Acts 4:22 (LSB)

Passage

for the man was more than forty years old on whom this sign of healing had occurred.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:20 for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Acts 4:21 And when they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened;

Acts 4:22 for the man was more than forty years old on whom this sign of healing had occurred.

Acts 4:23 So when they were released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

Acts 4:24 And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, “O Master, it is You who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "than", "forty", "years", "sign", "healing", and "occurred". 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 when they had threatened them further..." into verse 23's "So when they were released they went...", 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.