Acts 4:27 (YLT)

Passage

for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

Nearby Context

Acts 4:25 who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?

Acts 4:26 the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;

Acts 4:27 for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

Acts 4:28 to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.

Acts 4:29 `And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gathered", "together", "truth", "against", "holy", "child", "jesus", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gathered" and "together", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "the kings of the earth stood up..." into verse 28's "to do whatever Thy hand and Thy...", so "gathered" and "together" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gathered" and "together" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.