Acts 4:23-31 - The Believers Pray For Continued Bold Witness
23 As soon as they were let go, they came to their fellows, and showed all that the high priests and elders had said to them. 24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord and said, "Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, 25 which by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, 'Why did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the Lord, and against his Christ.'
27 For of a truth, against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and also Pontius Pilate with the gentiles, and the people of Israel, gathered themselves together: 28 for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. 29 And now Lord behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants with all confidence to speak thy word. 30 So that thou stretch forth thine hand, that healing, and signs, and wonders be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus." 31 And as soon as they had prayed, the place moved where they were assembled together, and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and they spake the word of God boldly.