Acts 4:10-12

4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ ¹  the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy. 4:11 This Jesus ²  is the stone that was rejected by you, ³  the builders, that has become the cornerstone. ⁴  4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people ⁵  by which we must ⁶  be saved.”

Acts 4:26-28

4:26 The kings of the earth stood together, ⁷ 

and the rulers assembled together,

against the Lord and against his ⁸  Christ.’ ⁹ 

4:27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against ¹⁰  your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, ¹¹  4:28 to do as much as your power ¹²  and your plan ¹³  had decided beforehand ¹⁴  would happen.

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¹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

² tn Grk “This one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn The word “you” is inserted into the quotation because Peter is making a direct application of Ps 118:22 to his hearers. Because it is not in the OT, it has been left as normal type (rather than bold italic). The remarks are like Acts 2:22-24 and 3:12-15.

⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 which combines the theme of rejection with the theme of God’s vindication/exaltation.

⁵ tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

⁶ sn Must be saved. The term used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) reflects the necessity set up by God’s directive plan.

⁷ tn Traditionally, “The kings of the earth took their stand.”

⁸ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 2:31.

⁹ sn A quotation from Ps 2:1-2.

¹⁰ sn The application of Ps 2:1-2 is that Jews and Gentiles are opposing Jesus. The surprise of the application is that Jews are now found among the enemies of God’s plan.

¹¹ sn A wordplay on “Christ,” v. 26, which means “one who has been anointed.”

¹² tn Grk “hand,” here a metaphor for God’s strength or power or authority.

¹³ tn Or “purpose,” “will.”

¹⁴ tn Or “had predestined.” Since the term “predestine” is something of a technical theological term, not in wide usage in contemporary English, the translation “decide beforehand” was used instead (see L&N 30.84). God’s direction remains as the major theme.