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Acts 4:11-12

11This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ 12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:11-12
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Verse 12

Peter tells the Jewish council that salvation is found in no one but Jesus; there is no other name by which we must be saved.

Explanation

Peter and John have been arrested after a lame man was healed in Jesus' name (3:1-10; 4:1-3). Before the council, Peter says the healing came through Jesus, whom they crucified and God raised (4:10).

Original language
  • σωτηρία· (sōtēria): salvation
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · Strong's G4991 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Salvation.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Acts 4:12, word 8

  • ὄνομά (onoma): name
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · Strong's G3686 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Name.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Acts 4:12, word 11

  • οὐρανὸν (ouranon): heaven
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · Strong's G3772 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Heaven.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Acts 4:12, word 16

  • ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois): a human
    Greek · Noun, dative, plural, masculine · Strong's G0444 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    People.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Acts 4:12, word 20

  • δεῖ (dei): be necessary
    Greek · Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · Strong's G1163 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Must, it is necessary.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Acts 4:12, word 23

  • σωθῆναι (sōthēnai): to save
    Greek · Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · Strong's G4982 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    To be saved.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Acts 4:12, word 24

Places
  • Jerusalem
    From the surrounding passage · Location: unknown

    Setting from Acts 4:5.

Cross-references
  • John 14:6 · Same theme

    No one comes to the Father except through Me.

  • Acts 4:10 · Surrounding passage

    By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

  • 1 Timothy 2:5 · Same theme

    One mediator between God and men.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Verse 11

Original language (Greek)

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ λίθος ὁ ἐξουθενηθεὶς ὑφ᾽ ὑμῶν τῶν οἰκοδόμων, ὁ γενόμενος εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας.

  1. οὗτόςhoutos“This”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. λίθοςlithos“stone”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “stone” · Strong's G3037
  5. ὁho“which”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἐξουθενηθεὶςexouthenētheis“having been rejected”
    Verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐξουθενέω · “to reject” · Strong's G1848
  7. ὑφ᾽huph᾽“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  8. ὑμῶνhumōn“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  9. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. οἰκοδόμων,oikodomōn“builders,”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οἰκοδόμος · “builder” · Strong's G6065
  11. ὁho“which”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. γενόμενοςgenomenos“has become”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  13. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  14. κεφαλὴνkephalēn“head”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κεφαλή · “head” · Strong's G2776
  15. γωνίας.gōnias“of [the] corner.’”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γωνία · “corner” · Strong's G1137

Verse 12

Original language (Greek)

καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἄλλῳ οὐδενὶ ἡ σωτηρία· οὐδὲ γὰρ ὄνομά ἐστιν ἕτερον ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν τὸ δεδομένον ἐν ἀνθρώποις ἐν ᾧ δεῖ σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  3. ἔστινestin“there is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. ἄλλῳallō“other”
    Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ἄλλος · “another” · Strong's G0243
  6. οὐδενὶoudeni“no [one]”
    Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  7. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. σωτηρία·sōtēria“salvation;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from σωτηρία · “salvation” · Strong's G4991
  9. οὐδὲoude“not”
    Conjunction, nominative · from οὐδέ · “and not” · Strong's G3761
  10. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  11. ὄνομάonoma“name”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
  12. ἐστινestin“is there”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. ἕτερονheteron“another”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἕτερος · “other” · Strong's G2087
  14. ὑπὸhupo“under”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259H
  15. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. οὐρανὸνouranon“heaven”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  17. τὸto“which”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. δεδομένονdedomenon“given”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  19. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  20. ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois“men”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  21. ἐνen“by”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  22. ᾧhō“which”
    Relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  23. δεῖdei“it behooves”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
  24. σωθῆναιsōthēnai“to be saved”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from σῴζω · “to save” · Strong's G4982
  25. ἡμᾶς.hēmas“us.”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)