Verse of the Day

　　

Acts 4:12

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

　　

Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

English Standard Version

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

The Message

Salvation comes no other way; no other name has been or will be given to us by which we can be saved, only this one."

New King James Version

"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

New Living Translation

"There is salvation in no one else! There is no other name in all of heaven for people to call on to save them."

　　

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Acts 4:5-14

(Read Acts 4:5-14)

　　Peter being filled with the Holy Ghost, would have all to understand, that the miracle had been wrought by the name, or power, of Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, whom they had crucified; and this confirmed their testimony to his resurrection from the dead, which proved him to be the Messiah. These rulers must either be saved by that Jesus whom they had crucified, or they must perish for ever. The name of Jesus is given to men of every age and nation, as that whereby alone believers are saved from the wrath to come. But when covetousness, pride, or any corrupt passion, rules within, men shut their eyes, and close their hearts, in enmity against the light; considering all as ignorant and unlearned, who desire to know nothing in comparison with Christ crucified. And the followers of Christ should act so that all who converse with them, may take knowledge that they have been with Jesus. That makes them holy, heavenly, spiritual, and cheerful, and raises them above this world.

　　

Acts 4:12 In-Context

10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

　　11 Jesus is " 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.'Psalm 118:22

　　12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved."

　　13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.

　　14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say.