Acts 4:13 (GNV)

Passage

Now when they sawe the boldnes of Peter and Iohn, and vnderstoode that they were vnlearned men and without knowledge, they marueiled, and knew them, that they had bin with Iesus:

Nearby Context

Acts 4:11 This is the stone cast aside of you builders which is become the head of the corner.

Acts 4:12 Neither is there saluation in any other: for among men there is giuen none other Name vnder heauen, whereby we must be saued.

Acts 4:13 Now when they sawe the boldnes of Peter and Iohn, and vnderstoode that they were vnlearned men and without knowledge, they marueiled, and knew them, that they had bin with Iesus:

Acts 4:14 And beholding also the man which was healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

Acts 4:15 Then they commanded them to goe aside out of the Council, and conferred among themselues,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sawe", "boldnes", "peter", "iohn", "vnderstoode", "vnlearned", "without", and "knowledge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sawe" and "boldnes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Neither is there saluation in any other..." into verse 14's "And beholding also the man which was...", so "sawe" and "boldnes" 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 "sawe" and "boldnes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.