Acts 4:10-13

4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ ¹  the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy. 4:11 This Jesus ²  is the stone that was rejected by you, ³  the builders, that has become the cornerstone. ⁴  4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people ⁵  by which we must ⁶  be saved.”

4:13 When they saw the boldness ⁷  of Peter and John, and discovered ⁸  that they were uneducated ⁹  and ordinary ¹⁰  men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:19

4:19 But Peter and John replied, ¹¹  “Whether it is right before God to obey ¹²  you rather than God, you decide,

[4:10]  ¹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[4:11]  ² tn Grk “This one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:11]  ³ tn The word “you” is inserted into the quotation because Peter is making a direct application of Ps 118:22 to his hearers. Because it is not in the OT, it has been left as normal type (rather than bold italic). The remarks are like Acts 2:22-24 and 3:12-15.

[4:11]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 which combines the theme of rejection with the theme of God’s vindication/exaltation.

[4:12]  ⁵ tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

[4:12]  ⁶ sn Must be saved. The term used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) reflects the necessity set up by God’s directive plan.

[4:13]  ⁷ tn Or “courage.”

[4:13]  ⁸ tn Or “and found out.”

[4:13]  ⁹ sn Uneducated does not mean “illiterate,” that is, unable to read or write. Among Jews in NT times there was almost universal literacy, especially as the result of widespread synagogue schools. The term refers to the fact that Peter and John had no formal rabbinic training and thus, in the view of their accusers, were not qualified to expound the law or teach publicly. The objection is like Acts 2:7.

[4:13]  ¹⁰ tn For the translation of ἰδιῶται (idiwtai) as “ordinary men” see L&N 27.26.

[4:19]  ¹¹ tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

[4:19]  ¹² tn Grk “hear,” but the idea of “hear and obey” or simply “obey” is frequently contained in the Greek verb ἀκούω (akouw; see L&N 36.14).