Acts 4:13 (DBY)

Passage

But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and uninstructed men, they wondered; and they recognised them that they were with Jesus.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:11 *He* is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.

Acts 4:12 And salvation is in none other, for neither is there another name under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved.

Acts 4:13 But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and uninstructed men, they wondered; and they recognised them that they were with Jesus.

Acts 4:14 And beholding the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to reply;

Acts 4:15 but having commanded them to go out of the council they conferred with one another,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seeing", "boldness", "peter", "john", "perceiving", "unlettered", "uninstructed", and "wondered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seeing" and "boldness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And salvation is in none other for..." into verse 14's "And beholding the man who had been...", so "seeing" and "boldness" 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 "seeing" and "boldness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.