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href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4#h=17:0-18:0">4:1-4</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Peter’s defense before the Sanhedrin (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4#h=18:0-22:0">4:5-22</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">The disciples pray for boldness to keep speaking God’s word (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4#h=22:0-25:0">4:23-31</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">The disciples share possessions (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4#h=25:0-26:0">4:32-37</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Ananias and Sapphira put Jehovah’s spirit to the test (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/5#h=26:0-28:0">5:1-11</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">The apostles perform many signs (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/5#h=28:0-29:0">5:12-16</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">The apostles are imprisoned but are set free by an angel from Jehovah (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/5#h=29:0-30:219">5:17-21a</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">The apostles again brought before the Sanhedrin (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/5#h=29:409-32:0">5:21b-32</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Gamaliel’s advice about not to “be found fighters against God” (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/5#h=32:0-33:0">5:33-40</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">The apostles preach in the temple and from house to house (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/5#h=33:0-34:0">5:41, 42</a>)</p></li></ul></li></ul></div> </li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-1" data-section-citation="044004001044004001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:1</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="s5"><strong>the two:</strong> Lit., “they,” that is, Peter and John.</p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="s5"><strong>the captain of the temple:</strong> Also mentioned at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/1/0" data-bid="2-1" class="b">Ac 5:24,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/1/1" data-bid="2-2" class="b"> 26</a>. By the first century C.E., this official position was held by a priest who was second in authority to the high priest. The temple captain was in charge of the priests serving at the temple. He also maintained order in and around the temple by means of what may be called a temple police force made up of Levites. Subordinate captains oversaw the Levites who opened the temple gates in the morning and closed them at night. These guards protected the temple treasury, generally kept the crowds in order, and ensured that no one entered restricted areas. There were 24 divisions of Levites. Each division served a week at a time in rotation, twice a year, and likely had a captain who answered to the captain of the temple. The temple captains were men of influence. They are mentioned along with the chief priests who conspired to have Jesus put to death. On the night Jesus was betrayed, they came with their forces to arrest him.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/2/0" data-bid="3-1" class="b">Lu 22:4</a> (see <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/0/0">study note</a>), <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/3/0" data-bid="4-1" class="b">52</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/105" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-106"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 22:52</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-106" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-106" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/106" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-107"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 16:6; Ac 23:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-107" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-107" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p274" data-pid="274" class="se"></p> <p id="p275" data-pid="275" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/289/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 31</a></p> <div id="p276" data-pid="276"><p data-pid="276" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/290/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="276" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/290/0">3/2020, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p277" data-pid="277" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/291/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 413</a></p> <div id="p278" data-pid="278"><p data-pid="278" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/292/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="278" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/292/0">10/1/2009, p. 28</a></p> </div><p id="p279" data-pid="279" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p73" data-pid="73" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/71/0">bt 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/71/2"> w20.03 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/71/4"> it-1 413;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/71/6"> w09 10/1 28;</a></p> <p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sx"></p> <p id="p91" data-pid="91" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/89/0">w72 690;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/89/3"> ad 295</a></p> <p id="p92" data-pid="92" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-2" data-section-citation="044004002044004002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:2</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-6"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p211" data-pid="211">Or “the resurrection from the dead in the case of Jesus.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/107" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-108"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 22:23-28; Ac 2:32; 4:33; 17:18; 23:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-108" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-108" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p279" data-pid="279" class="se"></p> <p id="p280" data-pid="280" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/293/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 31</a></p> <p id="p281" data-pid="281" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/72/0">bt 31;</a></p> <p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sx"></p> <p id="p92" data-pid="92" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/90/0">w72 690</a></p> <p id="p93" data-pid="93" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-3" data-section-citation="044004003044004003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-7"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p212" data-pid="212">Or “arrested.” Lit., “laid hands on.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/108" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-109"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 21:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-109" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-109" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-4" data-section-citation="044004004044004004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/109" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-110"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:41; 6:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-110" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-110" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p281" data-pid="281" class="se"></p> <p id="p282" data-pid="282" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/294/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 35</a></p> <p id="p283" data-pid="283" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/73/0">bt 35;</a></p> <p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sx"></p> <p id="p93" data-pid="93" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/91/0">w81 8/1 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/91/2"> w59 306</a></p> <p id="p94" data-pid="94" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-5" data-section-citation="044004005044004005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:5</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="s5"><strong>elders:</strong> See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/1/0">study note on Mt 16:21</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p283" data-pid="283" class="se"></p> <p id="p284" data-pid="284" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/295/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 518-519</a></p> <p id="p285" data-pid="285" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/296/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 542</a></p> <p id="p286" data-pid="286" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/74/0">it-1 518-519;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/74/2"> it-2 542;</a></p> <p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sx"></p> <p id="p94" data-pid="94" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/92/0">w71 685;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/92/3"> ad 385</a></p> <p id="p95" data-pid="95" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-6" data-section-citation="044004006044004006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:6</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="s5"><strong>Annas the chief priest:</strong> Annas was appointed high priest about 6 or 7 C.E. by Quirinius, the Roman governor of Syria, and served until about 15 C.E. Even after Annas was deposed by the Romans and no longer held the official title of high priest, he apparently continued to exercise great power and influence as high priest emeritus and was the predominant voice of the Jewish hierarchy. Five of his sons held the office of high priest, and his son-in-law <strong>Caiaphas</strong> served as high priest from about 18 C.E. to about 36 C.E. (See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/2/0">study note on Lu 3:2</a>.) At <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/6/0" data-bid="7-1" class="b">Joh 18:13,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/6/1" data-bid="7-2" class="b"> 19</a>, Annas is referred to as “the chief priest.” The same Greek word (<em>ar·khi·e·reusʹ</em>) could be used with regard to both the current high priest and a prominent member of the priesthood, including a deposed high priest.—See Glossary, “<a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/3/0">Chief priest</a>.”</p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="s5"><strong>Caiaphas:</strong> This high priest, appointed by the Romans, was a skillful diplomat who held office longer than any of his immediate predecessors. He was appointed about 18 C.E. and remained in office until about 36 C.E. He was the one who examined Jesus and handed him over to Pilate. