Acts 4 · Verse 30

Acts 4:30

By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
Acts 4:30, King James Version

Acts 4:30 in other translations

BSBas You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
WEBwhile you stretch out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.”
ASVwhile thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus.
YLTin the stretching forth of Thy hand, for healing, and signs, and wonders, to come to pass through the name of Thy holy child Jesus.'
DARBYin that thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and that signs and wonders take place through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.
BBEWhile your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.
WebsterBy stretching forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

What does Acts 4:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 4:23-30

Ac 4:23-37. Peter and John Dismissed from the Sanhedrin, Report the Proceedings to the Assembled Disciples--They Engage in Prayer--The Astonishing Answer and Results. 23-30. being let go, they went to their own company--Observe the two opposite classes, representing the two interests which were about to come into deadly conflict.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 30. By stretching forth thine hand, etc. The apostles not only desired boldness to speak, but they asked that God would continue to work miracles, and thus furnish to them, and to the people, evidence of the truth of what they delivered. They did not even ask that he would preserve their lives, or keep them from danger. They were intent on their work, and they confidently committed their way to God, making it their great object to promote the knowledge of the truth, and seeking that God would glorify himself by establishing his kingdom among men.

Signs and wonders. Miracles. Acts 2:43.

(b) "Signs and wonders" Acts 2:43, 5:12 (c) "child" "son"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal - Show that it is thy truth which we proclaim, and confirm it with miracles, and show how highly thou hast magnified thy Son Jesus, whom they have despised and crucified, by causing signs and wonders to be wrought in his name. Thy holy child Jesus - Του ἁγιου παιδος σου should be translated, thy holy Servant, as in Act 4:25. Δαβιδ παιδος σου, thy servant David, not thy Child David: the word is the same in both places.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 4:23-31

Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is their own company. It encourages God's servants, both in doing work, and suffering work, that they serve the God who made all things, and therefore has the disposal of all events; and the Scriptures must be fulfilled. Jesus was anointed to be a Saviour, therefore it was determined he should be a sacrifice, to make atonement for sin. But sin is not the less evil…

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Acts 4:30 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.

ἐνeninG1722
τῷtōthatG3588
τὴνtēntheG3588
χεῖράcheirahandG5495
σουsouof YouG4771
ἐκτείνεινekteineinstretching outG1614
σεseYouG4771
εἰςeisforG1519
ἴασινiasinhealingG2392
καὶkaiandG2532
σημεῖαsēmeiasignsG4592
καὶkaiandG2532
τέραταteratawondersG5059
γίνεσθαιginesthaito take placeG1096
διὰdiathroughG1223
τοῦtoutheG3588
ὀνόματοςonomatosnameG3686
τοῦtouof theG3588
ἁγίουhagiouholyG40
παιδόςpaidosservantG3816
σουsouof YouG4771
Ἰησοῦ.IēsouJesus.G2424

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

Cross references for Acts 4:30

  • Acts 3:6

    Then 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.

  • Acts 4:27

    For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

  • Acts 2:22

    Ye 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:

  • Acts 9:40-42

    But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive. And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

  • Acts 5:12

    And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.

  • Acts 3:16

    And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

  • Acts 6:8

    And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

  • Deuteronomy 4:34

    Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

  • Jeremiah 15:15

    O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.

  • Exodus 6:6

    Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

  • Luke 9:54-56

    And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

  • Acts 9:34-35

    And Peter said unto him, Eneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
By stretching.
Ex 6:6; De 4:34; Jer 15:15; 20:11,12; Lu 9:54-56; 22:49-51
and that.
2:22,43; 5:12,15,16; 6:8; 9:34,35,40-42
the name.
10,27; 3:6,16

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Context

  • Acts 4:29

    And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

  • Acts 4:30

    By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

  • Acts 4:31

    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.

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Acts 4:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Que extiendas tu mano á que sanidades, y milagros, y prodigios sean hechos por el nombre de tu santo Hijo Jesús.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
en étendant ta main pour guérir, et pour qu’il se fasse des miracles et des prodiges par le nom de ton saint serviteur Jésus.
German
Elberfelder 1871
indem du deine Hand ausstreckst zur Heilung, und daß Zeichen und Wunder geschehen durch den Namen deines heiligen Knechtes Jesus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
in eo quod manum tuam extendas ad sanitates, et signa, et prodigia fieri per nomen sancti filii tui Jesu.