Acts 4:10-12
New English Translation
10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ[a] the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy. 11 This Jesus[b] is the stone that was rejected by you,[c] the builders, that has become the cornerstone.[d] 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people[e] by which we must[f] be saved.”
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- Acts 4:10 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
- Acts 4:11 tn Grk “This one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 4:11 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.
- Acts 4:11 sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 which combines the theme of rejection with the theme of God’s vindication/exaltation.
- Acts 4:12 tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois) has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).
- Acts 4:12 sn Must be saved. The term used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) reflects the necessity set up by God’s directive plan.
Acts 4:10-12
New International Version
10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,(A) whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead,(B) that this man stands before you healed. 11 Jesus is
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.”(D)
Footnotes
- Acts 4:11 Psalm 118:22
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