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/7/0" data-bid="8-1" class="b">Mt 26:3,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/7/1" data-bid="8-2" class="b"> 57;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/7/2" data-bid="8-3" class="b"> Joh 11:49;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/7/3" data-bid="8-4" class="b"> 18:13, 14,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/7/4" data-bid="8-5" class="b"> 24,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/7/5" data-bid="8-6" class="b"> 28</a>) This is the only time he is mentioned by name in the book of Acts. Elsewhere in Acts he is referred to as “the high priest.”—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/8/0" data-bid="9-1" class="b">Ac 5:17,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/8/1" data-bid="9-2" class="b"> 21,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/8/2" data-bid="9-3" class="b"> 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/8/3" data-bid="9-4" class="b"> 7:1;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/8/4" data-bid="9-5" class="b"> 9:1</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/110" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-111"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 3:2; Joh 18:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-111" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-111" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/111" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-112"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 26:57; Lu 3:2; Joh 11:49-51</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-112" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-112" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p286" data-pid="286" class="se"></p> <div id="p287" data-pid="287"><p data-pid="287" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/297/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="287" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/297/0">4/1/2012, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p288" data-pid="288" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/75/0">w12 4/1 9</a></p> <p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-7" data-section-citation="044004007044004007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/112" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-113"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 21:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-113" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-113" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p95" data-pid="95" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/93/0">w73 103</a></p> <p id="p96" data-pid="96" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-8" data-section-citation="044004008044004008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:8</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/113" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-114"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 7:55</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-114" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-114" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p96" data-pid="96" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/94/0">w71 685</a></p> <p id="p97" data-pid="97" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-9" data-section-citation="044004009044004009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-8"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p213" data-pid="213">Or “has saved this man.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/114" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-115"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-115" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-115" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-10" data-section-citation="044004010044004010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:10</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="s5"><strong>the Nazarene:</strong> See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/4/0">study note on Mr 10:47</a>.</p> <p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="s5"><strong>executed on a stake:</strong> Or “fastened on a stake (pole).”—See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/5/0">study note on Mt 20:19</a> and Glossary, “<a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/6/0">Stake</a>”; “<a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/7/0">Torture stake</a>.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-9"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p214" data-pid="214">Or possibly, “in this name.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/115" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-116"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-116" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-116" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/116" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-117"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 19:6; Ac 2:36</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-117" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-117" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/117" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-118"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:24; 5:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-118" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-118" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p97" data-pid="97" class="sx"><span class="ni">rw 40;</span><span class="ni"> w41 334</span></p> <p id="p98" data-pid="98" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-11" data-section-citation="044004011044004011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:11</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="s5"><strong>the chief cornerstone:</strong> See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/8/0">study note on Mt 21:42</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/118" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-119"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 118:22; Isa 28:16; Mt 21:42; 1Pe 2:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-119" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-119" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p288" data-pid="288" class="se"></p> <p id="p289" data-pid="289" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/298/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 514</a></p> <div id="p290" data-pid="290"><p data-pid="290" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/299/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="290" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/299/0">8/15/2011, pp. 12-13</a></p><p data-pid="290" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/300/0">7/15/2000, p. 14</a></p> </div><p id="p291" data-pid="291" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/76/0">it-1 514;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/76/2"> w11 8/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/76/4"> w00 7/15 14;</a></p> <p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="sx"></p> <p id="p98" data-pid="98" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/96/0">w64 10;</a><span class="ni"> yb64 10;</span><span class="ni"> g63 9/22 28;</span><span class="ni"> rw 40;</span><span class="ni"> w43 37,</span><span class="ni"> 141</span></p> <p id="p99" data-pid="99" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-12" data-section-citation="044004012044004012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/119" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-120"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 1:21; Ac 10:43; Php 2:9, 10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-120" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-120" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/120" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-121"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 1:12; 14:6; 1Ti 2:5, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-121" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-121" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p291" data-pid="291" class="se"></p> <p id="p292" data-pid="292" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/301/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 60-61</a></p> <p id="p293" data-pid="293" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/302/0"><em>Worship God,</em> pp. 37-38</a></p> <p id="p294" data-pid="294" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/77/0">it-2 60-61;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/77/2"> wt 37-38;</a></p> <p id="p80" data-pid="80" class="sx"></p> <p id="p99" data-pid="99" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/97/0">w73 102;</a><span class="ni"> g65 4/22 16;</span><span class="ni"> g65 5/8 29;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/97/5"> w64 11;</a><span class="ni"> yb64 11;</span><span class="ni"> g63 10/8 23;</span><span class="ni"> w48 103;</span><span class="ni"> w43 141</span></p> <p id="p100" data-pid="100" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-13" data-section-citation="044004013044004013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:13</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="s5"><strong>outspokenness:</strong> Or “boldness; fearlessness.” The Greek word <em>par·re·siʹa</em> has also been rendered “freeness of speech; confidence.” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/12/0" data-bid="13-1" class="b">Ac 28:31;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/12/1" data-bid="13-2" class="b"> 1Jo 5:14</a>) This noun and the related verb <em>par·re·si·aʹzo·mai,</em> often rendered “speak boldly (with boldness),” occur several times in the book of Acts and convey an identifying mark of the preaching done by the early Christians.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/13/0" data-bid="14-1" class="b">Ac 4:29,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/13/1" data-bid="14-2" class="b"> 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/13/2" data-bid="14-3" class="b"> 9:27, 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/13/3" data-bid="14-4" class="b"> 13:46;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/13/4" data-bid="14-5" class="b"> 14:3;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/13/5" data-bid="14-6" class="b"> 18:26;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/13/6" data-bid="14-7" class="b"> 19:8;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/13/7" data-bid="14-8" class="b"> 26:26</a>.</p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="s5"><strong>uneducated:</strong> Or “unlettered.” While the Greek term used here (<em>a·gramʹma·tos</em>) can mean illiterate, in this context it likely refers to those not educated in rabbinic schools. It appears that most Jews in the first century could read and write, in part because many schools were held in synagogues. Like Jesus, though, Peter and John had not studied at the rabbinic schools. (Compare <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/14/0" data-bid="15-1" class="b">Joh 7:15</a>.) The religious elite in Jesus’ day felt that these schools were the only acceptable places for receiving a religious education. The Sadducees and the Pharisees no doubt felt that Peter and John were unqualified to teach or to expound the Law to the people. In addition, both of these disciples came from Galilee—an area where most people were farmers, shepherds, and fishermen. The religious leaders and others from Jerusalem and Judea apparently looked down on people from that region and viewed Peter and John as “uneducated” and “ordinary.” