Acts 4:27

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

That’s what actually happened when Herod, Pontius Pilate, the other nations, and the people of Israel all came together against Jesus here in Jerusalem. He is your holy Servant, the one you made to be the Messiah.

Cross References

Matthew 27:2

They tied him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.

Acts 4:30

Help us to be brave by showing us your power. Make sick people well. Cause miraculous signs and wonders to happen by the authority of Jesus, your holy servant.”

Luke 9:22

Then Jesus said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things. He will be rejected by the older Jewish leaders, the leading priests, and teachers of the law. And he will be killed. But after three days he will be raised from death.”

Hebrews 7:26

So Jesus is the kind of high priest we need. He is holy. He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens.

Acts 10:38

You know about Jesus from Nazareth. God made him the Messiah by giving him the Holy Spirit and power. Jesus went everywhere doing good for people. He healed those who were ruled by the devil, showing that God was with him.

Acts 2:27

because you will not leave me in the place of death. You will not let the body of your Holy One rot in the grave.

John 19:34

But one of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus’ side. Immediately blood and water came out.

John 18:28

Then the guards took Jesus from Caiaphas’ house to the Roman governor’s palace. It was early in the morning. The Jews there would not go inside the palace. They did not want to make themselves unclean, because they wanted to eat the Passover meal.

John 10:36

So why do you accuse me of insulting God for saying, ‘I am God’s Son’? I am the one God chose and sent into the world.

John 1:11

He came to the world that was his own. And his own people did not accept him.

Luke 22:63

The men guarding Jesus made fun of him and beat him.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me. He has chosen me to tell good news to the poor. He sent me to tell prisoners that they are free and to tell the blind that they can see again. He sent me to free those who have been treated badly

Luke 1:35

The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High God will cover you. The baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God.

Mark 15:31

The leading priests and the teachers of the law were also there. They made fun of Jesus the same as the other people did. They said to each other, “He saved others, but he can’t save himself!

Mark 10:33

He said, “We are going to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the leading priests and teachers of the law. They will say that he must die and will hand him over to the foreigners,

Matthew 23:37

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. You stone to death those that God has sent to you. Many, many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather them together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let me.

Matthew 21:28

“Tell me what you think about this: There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first son and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

Matthew 14:1

About that time, Herod, the ruler of Galilee, heard what the people were saying about Jesus.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on me. The Lord has chosen me to tell good news to the poor and to comfort those who are sad. He sent me to tell the captives and prisoners that they have been set free.

Isaiah 53:3

People made fun of him, and even his friends left him. He was a man who suffered a lot of pain and sickness. We treated him like someone of no importance, like someone people will not even look at but turn away from in disgust.

Isaiah 49:7

The Lord, the Holy Protector of Israel, speaks to his servant. People hate that servant. Nations despise him. He is now a slave to rulers. The Lord says to him, “Kings will see you and stand to honor you. Great leaders will bow down to you.” This will happen for the Lord. The Holy One of Israel is the one who chose you, and he can be trusted.

Psalm 45:7

You love what is right and hate what is wrong. So God, your God, chose you to be king, giving you more joy and honor than anyone like you.

Psalm 2:6

He says, “I have chosen this man to be king, and he will rule on Zion, my holy mountain.”

Psalm 2:2

Their kings and leaders join together to fight against the Lord and his chosen king.

Job 25:4

How can anyone claim to be right before God? No human being can really be pure.

Job 15:14

“People cannot really be pure. They cannot be more right than God!

Job 14:4

“No one can make something clean from something so dirty.

Isaiah 37:26

‘How could you say this, Sennacherib? Did no one ever tell you that I, the Lord, planned these things long ago? From ancient times I decided what would happen. And now I have made it happen. I let you tear down strong cities and change them into piles of rocks.

Matthew 14:3

Before this time, Herod had arrested John. He had him chained and put in prison. He arrested John because of Herodias, the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother.

Matthew 14:6

On Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for him and his group. Herod was very pleased with her.

Luke 23:1

Then the whole group stood up and led Jesus away to Pilate.

John 18:29

So Pilate went outside to them and asked, “What do you say this man has done wrong?”