Acts 4 · Verse 14

Acts 4:14

And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
Acts 4:14, King James Version

Acts 4:14 in other translations

BSBAnd seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.
WEBSeeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
ASVAnd seeing the man that was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
YLTand seeing the man standing with them who hath been healed, they had nothing to say against it,
DARBYAnd beholding the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to reply;
BBEAnd, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.
WebsterAnd beholding the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

What does Acts 4:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 4:13-17

13-17. perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men--that is, uninstructed in the learning of the Jewish schools, and of the common sort; men in private life, untrained to teaching. took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus--recognized them as having been in His company; remembering possibly, that they had seen them with Him [Meyer, Bloomfield, Alford]; but, more probably, perceiving in their whole…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 14. They could say nothing, etc. The presence of the man that was healed was an unanswerable fact in proof of the truth of what the apostles alleged. The miracle was so public, clear, and decisive; the man that was healed was so well known, that there was no evasion or subterfuge by which they could escape the conclusion to which the apostles were conducting them. It evinced no little gratitude in the man that was healed that he was present on this occasion, and showed that he was deeply interested in what befell his benefactors. The miracles of Jesus and his apostles were such that they could not be denied; and hence the Jews did not attempt to deny that they wrought them. Comp. Mt 12:24, Jn 11:45,46; Acts 19:36.

(+) "healed" or "cured" (b) "say nothing" Acts 19:36

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 They could say nothing against it - They could not gainsay the apostolic doctrine, for that was supported by the miraculous fact before them. If the doctrine be false, the man cannot have been miraculously healed: if the man be miraculously healed, then the doctrine must be true that it is by the name of Jesus of Nazareth that he has been healed. But the man is incontestably healed; therefore the doctrine is true.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 4:5-14

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…

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Acts 4:14 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

τόνton<the>G3588
τεteAndG5037
ἄνθρωπονanthrōponthe manG444
βλέποντεςblepontesbeholdingG991
σὺνsunwithG4862
αὐτοῖςautoisthemG846
ἑστῶταhestōtaalready standingG2476
τὸνtonwhoG3588
τεθεραπευμένον,tetherapeumenonhealed,G2323
οὐδὲνoudenno [thing]G3762
εἶχονeichonthey hadG2192
ἀντειπεῖν.¶anteipeinto contradict.G471

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 4:14

  • Acts 19:36

    Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

  • Acts 3:8-12

    And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God: And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering. …

  • Acts 4:16

    Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

  • Acts 4:10

    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.

  • Acts 4:21

    So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
beholding.
10; 3:8-12
they.
16,21; 19:36

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Acts 4:13

    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.

  • Acts 4:14

    And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

  • Acts 4:15

    But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

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Acts 4:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y viendo al hombre que había sido sanado, que estaba con ellos, no podían decir nada en contra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et, voyant là présent avec eux l’homme qui avait été guéri, ils n’avaient rien à opposer.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und da sie den Menschen, der geheilt worden war, bei ihnen stehen sahen, hatten sie nichts dawider zu sagen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		hominem quoque videntes stantem cum eis, qui curatus fuerat, nihil poterant contradicere.