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/15/0" data-bid="16-1" class="b">Joh 7:45-52;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/15/1" data-bid="16-2" class="b"> Ac 2:7</a>) God did not view them that way. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/16/0" data-bid="17-1" class="b">1Co 1:26-29;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/16/1" data-bid="17-2" class="b"> 2Co 3:5, 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/16/2" data-bid="17-3" class="b"> Jas 2:5</a>) Before his death, Jesus had educated and trained them and his other disciples extensively. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/17/0" data-bid="18-1" class="b">Mt 10:1-42;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/17/1" data-bid="18-2" class="b"> Mr 6:7-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/17/2" data-bid="18-3" class="b"> Lu 8:1;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/17/3" data-bid="18-4" class="b"> 9:1-5;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/17/4" data-bid="18-5" class="b"> 10:1-42;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/17/5" data-bid="18-6" class="b"> 11:52</a>) After his resurrection, he continued to teach his disciples by means of holy spirit.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/18/0" data-bid="19-1" class="b">Joh 14:26;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/18/1" data-bid="19-2" class="b"> 16:13;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/18/2" data-bid="19-3" class="b"> 1Jo 2:27</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/121" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-122"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 11:25; 1Co 1:26, 27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-122" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-122" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/122" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-123"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 7:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-123" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-123" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p294" data-pid="294" class="se"></p> <p id="p295" data-pid="295" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/303/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 127</a></p> <p id="p296" data-pid="296" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/304/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 89,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/305/0"> 618,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/306/0"> 672,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/307/0"> 755</a></p> <div id="p297" data-pid="297"><p data-pid="297" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/308/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="297" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/308/0">9/1/2008, p. 15</a></p><p data-pid="297" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/309/0">5/15/2008, pp. 30-31</a></p><p data-pid="297" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/310/0">5/1/2006, pp. 22-23</a></p> </div><div id="p298" data-pid="298"><p data-pid="298" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/311/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="298" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/311/0">3/8/1998, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p299" data-pid="299" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/312/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 198</a></p> <p id="p300" data-pid="300" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p80" data-pid="80" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/0">it-1 127;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/2"> it-2 89,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/4"> 618,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/6"> 672,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/8"> 755;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/10"> w08 5/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/12"> w08 9/1 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/14"> w06 5/1 22-23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/16"> g98 3/8 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/78/18"> si 198;</a></p> <p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="sx"></p> <p id="p100" data-pid="100" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/0">w81 9/1 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/2"> km 8/77 1;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/4"> w73 548;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/6"> ad 91,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/7"> 947,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/8"> 1296;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/9"> w70 166;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/11"> w66 36;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/12"> w65 410;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/13"> w63 18,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/14"> 86,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/15"> 709;</a><span class="ni"> yb63 24;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/17"> w62 626;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/18"> w61 397,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/19"> 731;</a><span class="ni"> g61 4/22 19;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/98/21"> w53 554;</a><span class="ni"> ta 27;</span><span class="ni"> w43 61;</span><span class="ni"> g43 5/12 29-30;</span><span class="ni"> w41 334</span></p> <p id="p101" data-pid="101" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-14" data-section-citation="044004014044004014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/123" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-124"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-124" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-124" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/124" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-125"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 21:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-125" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-125" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-15" data-section-citation="044004015044004015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:15</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="s5"><strong>the Sanhedrin hall:</strong> Or “the Sanhedrin.”—See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/9/0">study note on Lu 22:66</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group media"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Media</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="scalableui item"><div class="clearfix"><a class="galleryItem" href="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/1001072070#chapter=4"><img class="studyItemMedia" src="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/1001072070/thumbnail" data-img-large-src="/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2024/600" ><span class="caption"><p>The Sanhedrin</p> </span></a></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-16" data-section-citation="044004016044004016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/125" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-126"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 11:47</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-126" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-126" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/126" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-127"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:9, 10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-127" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-127" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p101" data-pid="101" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/99/0">w81 3/1 13</a></p> <p id="p102" data-pid="102" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-17" data-section-citation="044004017044004017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/127" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-128"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 5:40</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-128" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-128" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p102" data-pid="102" class="sx"><span class="ni">g62 4/8 6</span></p> <p id="p103" data-pid="103" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-19" data-section-citation="044004019044004019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:19</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/128" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-129"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 5:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-129" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-129" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p103" data-pid="103" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/101/0">w72 644;</a><span class="ni"> w47 279</span></p> <p id="p104" data-pid="104" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-20" data-section-citation="044004020044004020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:20</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p300" data-pid="300" class="se"></p> <p id="p301" data-pid="301" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/313/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 22</a></p> <p id="p302" data-pid="302" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/79/0">lff lesson 22;</a></p> <p id="p82" data-pid="82" class="sx"></p> <p id="p104" data-pid="104" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/102/0">w73 473;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/102/2"> w73 529;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/102/4"> w72 644;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/102/6"> w62 199</a></p> <p id="p105" data-pid="105" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-21" data-section-citation="044004021044004021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:21</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/129" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-130"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 22:2; Ac 5:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-130" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-130" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-22" data-section-citation="044004022044004022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:22</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="s5"><strong>miracle:</strong> Or “sign.” Here the Greek word <em>se·meiʹon,</em> often rendered “sign,” refers to a miraculous event that gives evidence of divine backing.