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Acts 4:7–12

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And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
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.
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
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From verse 7

  1. Matthew 21:23Rank 1 from verse 7
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    23¶ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

  2. Mark 11:28Rank 2 from verse 7
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    28And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

  3. Acts 5:40Rank 3 from verse 7
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    40And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

  4. Acts 5:27–28Rank 4 from verse 7
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    27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

    28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

  5. Exodus 2:14Rank 5 from verse 7
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    14And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

From verse 8

  1. Luke 12:11–12Rank 1 from verse 8
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    11And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

    12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

  2. Matthew 10:19–20Rank 2 from verse 8
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    19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

    20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

  3. Acts 2:4Rank 3 from verse 8
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    4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

  4. Luke 21:14–15Rank 4 from verse 8
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    14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

    15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

  5. Acts 4:31Rank 5 from verse 8
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    31¶ And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

From verse 9

  1. 1 Peter 3:15–17Rank 1 from verse 9
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    15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

    16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

    17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

  2. Acts 3:7Rank 2 from verse 9
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    7And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength.

  3. John 10:32Rank 3 from verse 9
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    32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

  4. 1 Peter 4:14Rank 4 from verse 9
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    14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

  5. John 7:23Rank 5 from verse 9
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    23If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

From verse 10

  1. Acts 3:6Rank 1 from verse 10
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    6Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

  2. Acts 5:29–32Rank 2 from verse 10
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    29¶ Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

    30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

    31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

    32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

  3. Acts 2:36Rank 3 from verse 10
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    36Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

  4. Acts 10:40–42Rank 4 from verse 10
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    40Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

    41Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

    42And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

  5. Acts 2:22–24Rank 5 from verse 10
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    22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

    23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

    24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

From verse 11

  1. Psalms 118:22–23Rank 1 from verse 11
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    22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

    23This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

  2. Isaiah 28:16Rank 2 from verse 11
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    16¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

  3. Mark 12:10–12Rank 3 from verse 11
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    10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

    11This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

    12And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

  4. Matthew 21:42–45Rank 4 from verse 11
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    42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

    43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

    44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

    45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

  5. 1 Peter 2:6–8Rank 5 from verse 11
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    6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

    7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

    8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

From verse 12

  1. John 14:6Rank 1 from verse 12
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  2. 1 Corinthians 3:11Rank 2 from verse 12
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    11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

  3. John 3:36Rank 3 from verse 12
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    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  4. 1 Timothy 2:5–6Rank 4 from verse 12
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    5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

    6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

  5. 1 John 5:11–12Rank 5 from verse 12
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    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Acts 4:7

COMBINED MEANING

set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

midst

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The middle, centre, interior, or intervening part of a place, body, company, or condition; among, within, surrounded by, or in the presence of persons or things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

power

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Sense 1: Ability, strength, force, or effective capacity to act, prevail, or produce an effect. Sense 2: Authority, right, permission, rule, dominion, or control. Sense 3: A person, authority, host, spiritual being, or other agent possessing or manifesting power.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 4:8

COMBINED MEANING

filled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ghost

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Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 4:9

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

examined

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Inquired into, searched, inspected, interrogated, or judicially investigated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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COMBINED MEANING

deed

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Sense 1: An act or thing done. Sense 2: In the expression in very deed, in fact or in reality.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

impotent

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Without sufficient power, strength, or ability; physically disabled.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 4:10

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Jesus Christ

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The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

crucified

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1. Put to death by being fastened to a cross. 2. By figure, treated as crucified or put to death in relation to sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

raised

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of raise. Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 4:11

COMBINED MEANING

stone

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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

nought

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Nothing, no thing, no value, no effect, no result, or no payment or cost; to come or be brought to nought is to fail, perish, or be made ineffective, and to set one at nought is to despise, reject, or treat as worthless.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 4:12

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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6And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

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8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

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9If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

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10Be 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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11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

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12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

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13¶ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

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