Acts 4:22 (ASV)

Passage

For the man was more than forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was wrought.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:20 for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.

Acts 4:21 And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done.

Acts 4:22 For the man was more than forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was wrought.

Acts 4:23 And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them.

Acts 4:24 And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "than", "forty", "years", "miracle", "healing", and "wrought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "than" and "forty", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And they when they had further threatened..." into verse 23's "And being let go they came to...", so "than" and "forty" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "than" and "forty" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.