Acts 4:4 (YLT)

Passage

and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:2 being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead--

Acts 4:3 and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;

Acts 4:4 and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

Acts 4:5 And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,

Acts 4:6 and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hearing", "word", "believe", "number", "became", "five", and "thousand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hearing" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "and they laid hands upon them and..." into verse 5's "And it came to pass upon the...", so "hearing" and "word" 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 "hearing" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.