Focused Passage

Acts 4:1-12

Christ Alone Saves and His Witnesses Speak Boldly

The apostles are arrested for preaching Jesus, Peter boldly proclaims salvation in Christ alone, the authorities threaten them, and the church prays for greater boldness rather than safety.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

2greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

3They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

6along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

7They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!

9If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,

10then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

11This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

WhileδὲG1161Conjunction[Peter and John]αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Pluralwere speakingΛαλούντωνG2980Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluraltoπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularpeopleλαὸνG2992Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralpriestsἱερεῖςG2409Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcaptainστρατηγὸςG4755Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singulartemple guardἱεροῦG2411Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιG4523Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralcameἐπέστησανG2186Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralup to themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 2

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greatly disturbedδιαπονούμενοιG1278Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralthatδιὰG1223PrepositiontheyαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularwere teachingδιδάσκεινG1321Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularpeopleλαὸνG2992Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionproclaimingκαταγγέλλεινG2605Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularresurrectionἀνάστασινG386Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularofἐκG1537Preposition[the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 3

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionThey seizedἐπέβαλονG1911Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Plural. . .χεῖραςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural[Peter and John]αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbecauseγὰρG1063Conjunctionit wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvἤδηG2235AdverbeveningἑσπέραG2073Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularthey put [them]ἔθεντοG5087Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositioncustodyτήρησινG5084Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularuntilεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularnext dayαὔριονG839Adverb
Verse 4

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralwhoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheardἀκουσάντωνG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmessageλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbelievedἐπίστευσανG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularnumberἀριθμὸςG706Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmenἀνδρῶνG435Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralgrew toἐγενήθηG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularaboutὡςG5613AdverbfiveπέντεG4002Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluralthousandχιλιάδεςG5505Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Verse 5

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-δὲG1161Conjunction-ἘγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-ἐπὶG1909PrepositionTheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularnext dayαὔριονG839Adverb[the]αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralrulersἄρχονταςG758Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraleldersπρεσβυτέρουςG4245Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralscribesγραμματεῖςG1122Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralassembledσυναχθῆναιG4863Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveinἐνG1722PrepositionJerusalemἸερουσαλήμG2419Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 6

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along withκαὶG2532ConjunctionAnnasἍνναςG452Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhigh priestἀρχιερεὺςG749Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionCaiaphasΚαϊάφαςG2533Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionJohnἸωάννηςG2491Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionAlexanderἈλέξανδροςG223Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionmany othersὅσοιG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .ἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralfromἐκG1537Prepositionthe high priest’sἀρχιερατικοῦG748Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularfamilyγένουςG1085Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 7

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionThey hadστήσαντεςG2476Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[Peter and John]αὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvἐνG1722PrepositionvvvτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singular{brought} inμέσῳG3319Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular[and] began to question themἐπυνθάνοντοG4441Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralByἘνG1722PrepositionwhatποίᾳG4169Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularpowerδυνάμειG1411Noun - Dative Feminine SingularorG2228Conjunction-ἐνG1722PrepositionwhatποίῳG4169Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter Singular{did} youὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluraldoἐποιήσατεG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 8

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ThenΤότεG5119AdverbPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularfilledπλησθεὶςG4130Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularwith [the] HolyἉγίουG40Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralRulersἌρχοντεςG758Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctioneldersπρεσβύτεροιG4245Adjective - Vocative Masculine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularpeopleλαοῦG2992Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 9

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IfεἰG1487ConjunctionweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Pluralare being examinedἀνακρινόμεθαG350Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluraltodayσήμερονG4594AdverbaboutἐπὶG1909Prepositiona kind serviceεὐεργεσίᾳG2108Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[to a] manἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[who was] lameἀσθενοῦςG772Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular[to determine]ἐνG1722PrepositionhowτίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularheοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas healedσέσωσταιG4982Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 10

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[then] let this beἔστωG1510Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularknownγνωστὸνG1110Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularto allπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine Pluralof youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto allπαντὶG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine SingulartheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularpeopleλαῷG2992Noun - Dative Masculine Singularof IsraelἸσραὴλG2474Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[It is]ὅτιG3754ConjunctionbyἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularNazarethΝαζωραίουG3480Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralcrucifiedἐσταυρώσατεG4717Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural[but] whomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularraisedἤγειρενG1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition[the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural[that]ἐνG1722Preposition. . .τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularthis [man]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularstandsπαρέστηκενG3936Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbeforeἐνώπιονG1799PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralhealedὑγιήςG5199Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 11

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This [Jesus]οὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularstoneλίθοςG3037Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὑφ’G5259PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralbuildersοἰκοδόμωνG3618Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularrejectedἐξουθενηθεὶςG1848Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularwhichG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhas becomeγενόμενοςG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἰςG1519Preposition[the] cornerstoneκεφαλὴνG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .γωνίαςG1137Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 118:22
Verse 12

Original words

-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularSalvationσωτηρίαG4991Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionexistsἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionvvvοὐκG3756Adverbno oneοὐδενὶG3762Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularelseἄλλῳG243Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularforγὰρG1063Conjunctionthere isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐδὲG3761AdverbotherἕτερονG2087Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularnameὄνομάG3686Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularunderὑπὸG5259Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανὸνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulargivenδεδομένονG1325Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter SingulartoἐνG1722PrepositionmenἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine PluralbyἐνG1722PrepositionwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularweἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralmustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularbe savedσωθῆναιG4982Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive

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