New English Translation
Acts 4:13
13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.
Acts 4:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
- New International Version (NIV)When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
Context of Acts 4:13
11This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone. 12And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.” When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus. 14And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this. 15But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,
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Θεωροῦντες δὲ τὴν τοῦ Πέτρου παρρησίαν καὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ καταλαβόμενοι ὅτι ἄνθρωποι ἀγράμματοί εἰσιν καὶ ἰδιῶται, ἐθαύμαζον, ἐπεγίνωσκόν τε αὐτοὺς ὅτι σὺν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἦσαν,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Nowδέde · thenG1161
- when they sawθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
- the boldnessπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
- of PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
- perceivedκαταλαμβάνωkatalambanō · to graspG2638
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- they wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- unlearnedἀγράμματοςagrammatos · unschooledG62
- ignorantἰδιώτηςidiōtēs · unlearnedG2399
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- they marvelledθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
- andτεte · and/bothG5037
- they took knowledgeἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921
- of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- withσύνsun · withG4862
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
Cross-references for Acts 4:13
- Acts 2:7Completely baffled, they said, “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?
- Matthew 4:18As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
- John 7:15Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and said, “How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?”
- 1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong.
- Matthew 26:57Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.
- Luke 22:52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw?
- John 18:16But Simon Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out and spoke to the slave girl who watched the door, and brought Peter inside.
- John 19:26So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, look, here is your son!”
Commentaries on Acts 4:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The boldness of Peter and John - ̔, The freedom and fluency with which they spoke; for they spoke now from the immediate influence of the Holy Ghost, and their word was with power. That they were unlearned and ignorant men - , Persons without literature, not brought up in nor given to literary pursuits - and ignorant, , persons in private life, brought up in its occupations alone. It does not mean ignorance in the common acceptation of the term; and our…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Boldness - This word properly denotes “openness” or “confidence in speaking.” It stands opposed to “hesitancy,” and to “equivocation” in declaring our sentiments. Here it means that, in spite of danger and opposition, they avowed their doctrines without any attempt to conceal or disguise them. Peter and John - It was they only who had been concerned in the healing of the lame man, Acts 3:1. And perceived - When they knew that they were unlearned. This…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. 13they were unschooled, ordinary men: This means they were not scholars or trained teachers of the Scriptures. Peter and John were working men without higher education. The members of the Jewish high council were educated, and people saw them as authorities on the Scriptures and religious matters. Because of this, the council members were amazed to hear untrained men speak so boldly about these topics.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1713-17. perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men--that is, uninstructed in the learning of the Jewish schools, and of the common sort; men in private life, untrained to teaching. took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus--recognized them as having been in His company; remembering possibly, that they had seen them with Him [Meyer, Bloomfield, Alford]; but, more probably, perceiving in their whole bearing what identified them with…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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