Acts 4:9 (YLT)

Passage

if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved,

Nearby Context

Acts 4:7 and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, `In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'

Acts 4:8 Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: `Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Acts 4:9 if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved,

Acts 4:10 be it known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye did crucify, whom God did raise out of the dead, in him hath this one stood by before you whole.

Acts 4:11 `This is the stone that was set at nought by you--the builders, that became head of a corner;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "to-day", "examined", "concerning", "good", "deed", "ailing", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "to-day", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Then Peter having been filled with the..." into verse 10's "be it known to all of you...", so "saved" and "to-day" 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 "saved" and "to-day" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.