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Acts 4:12
12Then Peter said, ‘Only Jesus can save people. There has never been another person in the world that could do this. God has not given any other man the authority to save us.’
Acts 4:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
- New International Version (NIV)Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Context of Acts 4:12
10Now I need to tell you and all the people of Israel what is true. Then you will know how this happened. This man is standing here in front of you and he is well. His legs are strong because of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and his authority. You fixed Jesus to a cross so that he died. But after that, God caused him to become alive again. 11The Bible says this about him: “The builders refused to use a certain stone. They thought that it had no value. But now that stone has become the most important stone at the corner of the building.” ’ Then Peter said, ‘Only Jesus can save people. There has never been another person in the world that could do this. God has not given any other man the authority to save us.’ 13The Jewish leaders saw that Peter and John were not afraid of them. They also knew that they were not special people. They had not been to any school. So the leaders were very surprised about how Peter and John spoke. They understood that Peter and John had been friends with Jesus. 14The man who was now well stood in front of the Jewish leaders. They could see that his legs had become strong again. So they could not say anything against Peter and John.
Read all of Acts 4Acts 4:12 word by word
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἄλλῳ οὐδενὶ ἡ σωτηρία· οὐδὲ γὰρ ὄνομά ἐστιν ἕτερον ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν τὸ δεδομένον ἐν ἀνθρώποις ἐν ᾧ δεῖ σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Neitherκαίkai · andG2532
- Neitherοὐou · noG3756
- is thereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- salvationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- anyοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- noneοὔτεoute · neitherG3777
- otherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
- nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- underὑπόhupo · by/under: underG5259
- heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
- givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- wherebyὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
- be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
Cross-references for Acts 4:12
- Acts 10:42At that time, Jesus said to us, “Go and tell people the message about me. Tell them that God has given me authority to judge all people. I will judge those who are now alive. And I will judge those who have died.” ’
- Matthew 1:21Mary's baby will be a boy. He will save his people from their sins. Because of that, you must give him the name “Jesus”.’
- Mark 16:15Then Jesus said to them, ‘Go to all people everywhere in the world. Tell God's good news to everyone.
- John 3:36Anyone who believes in the Son has life with God for ever. But anyone who refuses to obey the Son will never have life with God. God will continue to be angry with people like that.’
- John 14:6Jesus answered, ‘I am the way. I am the truth. I am the life. Nobody comes to the Father except by me.
- 1 Corinthians 3:11God has already put Jesus Christ as the only foundation of this building. So nobody can put any other foundation there.
- 1 Timothy 2:5There is only one God. There is also only one person who brings God and people together. That person is Christ Jesus, who became a man himself.
- Hebrews 2:3As for us, God has shown us the way that he will save us from our sins. So we must not forget God's message about his great way to save us. If we do, he will certainly punish us. The Lord Jesus himself first spoke that message about how God would save people. Then the people who heard Jesus told the message to us. That is how we know that it is true.
- Hebrews 12:25So be careful! Always be ready to listen when God speaks. God used Moses as his servant on the earth to speak to Israel's people. When they refused to obey, God punished them. They could not get away. As for us, God speaks to us from heaven. So we will certainly not get away from God's punishment if we turn away from him.
- 1 John 5:11This is what God has told us: God has given us life with him that never ends. We receive this life when we believe in his Son, Jesus.
- Revelation 7:9After this, I looked again. I saw a very big crowd of people. There were so many people that nobody could count them. They came from every nation, from every tribe and from every language. They were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing long white clothes and they held branches of palm trees in their hands.
- Revelation 20:15If anyone's name was not written in the book of life, God threw that person into the lake of fire.
- Acts 2:5At that time, Jews who came from many different countries in the world were staying in Jerusalem. They were Jews who carefully obeyed God's Law.
- Genesis 7:19More water came until it covered all the high mountains on the earth.
- Job 41:11Nobody has ever won against me to make me pay them anything. Everything in the whole world belongs to me.
- Psalms 45:17In future years I will cause people to remember that you are a great king! Then people will praise you always and for ever.
Commentaries on Acts 4:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Neither is there salvation in any other - No kind of healing, whether for body or soul, can come through any but him who is called Jesus. The spirit of health resides in him; and from him alone its influences must be received. For there is none other name - Not only no other person, but no name except that divinely appointed one, Matthew 1:21, by which salvation from sin can be expected - none given under heaven - no other means ever devised by God…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Neither is there salvation - The word “salvation” properly denotes any “preservation,” or keeping anything in a “safe” state; a preserving from harm. It I signifies, also, deliverance from any evil of body or mind; from pain, sickness, danger, etc., Acts 7:25. But it is in the New Testament applied particularly to the work which the Messiah came to do, “to seek and to save that which was lost,” Luke 19:10. This work refers primarily to a deliverance of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 Peter being filled with the Holy Ghost, would have all to understand, that the miracle had been wrought by the name, or power, of Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, whom they had crucified; and this confirmed their testimony to his resurrection from the dead, which proved him to be the Messiah. These rulers must either be saved by that Jesus whom they had crucified, or they must perish for ever. The name of Jesus is given to men of every age and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22Throughout the Bible, God's people often experienced persecution. God's servants often encountered hostility and opposition (Deuteronomy 30:7; 1 Kings 18:13; Nehemiah 4:1–3; Jeremiah 37–38; Matthew 23:34–37; Luke 11:49–51; 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15). Jesus was also persecuted (Luke 4:29; John 5:16). He warned his disciples to expect similar treatment (Matthew 10:23; 24:9; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; John 16:2). However, he promised that the Holy Spirit would…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-12. the captain--of the Levitical guard. of the temple--annoyed at the disturbance created around it. and the Sadducees--who "say that there is no resurrection" (Ac 23:8), irritated at the apostles "preaching through (rather, 'in') Jesus the resurrection from the dead"; for the resurrection of Christ, if a fact, effectually overthrew the Sadducean doctrine.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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