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Andκαὶthere isἔστινsalvationἡ σωτηρίαinἐνnoοὐκ οὐδενὶother one,ἄλλῳforγὰρthere isἐστινnoοὐδὲotherἕτερονnameὄνομάunderὑπὸheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνgivenτὸ δεδομένονamongἐνpeopleἀνθρώποιςbyἐνwhichᾧweἡμᾶςmustδεῖbe saved.”σωθῆναι
Acts 4:12
Study it in the app“And there is salvation in no other one, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:12, word by word
- there isἔστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria
salvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtēria” appears- other oneἄλλῳallōi
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “allōi” appears- otherἕτερονheteron
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heteron” appears- nameὄνομάonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- heavenοὐρανὸνouranon
sky
The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.
Where else “ouranon” appears- givenδεδομένονdedomenon
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedomenon” appears- peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnai
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōthēnai” appears
The context
11This one is the stone that was despised by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.
12 · This verse (above)
13Now seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and realizing that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed; and they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.
To study Acts 4 in a group
1. What it says
Peter and John are questioned by the council. What do they say, and what do the rulers notice about them? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Peter and John answer that they cannot stop speaking about what they saw and heard? (vv. 19-20)
3. How I live it
The believers were of one heart, and no one lacked anything (vv. 32-35). Whom around you could you help today in a concrete way?