Gen Z: Acts 4
1As they were chatting with the crowd, the priests, the temple captain, and the Sadducees pulled up on them,
2They were lowkey mad that they were teaching the people and vibing about Jesus’ resurrection.
3They grabbed them and threw them in jail till the next day, 'cause it was getting late.
4But a bunch of folks who heard the word were like, "I believe!" and the squad was around five thousand strong.
5The next day, their leaders, elders, and scribes rolled up,
6Including Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the homies related to the high priest, all gathered in Jerusalem.
7They set them in the middle and asked, "By what power or name did you pull this off?"
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, popped off and said to them, "Yo, rulers of the people and elders of Israel,
9If we’re being questioned today about the good deed done to the dude who couldn’t walk, how he’s now all good;
10Let it be known to all of you and everyone in Israel, that it’s by the name of Jesus Christ from Nazareth, whom you crucified and God raised from the dead, that this dude stands here whole."
11This is the stone you builders totally slept on, but now it’s the GOAT of the corner.
12No cap, salvation ain’t coming from anywhere else; there’s no other name under heaven that can save us.
13When they peeped the rizz of Peter and John, they were shook; these dudes were uneducated, but they knew they had been with Jesus.
14And when they saw the healed guy chilling with them, they were like, “We got nothing to say.”
15So they told them to step aside from the council and started chatting amongst themselves.
16They were like, “What do we do with these guys? A straight-up miracle just went down, and everyone in Jerusalem knows it; we can’t deny that.”
17But to keep it from spreading more, they decided to threaten them hard, telling them to stop talking about this name.
18They called them in and straight up said not to speak or teach at all in Jesus’ name.
19But Peter and John were like, “Yo, is it right to listen to you instead of God? You decide.”
20We can’t help but spill the tea on what we’ve seen and heard.
21So after they threw some shade, they let them bounce, finding no way to roast them, 'cause everyone was vibing with God for what went down.
22The dude was over forty, and this healing miracle was straight up legendary.
23After they got released, they linked up with their crew and spilled the tea on everything the chief priests and elders said.
24When they heard that, they all prayed together, saying, "Yo, Lord, you’re the GOAT who made heaven, earth, and the sea, and everything in 'em."
25You spoke through your boy David, saying, "Why are the haters trippin' and dreaming up sus stuff?"
26The kings of the earth were ready to pop off, and the rulers teamed up against the Lord and His Christ.
27For real, against your holy child Jesus, whom you blessed, Herod, Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel all came together.
28To do whatever your plan and purpose set out to happen.
29Now, Lord, peep their threats: and give your squad the rizz to speak your word boldly,
30By stretching out your hand to heal, and let signs and wonders pop off in the name of your holy child Jesus.
31They prayed up, and the whole spot shook; everyone was filled with the Holy Ghost and started spitting the word of God with mad boldness.
32The crew that believed was like one heart, one vibe; nobody flexed their stuff like it was just theirs, everything was shared, no cap.
33The apostles were out here flexing their rizz, witnessing the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and they were all just vibing with great grace.
34No one was struggling; all the peeps with land or houses sold them off and brought the cash, keeping it real.
35They dropped the cash at the apostles' feet, and everyone got what they needed, periodt.
36Joses, who the apostles called Barnabas (which means "son of consolation"), was a Levite from Cyprus, just chillin’.
37He sold his land, brought the dough, and laid it down at the apostles’ feet, keeping it 100.