Study it in the app“Now 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.”
NowδὲseeingΘεωροῦντεςthe boldnessτὴν παρρησίανof Peterτοῦ ΠέτρουandκαὶJohn,Ἰωάννουandκαὶrealizingκαταλαβόμενοιthatὅτιthey wereεἰσινuneducatedἀγράμματοίandκαὶordinaryἰδιῶταιmen,ἄνθρωποιthey were amazed;ἐθαύμαζονandτεthey recognizedἐπεγίνωσκόνthem,αὐτοὺςthatὅτιthey had beenἦσανwithσὺνJesus.τῷ Ἰησοῦ
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “Theōrountes” appearsboldness
Speaking or coming to God without fear.
Where else “parrēsian” appearsPeter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petrou” appearsJohn
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannou” appearsgrasp
To grasp something with the mind, come to see it clearly.
Where else “katalabomenoi” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appearsuneducated
Uneducated, without formal learning.
Where else “agrammatoi” appearsordinary person, layman
An ordinary person, without special training or office; unskilled, untrained.
Where else “idiōtai” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpoi” appearsmarvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “ethaumazon” appearsrecognize
To realize who someone is.
Where else “epeginōskon” appearswith
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsIt can be understood that they had not studied with the teachers of the law and held no office; the two Greek words mean “unlettered” and “ordinary person.”
12And there is salvation in no other one, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.”
13 · This verse (above)
14And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.
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?
