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Acts 4 — Sermon Preparation
Peter and John are arrested and questioned by the Sanhedrin, boldly declare Jesus as the only name for salvation, and the church shares its possessions. Below is a research summary for Acts 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 32
- classic sermon excerpts
- 9
- preachers & commentators
Acts 4 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| λαός | laós | G2992 | 8 | people |
| ὄνομα | ónoma | G3686 | 6 | called, name |
| ἅγιος | hágios | G40 | 5 | holy, saint |
| συνάγω | synágō | G4863 | 4 | accompany, assemble, bestow, come together |
| λαλέω | laléō | G2980 | 5 | preach, say, speak, talk |
| ἀπόστολος | apóstolos | G652 | 4 | apostle, messenger, he that is sent |
| παῖς | paîs | G3816 | 3 | child, maid, servant, son |
How preachers through history handled this text
32 public-domain excerpts on Acts 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 4:5–14 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Nazareth— Acts 4:10
- Jerusalem— Acts 4:16
- Cyprus— Acts 4:36
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