</p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-23" data-section-citation="044004023044004023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:23</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p105" data-pid="105" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/103/0">w71 685</a></p> <p id="p106" data-pid="106" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-24" data-section-citation="044004024044004024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:24</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="s5"><strong>Sovereign Lord:</strong> The Greek word <em>de·spoʹtes</em> has the basic meaning “lord; master; owner.” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/22/0" data-bid="23-1" class="b">1Ti 6:1;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/22/1" data-bid="23-2" class="b"> Tit 2:9;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/22/2" data-bid="23-3" class="b"> 1Pe 2:18</a>) When used in direct address to God, as here and at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/23/0" data-bid="24-1" class="b">Lu 2:29</a> and <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/24/0" data-bid="25-1" class="b">Re 6:10</a>, it is rendered “Sovereign Lord” to denote the excellence of his lordship. Other translations have used such terms as “Lord,” “Master,” “Sovereign,” or “Ruler (Master; Lord) of all.” Some translations of the <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/10/0">Christian Greek Scriptures</a> into Hebrew use the Hebrew term <em>ʼAdho·naiʹ</em> (Sovereign Lord), but at least one such translation uses the <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/11/0">Tetragrammaton</a> here.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/130" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-131"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 20:11; Ne 9:6; Ps 146:6; Re 4:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-131" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-131" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p106" data-pid="106" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/104/0">w78 7/15 20-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/104/2"> w75 615-616;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/104/5"> og 12-13;</a><span class="ni"> or 8;</span><span class="ni"> g64 1/22 7</span></p> <p id="p107" data-pid="107" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-25" data-section-citation="044004025044004025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/131" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-132"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Sa 23:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-132" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-132" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p302" data-pid="302" class="se"></p> <p id="p303" data-pid="303" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/314/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 363</a></p> <div id="p304" data-pid="304"><p data-pid="304" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/315/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="304" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/315/0">7/15/2004, p. 17</a></p><p data-pid="304" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/316/0">7/1/1990, p. 27</a></p> </div><p id="p305" data-pid="305" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/317/0"><em>Worldwide Security,</em> pp. 23-24</a></p> <p id="p306" data-pid="306" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p82" data-pid="82" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/80/0">it-2 363;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/80/2"> w04 7/15 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/80/4"> w90 7/1 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/80/6"> ws 23-24;</a></p> <p id="p83" data-pid="83" class="sx"></p> <p id="p107" data-pid="107" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/105/0">w75 615-616;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/105/4"> ad 1131;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/105/5"> w69 244;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/105/6"> w53 561</a></p> <p id="p108" data-pid="108" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-26" data-section-citation="044004026044004026"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:26</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="s5"><strong>Jehovah:</strong> In this quote from <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/26/0" data-bid="27-1" class="b">Ps 2:2</a>, the divine name, represented by four Hebrew consonants (transliterated <em>YHWH</em>), occurs in the original Hebrew text.—See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/0">App. C</a>.</p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="s5"><strong>his anointed one:</strong> Or “his Christ; his Messiah.” The Greek term used here is <em>Khri·stosʹ,</em> from which the title “Christ” is derived. At <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/27/0" data-bid="28-1" class="b">Ps 2:2</a>, quoted here, the corresponding Hebrew term, <em>ma·shiʹach</em> (anointed one), is used. From this term the title “Messiah” is derived.—See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/12/0">study notes on Lu 2:26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/13/0"> Joh 1:41;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/14/0"> Ac 4:27</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/132" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-133"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 2:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-133" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-133" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p306" data-pid="306" class="se"></p> <div id="p307" data-pid="307"><p data-pid="307" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/318/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="307" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/318/0">7/15/2004, p. 17</a></p><p data-pid="307" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/319/0">7/1/1990, p. 27</a></p> </div><p id="p308" data-pid="308" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/320/0"><em>Worldwide Security,</em> pp. 23-24</a></p> <p id="p309" data-pid="309" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p83" data-pid="83" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/81/0">w04 7/15 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/81/2"> w90 7/1 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/81/4"> ws 23-24;</a></p> <p id="p84" data-pid="84" class="sx"></p> <p id="p108" data-pid="108" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/106/0">w75 615-616;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/106/4"> w69 244;</a><span class="ni"> bf 457;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/106/6"> w56 462;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/106/7"> w53 561</a></p> <p id="p109" data-pid="109" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-27" data-section-citation="044004027044004027"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:27</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="s5"><strong>whom you anointed:</strong> Or “whom you made Christ (Messiah).” The title <em>Khri·stosʹ</em> (Christ) comes from the Greek verb <em>khriʹo,</em> which is used here. It literally refers to pouring oil on someone. In the <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/15/0">Christian Greek Scriptures</a>, it is used only in a sacred and figurative sense, referring to God’s setting a person aside for a special assignment under His direction. This Greek verb also occurs at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/29/0" data-bid="30-1" class="b">Lu 4:18;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/29/1" data-bid="30-2" class="b"> Ac 10:38;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/29/2" data-bid="30-3" class="b"> 2Co 1:21</a>; and <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/30/0" data-bid="31-1" class="b">Heb 1:9</a>. Another Greek word, <em>a·leiʹpho,</em> refers to the applying of literal oil or ointment to the body, such as when it was used after washing, applied as a medicine, or poured on a body to prepare it for burial.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/31/0" data-bid="32-1" class="b">Mt 6:17;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/31/1" data-bid="32-2" class="b"> Mr 6:13;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/31/2" data-bid="32-3" class="b"> 16:1;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/31/3" data-bid="32-4" class="b"> Lu 7:38,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/31/4" data-bid="32-5" class="b"> 46;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/31/5" data-bid="32-6" class="b"> Jas 5:14</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/133" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-134"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 23:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-134" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-134" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/134" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-135"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 45:7; Ac 10:38</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-135" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-135" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p309" data-pid="309" class="se"></p> <p id="p310" data-pid="310" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/321/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1096</a></p> <p id="p311" data-pid="311" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/322/0"><em>Worldwide Security,</em> pp. 23-24</a></p> <p id="p312" data-pid="312" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p84" data-pid="84" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/82/0">it-1 1096;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/82/2"> ws 23-24;</a></p> <p id="p85" data-pid="85" class="sx"></p> <p id="p109" data-pid="109" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/107/0">w75 615-616;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/107/3"> og 12-13;</a><span class="ni"> g67 10/8 21</span></p> <p id="p110" data-pid="110" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-28" data-section-citation="044004028044004028"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:28</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/135" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-136"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 53:10; Lu 24:44; Ac 2:23; 1Pe 1:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-136" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-136" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p110" data-pid="110" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/108/0">w53 339</a></p> <p id="p111" data-pid="111" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-29" data-section-citation="044004029044004029"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:29</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="s5"><strong>Jehovah:</strong> These words are part of a prayer addressed to the “Sovereign Lord” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/33/0" data-bid="34-1" class="b">Ac 4:24b</a>), a term that is rendered from the Greek word <em>de·spoʹtes</em> and that is also used to address God in a prayer recorded at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/34/0" data-bid="35-1" class="b">Lu 2:29</a>. In this prayer in Acts, Jesus is called “your holy servant.” