Acts 4:13 (DRB)

Passage

Now seeing the constancy of Peter and of John, understanding that they were illiterate and ignorant men, they wondered: and they knew them that they had been with Jesus.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:11 This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner.

Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved.

Acts 4:13 Now seeing the constancy of Peter and of John, understanding that they were illiterate and ignorant men, they wondered: and they knew them that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:14 Seeing the man also who had been healed, standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

Acts 4:15 But they commanded them to go aside out of the council: and they conferred among themselves,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Neither is there salvation in any other..." into verse 14's "Seeing the man also who had been...", so "seeing" and "constancy" 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 "constancy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.