11 This one[a] is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.[b] 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among people by which we must be saved.”

13 Now when they[c] saw the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were astonished, and recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:11 “This one” refers to Jesus
  2. Acts 4:11 Literally “the head of the corner”; this verse is an allusion to Ps 118:22
  3. Acts 4:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

11 Jesus is

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

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.”(B)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:11 Psalm 118:22