New Living Translation
Acts 4:12
12There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
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
10Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead. 11For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’ There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” 13The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. 14But since they could see the man who had been healed standing right there among them, there was nothing the council could say.
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 10:42And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all—the living and the dead.
- Matthew 1:21And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
- Mark 16:15And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
- John 3:36And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”
- John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
- 1 Corinthians 3:11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.
- 1 Timothy 2:5For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 2:3So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak?
- Hebrews 12:25Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!
- 1 John 5:11And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- Revelation 7:9After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.
- Revelation 20:15And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.
- Acts 2:5At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem.
- Genesis 7:19Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth,
- Job 41:11Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? Everything under heaven is mine.
- Psalms 45:17I will bring honor to your name in every generation. Therefore, the nations will praise you forever and 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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