  of faith for the Gentiles.

¹ tn Traditionally, “The kings of the earth took their stand.”

² tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

³ sn A quotation from Ps 2:1-2.

⁴ tn Or “announced.”

⁵ sn Note that God is the subject of the activity. The outcome of this mission is seen as a confirmation of the mission to the Gentiles.

⁶ sn On the image of opening, or of the door, see 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3.