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/35/0" data-bid="36-1" class="b">Ac 4:27,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/35/1" data-bid="36-2" class="b"> 30</a>) The disciples’ prayer includes a quote from <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/36/0" data-bid="37-1" class="b">Ps 2:1, 2</a>, where the divine name is used. (See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/16/0">study note on Ac 4:26</a>.) In addition, this request that Jehovah <strong>give attention to their threats,</strong> that is, the threats of the Sanhedrin, uses terms that are similar to those used in prayers recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures, such as at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/37/0" data-bid="38-1" class="b">2Ki 19:16,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/37/1" data-bid="38-2" class="b"> 19</a> and <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/38/0" data-bid="39-1" class="b">Isa 37:17,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/38/1" data-bid="39-2" class="b"> 20</a>, where the divine name is used.—See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/1">App. C3 introduction;</a> <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/2">Ac 4:29</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p312" data-pid="312" class="se"></p> <p id="p313" data-pid="313" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/323/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 34-35</a></p> <div id="p314" data-pid="314"><p data-pid="314" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/324/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="314" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/324/0">6/1/1990, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="314" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/325/0">7/15/1988, pp. 12-13</a></p> </div><p id="p315" data-pid="315" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p85" data-pid="85" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/83/0">bt 34;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/83/2"> w90 6/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/83/4"> w88 7/15 12-13;</a></p> <p id="p86" data-pid="86" class="sx"></p> <p id="p111" data-pid="111" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/109/0">yb80 260-261;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/109/2"> w79 12/15 16-22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/109/4"> w75 615-616;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/109/6"> og 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/109/9"> w73 529;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/109/11"> w72 403;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/109/13"> w64 15;</a><span class="ni"> yb64 17;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/109/15"> w63 758;</a><span class="ni"> w47 262</span></p> <p id="p112" data-pid="112" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-30" data-section-citation="044004030044004030"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:30</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="s5"><strong>wonders:</strong> Or “portents.”—See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/17/0">study note on Ac 2:19</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/136" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-137"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:43; 5:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-137" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-137" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/137" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-138"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-138" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-138" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-31" data-section-citation="044004031044004031"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:31</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="s5"><strong>had made supplication:</strong> Or “had prayed earnestly (pleadingly).” The Greek verb <em>deʹo·mai</em> refers to the offering of earnest prayer coupled with intense feeling. The related noun <em>deʹe·sis,</em> rendered “supplication,” has been defined as “humble and earnest entreaty.” In the <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/18/0">Christian Greek Scriptures</a>, the noun is used exclusively in addressing God. Even Jesus “offered up supplications and also petitions, with strong outcries and tears, to the One who was able to save him out of death.” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/41/0" data-bid="42-1" class="b">Heb 5:7</a>) The use of the plural “supplications” indicates that Jesus implored Jehovah more than once. For example, in the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed repeatedly and fervently.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/42/0" data-bid="43-1" class="b">Mt 26:36-44;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/42/1" data-bid="43-2" class="b"> Lu 22:32</a>.</p> <p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="s5"><strong>the word of God:</strong> This expression appears many times in the book of Acts. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/43/0" data-bid="44-1" class="b">Ac 6:2,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/43/1" data-bid="44-2" class="b"> 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/43/2" data-bid="44-3" class="b"> 8:14;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/43/3" data-bid="44-4" class="b"> 11:1;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/43/4" data-bid="44-5" class="b"> 13:5,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/43/5" data-bid="44-6" class="b"> 7,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/43/6" data-bid="44-7" class="b"> 46;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/43/7" data-bid="44-8" class="b"> 17:13;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/43/8" data-bid="44-9" class="b"> 18:11</a>) Here the term “the word of God” refers to the Christian message originating with Jehovah God and featuring the important role of Jesus Christ in the outworking of God’s purpose.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/138" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-139"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:2, 4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-139" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-139" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/139" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-140"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Th 2:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-140" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-140" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p315" data-pid="315" class="se"></p> <div id="p316" data-pid="316"><p data-pid="316" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/326/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="316" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/326/0">11/1/1989, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p317" data-pid="317" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p86" data-pid="86" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/84/0">w89 11/1 15;</a></p> <p id="p87" data-pid="87" class="sx"></p> <p id="p112" data-pid="112" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/110/0">hs 151-152;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/110/2"> w65 543;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/110/3"> w64 15;</a><span class="ni"> yb64 17,</span><span class="ni"> 291;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/110/6"> w63 758;</a><span class="ni"> w47 262</span></p> <p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-32" data-section-citation="044004032044004032"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:32</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p38" data-pid="38" class="s5"><strong>were of one heart and soul:</strong> This expression describes the unity and harmony among the multitude of believers. At <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/45/0" data-bid="46-1" class="b">Php 1:27</a>, the expression “with one soul” could also be rendered “with one purpose” or “as one man.” In the Hebrew Scriptures, the expression “one heart” is used at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/46/0" data-bid="47-1" class="b">1Ch 12:38</a>, ftn., and at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/47/0" data-bid="48-1" class="b">2Ch 30:12</a>, ftn., to describe unified desire and action. Also, the expressions “heart” and “soul” are often mentioned together to represent the entire inner person. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/48/0" data-bid="49-1" class="b">De 4:29;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/48/1" data-bid="49-2" class="b"> 6:5;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/48/2" data-bid="49-3" class="b"> 10:12;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/48/3" data-bid="49-4" class="b"> 11:13;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/48/4" data-bid="49-5" class="b"> 26:16;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/48/5" data-bid="49-6" class="b"> 30:2,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/48/6" data-bid="49-7" class="b"> 6,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/48/7" data-bid="49-8" class="b"> 10</a>) The Greek phrase is used here in a similar way and could be rendered “they were completely united in thinking and purpose.” This was in harmony with Jesus’ prayer that his followers be united despite their diverse backgrounds.