Acts 5:13

Translations

Modern

Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.

Traditional

And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

Literal

Now none of the rest dared to join them, but the people were magnifying them.

Latin

Ceterorum autem nemo audebat se conjungere illis: sed magnificabat eos populus.

Original

Greek

English

Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.

Notes

Acts 5:13

Although the people regarded them highly: People respected the believers because their way of life was different.
no one else dared to join them: The people may have been afraid because of the high level of commitment expected of believers. They may also have feared what happened to Ananias and Sapphira (5:11).

Acts 5:12–16

The preaching of the apostles included many miraculous signs and wonders, similar to the ministry of Jesus. There were also powerful acts of healing and casting out demons (see also 6:8; compare Matthew 4:24; 9:35; Mark 1:32–34; Luke 4:40–41).

Theme notes and profiles

Philip Simon Peter Miracles The Servant-Leader

Events

Apostles work signs and wonders in Solomon's Porticoc. AD 30

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Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Paul the Apostle Peter, the Apostle Temple

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