Acts 5:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →No one dares to attach himself to the believers casually, yet the people hold them in the highest regard.
What Does Acts 5:13 Mean?
'The rest' are those outside the fellowship. The holy fear stirred by God's judgment (verses 5, 11) keeps the merely curious and the half-hearted at a respectful distance, even while public esteem for the believers keeps rising. Awe and honor stand side by side.
Holiness creates both distance and attraction. The gospel has never courted casual adherence; Jesus himself let some walk away rather than soften the truth (John 6:66-68). Yet reverent distance did not stop genuine faith, as the next verse shows. God draws people not by lowering the doorway but by filling the house with his presence.
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What does Acts 5:13 mean?
No one dares to attach himself to the believers casually, yet the people hold them in the highest regard.