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/49/0" data-bid="50-1" class="b">Joh 17:21</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/140" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-141"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:44, 45</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-141" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-141" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p317" data-pid="317" class="se"></p> <div id="p318" data-pid="318"><p data-pid="318" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/327/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="318" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/327/0">12/1/1990, pp. 24-25</a></p> </div><p id="p319" data-pid="319" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p87" data-pid="87" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/85/0">w90 12/1 24-25;</a></p> <p id="p88" data-pid="88" class="sx"></p> <p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="sx"><span class="ni">g65 4/22 24;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/111/1"> w61 279;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/111/2"> w60 468;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/111/3"> w51 170</a></p> <p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-33" data-section-citation="044004033044004033"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:33</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/141" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-142"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 1:21, 22; 4:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-142" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-142" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/112/0">w62 306;</a><span class="ni"> w46 345</span></p> <p id="p115" data-pid="115" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-34" data-section-citation="044004034044004034"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:34</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/142" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-143"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:44, 45; 1Jo 3:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-143" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-143" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p319" data-pid="319" class="se"></p> <div id="p320" data-pid="320"><p data-pid="320" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/328/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="320" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/328/0">12/1/1986, p. 29</a></p> </div><p id="p321" data-pid="321" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p88" data-pid="88" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/86/0">w86 12/1 29;</a></p> <p id="p89" data-pid="89" class="sx"></p> <p id="p115" data-pid="115" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/113/0">w80 5/1 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/113/2"> w65 672;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/113/3"> w61 279;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/113/4"> w60 468;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/113/5"> w51 170</a></p> <p id="p116" data-pid="116" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-35" data-section-citation="044004035044004035"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:35</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/143" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-144"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 5:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-144" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-144" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/144" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-145"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 6:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-145" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-145" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p321" data-pid="321" class="se"></p> <div id="p322" data-pid="322"><p data-pid="322" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/329/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="322" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/329/0">12/1/1986, p. 29</a></p> </div><p id="p323" data-pid="323" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p89" data-pid="89" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/87/0">w86 12/1 29;</a></p> <p id="p90" data-pid="90" class="sx"></p> <p id="p116" data-pid="116" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/114/0">w80 5/1 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/114/2"> w65 672;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/114/3"> w61 279;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/114/4"> w60 468;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/114/5"> w51 170</a></p> <p id="p117" data-pid="117" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-36" data-section-citation="044004036044004036"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:36</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p40" data-pid="40" class="s5"><strong>Son of:</strong> In Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, the phrase “son(s) of” can be used to indicate a prominent quality or characteristic that distinguishes a person or to describe a group of people. For example, at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/51/0" data-bid="52-1" class="b">De 3:18</a>, “valiant men,” or courageous warriors, are literally called “sons of ability.” At <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/52/0" data-bid="53-1" class="b">Job 1:3</a>, the expression rendered “people of the East” is literally “sons of the East.” The expression “a worthless man” at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/53/0" data-bid="54-1" class="b">1Sa 25:17</a> renders the literal expression “a son of belial,” that is, “a son of worthlessness.” In the <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/19/0">Christian Greek Scriptures</a>, those who pursue a certain course of conduct or who manifest a certain characteristic are designated by such expressions as “sons of the Most High,” “sons of light and sons of day,” and “sons of disobedience.”—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/54/0" data-bid="55-1" class="b">Lu 6:35;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/54/1" data-bid="55-2" class="b"> 1Th 5:5;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/54/2" data-bid="55-3" class="b"> Eph 2:2</a>.</p> <p id="p41" data-pid="41" class="s5"><strong>Son of Comfort:</strong> Or “Son of Encouragement.” The translation of the surname <strong>Barnabas,</strong> given to one of the disciples named <strong>Joseph.</strong> Since Joseph was a common name among the Jews, the apostles may have given him the name Barnabas for practical reasons. (Compare <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/55/0" data-bid="56-1" class="b">Ac 1:23</a>.) As explained in the study note on <strong>Son of</strong> in this verse, the expression was sometimes used to indicate a prominent quality or characteristic that distinguishes a person. The surname Son of Comfort apparently highlights Joseph’s outstanding ability to encourage and comfort others. Luke reports that Joseph (Barnabas) was sent out to the congregation in Antioch of Syria and began to “encourage” his fellow believers. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/56/0" data-bid="57-1" class="b">Ac 11:22, 23</a>) The Greek verb here rendered “encourage” (<em>pa·ra·ka·leʹo</em>) is related to the Greek word for “Comfort” (<em>pa·raʹkle·sis</em>) used at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070693/57/0" data-bid="58-1" class="b">Ac 4:36</a>.—See study note on <strong>Son of</strong> in this verse.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/145" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-146"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 9:27; 11:22-24; 12:25; 13:1; 15:37-39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-146" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-146" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p323" data-pid="323" class="se"></p> <div id="p324" data-pid="324"><p data-pid="324" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/330/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="324" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/330/0">4/15/1998, p. 20</a></p><p data-pid="324" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/331/0">6/1/1990, p. 14</a></p> </div><p id="p325" data-pid="325" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p90" data-pid="90" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/88/0">w98 4/15 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/88/2"> w90 6/1 14;</a></p> <p id="p91" data-pid="91" class="sx"></p> <p id="p117" data-pid="117" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/115/0">w80 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/115/2"> w63 158</a></p> <p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-4-37" data-section-citation="044004037044004037"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:37</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/146" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-147"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 12:33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-147" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-147" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p325" data-pid="325" class="se"></p> <div id="p326" data-pid="326"><p data-pid="326" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/332/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="326" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/332/0">4/15/1998, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p327" data-pid="327" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p91" data-pid="91" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/89/0">w98 4/15 20</a></p> <p id="p92" data-pid="92" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsQuotation"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">Quotation</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/118/3" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-119-3"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 118:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-119-3" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-119-3" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/132/3" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-133-3"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 2:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-133-3" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-133-3" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/105/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-106-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 22:52</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-106-1" class="loading hidden"><span 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class="scalableui">Acts 4:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 22:23-28; Ac 2:32; 4:33; 17:18; 23:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-108-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-108-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/108/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-109-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 21:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-109-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-109-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/109/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-110-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:41; 6:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-110-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-110-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/110/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-111-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 3:2; Joh 18:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-111-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-111-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/111/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-112-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 