Acts 4:22

Translations

Modern

For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

Traditional

For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

Literal

For the man on whom this sign of healing had taken place was more than forty years old.

Latin

Annorum enim erat amplius quadraginta homo, in quo factum fuerat signum istud sanitatis.

Interlinear

Greek

English

For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

Notes

Acts 4:1–22

Throughout the Bible, God's people often experienced persecution. God's servants often encountered hostility and opposition (Deuteronomy 30:7; 1 Kings 18:13; Nehemiah 4:1–3; Jeremiah 37–38; Matthew 23:34–37; Luke 11:49–51; 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15). Jesus was also persecuted (Luke 4:29; John 5:16). He warned his disciples to expect similar treatment (Matthew 10:23; 24:9; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; John 16:2). However, he promised that the Holy Spirit would provide them with strength (Acts 1:8; Luke 12:11–12; 21:15).

The book of Acts records many examples of persecution (Acts 4:3; 5:17–41; 7:54–8:3; 9:1–2; 11:19; 12:2; 13:50; 14:19; 16:19–24). But it also emphasizes that the Holy Spirit empowers apostles to testify in such situations (4:8–13; 6:10; 7:55). The courage of Peter and John before the hostile Jewish high council shows how Christians should face persecution with courage and power (4:20).

Theme notes and profiles

John, Son of Zebedee Simon Peter Miraculous Signs in the Gospel of John Persecution Praise and Rejoicing in Luke–Acts The Servant-Leader

Events

Peter and John's Trialc. AD 30

Related verses

Acts 9:33
There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
John 5:5
One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
Acts 3:2
And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
Matthew 9:20
Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
Luke 13:11
…and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
John 9:1
Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,

Glossary

Book of the Acts of the Apostles Courts and Trials Peter, the Apostle Ruler

Topics

Caiaphas: Peter and Other Disciples Accused Before Miracles: Design of Peter: Accused by the Council; his Defense

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