Acts 4:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 4:9

7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, ^a“By what power or by what name have you done this?”

8 ^aThen Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel:

9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well,

10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, ^athat by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, ^bwhom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.

11 This is the ^a‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’

12 ^aNor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

The Name of Jesus Forbidden

13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, ^aand perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.

14 And seeing the man who had been healed ^astanding with them, they could say nothing against it.

Verse Comparison: Acts 4:9

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American Standard Version
if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole;

Amplified® Bible
If we are being put on trial [here] today {and} examined concerning a good deed done to benefit a feeble (helpless) cripple, by what means this man has been restored to health,

Contemporary English Version
You are questioning us today about a kind deed in which a crippled man was healed.

Darby English Version
if *we* this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed [done] to the infirm man, how *he* has been healed,

Good News Bible
if we are being questioned today about the good deed done to the lame man and how he was healed,

International Standard Version
If we are being questioned today for a good deed to someone who was sick or to learn how this man was healed,

King James Version
If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

New American Standard Bible
if we are on trial today for a benefit done to a sick man, as to how this man has been made well,

New International Version
If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed,

New King James Version
If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
if you try us today for a benefit done to a sick man, as to how this man has become well,

Young's Literal Translation
if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved,

New English Translation
if¹ we are being examined² today for a good deed³ done to a sick man – by what means this man was healed⁴ –

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