Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit,(A) said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!(B) If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame(C) and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,(D) whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead,(E) that this man stands before you healed. 11 Jesus is

“‘the stone you builders rejected,
    which has become the cornerstone.’[a](F)

12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”(G)

13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John(H) and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,(I) they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.(J)

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  1. Acts 4:11 Psalm 118:22

Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders:[a](A) If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a disabled man—by what means he was healed— 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead—by Him this man is standing here before you healthy.(B) 11 This Jesus is

the stone rejected by you builders,
which has become the cornerstone.[b](C)[c]

12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it.”(D)

The Name Forbidden

13 When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:8 Other mss add of Israel
  2. Acts 4:11 Lit the head of the corner
  3. Acts 4:11 Ps 118:22