26:57; Lu 3:2; Joh 11:49-51</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-112-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-112-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/112/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-113-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 21:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-113-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-113-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/113/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-114-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 7:55</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-114-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-114-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/114/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-115-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-115-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-115-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/115/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-116-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-116-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-116-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/116/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-117-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 19:6; Ac 2:36</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-117-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-117-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/117/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-118-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:24; 5:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-118-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-118-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/118/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-119-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 28:16; Mt 21:42; 1Pe 2:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-119-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-119-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/119/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-120-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 1:21; Ac 10:43; Php 2:9, 10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-120-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-120-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/120/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-121-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 1:12; 14:6; 1Ti 2:5, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-121-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-121-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/121/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-122-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 11:25; 1Co 1:26, 27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-122-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-122-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/122/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-123-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 7:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-123-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-123-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/123/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-124-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-124-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-124-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/124/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-125-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 21:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-125-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-125-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/125/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-126-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 11:47</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-126-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-126-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/126/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-127-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:9, 10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-127-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-127-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/127/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-128-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 5:40</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-128-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-128-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/128/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-129-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 5:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-129-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-129-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/129/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 22:2; Ac 5:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/130/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:24</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 20:11; Ne 9:6; Ps 146:6; Re 4:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/131/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Sa 23:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/133/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:27</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 23:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/134/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:27</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 45:7; Ac 10:38</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/135/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:28</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 53:10; Lu 24:44; Ac 2:23; 1Pe 1:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/136/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:30</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:43; 5:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/137/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-138-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:30</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-138-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-138-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/138/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-139-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:31</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:2, 4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-139-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-139-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/139/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-140-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:31</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Th 2:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-140-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-140-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/140/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-141-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:32</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:44, 45</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-141-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-141-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/141/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-142-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:33</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 1:21, 22; 4:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-142-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-142-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/142/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-143-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:34</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 2:44, 45; 1Jo 3:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-143-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-143-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/143/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-144-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:35</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 5:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-144-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-144-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/144/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-145-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:35</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 6:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-145-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-145-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/145/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-146-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:36</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 9:27; 11:22-24; 12:25; 13:1; 15:37-39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-146-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-146-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/4/146/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-147-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 4:37</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 12:33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-147-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-147-1" 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showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Acts of Apostles</h1> </header> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="sb"><span id="v44-4-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27115" class="cl vx vp study"><strong>4</strong> </a>While the two were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/105" data-bid="106-1" class="b">+</a> and the Sadducees<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/106" data-bid="107-1" class="b">+</a> came up to them. </span><span id="v44-4-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27116" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>These were annoyed because the apostles were teaching the people and were openly declaring the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.<a id="footnotesource6" data-fnid="6" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/5">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/107" data-bid="108-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27117" class="vl vp">3 </a>So they seized<a id="footnotesource7" data-fnid="7" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/6">*</a> them and took them into custody<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/108" data-bid="109-1" class="b">+</a> until the next day, for it was already evening. </span><span id="v44-4-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27118" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>However, many of those who had listened to the speech believed, and the number of the men became about 5,000.