• Acts 4:31
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 31 καὶ And δεηθέντων having supplicated αὐτῶν of them ἐσαλεύθη was shaken ὁ the τόπος place ἐν in ᾧ which ἦσαν they were συνηγμένοι, having been led together, καὶ and ἐπλήσθησαν they were filled ἅπαντες all τοῦ of the ἁγίου holy πνεύματος, spirit, καὶ and ἐλάλουν they were speaking τὸν the λόγον word τοῦ of the θεοῦ God μετὰ with παρρησίας. outspokenness.

  • Acts 4:31
    American Standard Version

    • 31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

  • Acts 4:31
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 31 And when they had made supplication the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were filled one and all with the Holy Spirit, and began speaking the word of God with freedom of utterance.

  • Acts 4:31
    King James Version

    • 31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

  • Acts Study Notes—Chapter 4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 4:31

      had made supplication: Or “had prayed earnestly (pleadingly).” The Greek verb deʹo·mai refers to the offering of earnest prayer coupled with intense feeling. The related noun deʹe·sis, rendered “supplication,” has been defined as “humble and earnest entreaty.” In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the noun is used exclusively in addressing God. Even Jesus “offered up supplications and also petitions, with strong outcries and tears, to the One who was able to save him out of death.” (Heb 5:7) The use of the plural “supplications” indicates that Jesus implored Jehovah more than once. For example, in the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed repeatedly and fervently.​—Mt 26:36-44; Lu 22:32.

      the word of God: This expression appears many times in the book of Acts. (Ac 6:2, 7; 8:14; 11:1; 13:5, 7, 46; 17:13; 18:11) Here the term “the word of God” refers to the Christian message originating with Jehovah God and featuring the important role of Jesus Christ in the outworking of God’s purpose.