Acts 4:13 (WEB)

Passage

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:11 He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’Psalm 118:22

Acts 4:12 There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "boldness", "peter", "john", "perceived", "unlearned", "ignorant", "marveled", and "recognized". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "boldness" and "peter", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "There is salvation in none other for..." into verse 14's "Seeing the man who was healed standing...", so "boldness" and "peter" 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 "boldness" and "peter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.