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/109" data-bid="110-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="sb"><span id="v44-4-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27119" class="vl vx vp study">5 </a>The next day their rulers, elders, and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, </span><span id="v44-4-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27120" class="vl vx vp study">6 </a>along with Anʹnas<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/110" data-bid="111-1" class="b">+</a> the chief priest, Caʹia·phas,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/111" data-bid="112-1" class="b">+</a> John, Alexander, and all who were relatives of the chief priest. </span><span id="v44-4-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27121" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>They stood Peter and John in their midst and began to question them: “By what power or in whose name did you do this?”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/112" data-bid="113-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27122" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>Then Peter, filled with holy spirit,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/113" data-bid="114-1" class="b">+</a> said to them:</span></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sb"><span id="v44-4-8-2" class="v">“Rulers of the people and elders, </span><span id="v44-4-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27123" class="vl vp">9 </a>if we are being examined today about a good deed to a crippled man,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/114" data-bid="115-1" class="b">+</a> and you want to know who made this man well,<a id="footnotesource8" data-fnid="8" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/7">*</a> </span><span id="v44-4-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27124" class="vl vx vp study">10 </a>let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that in the name of Jesus Christ the Naz·a·reneʹ,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/115" data-bid="116-1" class="b">+</a> whom you executed on a stake<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/116" data-bid="117-1" class="b">+</a> but whom God raised up from the dead,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/117" data-bid="118-1" class="b">+</a> by means of him<a id="footnotesource9" data-fnid="9" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/8">*</a> this man stands here healthy in front of you. </span><span id="v44-4-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27125" class="vl vx vp study">11 </a>This is ‘the stone that was treated by you builders as of no account that has become the chief cornerstone.’<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/118" data-bid="119-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27126" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>Furthermore, there is no salvation in anyone else, for there is no other name<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/119" data-bid="120-1" class="b">+</a> under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/120" data-bid="121-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="sb"><span id="v44-4-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27127" class="vl vx vp study">13 </a>Now when they saw the outspokenness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and ordinary men,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/121" data-bid="122-1" class="b">+</a> they were astonished. And they began to realize that they had been with Jesus.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/122" data-bid="123-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27128" class="vl vp">14 </a>As they were looking at the man who had been cured standing with them,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/123" data-bid="124-1" class="b">+</a> they had nothing to say in answer to this.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/124" data-bid="125-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27129" class="vl vx vp study">15 </a>So they commanded them to go outside the Sanʹhe·drin hall, and they began consulting with one another, </span><span id="v44-4-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27130" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>saying: “What should we do with these men?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/125" data-bid="126-1" class="b">+</a> Because, for a fact, a noteworthy sign has occurred through them, one evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/126" data-bid="127-1" class="b">+</a> and we cannot deny it. </span><span id="v44-4-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27131" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>So that this does not spread any further among the people, let us threaten them and tell them not to speak to anyone anymore on the basis of this name.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/127" data-bid="128-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sb"><span id="v44-4-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27132" class="vl vp">18 </a>With that they called them and ordered them not to say anything at all or to teach on the basis of the name of Jesus. </span><span id="v44-4-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27133" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>But in reply Peter and John said to them: “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/128" data-bid="129-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27134" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>But as for us, we cannot stop speaking about the things we have seen and heard.” </span><span id="v44-4-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27135" class="vl vp">21 </a>So after they had threatened them further, they released them, since they did not find any grounds for punishing them and on account of the people,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/129" data-bid="130-1" class="b">+</a> because they were all glorifying God over what had happened. </span><span id="v44-4-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27136" class="vl vx vp study">22 </a>For the man on whom this miracle of healing had been done was more than 40 years old.</span></p> <p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="sb"><span id="v44-4-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27137" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>After being released, they went to their own people and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. </span><span id="v44-4-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27138" class="vl vx vp study">24 </a>On hearing this, they raised their voices with one accord to God and said:</span></p> <p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="sb"><span id="v44-4-24-2" class="v">“Sovereign Lord, you are the One who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/130" data-bid="131-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27139" class="vl vx vp">25 </a>and who said through holy spirit by the mouth of our forefather David,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/131" data-bid="132-1" class="b">+</a> your servant: ‘Why did nations become agitated and peoples meditate on empty things? </span><span id="v44-4-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27140" class="vl vx vp study">26 </a>The kings of the earth took their stand and the rulers gathered together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one.’<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/132" data-bid="133-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27141" class="vl vx vp study">27 </a>For truly both Herod and Pontius Pilate<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/133" data-bid="134-1" class="b">+</a> with men of the nations and with peoples of Israel were gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/134" data-bid="135-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-28-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27142" class="vl vx vp">28 </a>to do what your hand and counsel had determined beforehand to occur.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/135" data-bid="136-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-29-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27143" class="vl vx vp study">29 </a>And now, Jehovah, give attention to their threats, and grant to your slaves to keep speaking your word with all boldness, </span><span id="v44-4-30-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27144" class="vl vx vp study">30 </a>while you stretch out your hand for healing and while signs and wonders occur<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/136" data-bid="137-1" class="b">+</a> through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/137" data-bid="138-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sb"><span id="v44-4-31-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27145" class="vl vx vp study">31 </a>And when they had made supplication, the place where they were gathered together was shaken, and they were one and all filled with the holy spirit<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/138" data-bid="139-1" class="b">+</a> and were speaking the word of God with boldness.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/139" data-bid="140-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sb"><span id="v44-4-32-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27146" class="vl vx vp study">32 </a>Moreover, the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and not even one of them would say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/140" data-bid="141-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-33-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27147" class="vl vx vp">33 </a>And with great power the apostles continued giving the witness about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/141" data-bid="142-1" class="b">+</a> and undeserved kindness was upon them all in large measure. </span><span id="v44-4-34-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27148" class="vl vx vp">34 </a>In fact, no one was in need among them,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/142" data-bid="143-1" class="b">+</a> for all those who owned fields or houses would sell them and bring the value of what was sold, </span><span id="v44-4-35-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27149" class="vl vx vp">35 </a>and they would deposit it at the feet of the apostles.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/143" data-bid="144-1" class="b">+</a> In turn distribution would be made to each one according to his need.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/144" data-bid="145-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-4-36-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27150" class="vl vx vp study">36 </a>So Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barʹna·bas<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/145" data-bid="146-1" class="b">+</a> (which means, when translated, “Son of Comfort”), a Levite, a native of Cyʹprus, 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