Acts 4:10 Meaning and Explanation
“Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.”
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Read Full Chapter →Peter answers plainly: by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom they crucified and whom God raised from the dead, this man stands whole before them.
What Does Acts 4:10 Mean?
Peter gives the court its answer without a flicker of evasion, and he gives it in full: Jesus Christ of Nazareth — crucified by you, raised by God. In one sentence the verdict of the council is set against the verdict of heaven, and the healed man standing in the room is the evidence.
This is the gospel compressed: human rejection, divine vindication, present power. The risen Jesus is not a memory but an actor in the scene, still making broken men stand. And Peter preaches it to the very judges who condemned him — because the name that convicts them is also the name that can save them (v. 12).
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What does Acts 4:10 mean?
Peter answers plainly: by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom they crucified and whom God raised from the dead, this man stands whole before them.