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NASB | Acts 4:13 ¶ Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 4:13 ¶ Now when the men of the Sanhedrin (Jewish High Court) saw the confidence and boldness of Peter and John, and grasped the fact that they were uneducated and untrained [ordinary] men, they were astounded, and began to recognize that they had been with Jesus. |
Bible Question: Do you have to be a genius to be right? One should be carefull not to sound so intimidating! Acts 4:13 |
Bible Answer: Greetings Katebote! We must be careful as to how we apply Acts 4:13! :-) Acts 4:13 is not a pronouncement from God that it is better to be illiterate than to be literate, or that it is better to be uneducated than to be educated. Rather, Acts 4:13 is a description of how the Jewish leaders viewed Peter and John. They would have considered anyone who had not had the same training as they had received to be illiterate. :-) Remember, these are the same people who called Jesus a drunkard. :-) With that in mind though, God does not expect us all to be geniuses. However, He does expect us to 'rightly' divide His word. He does expect us to search the Scriptures. So, we should take advantage of the scholarship of those who are geniuses. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |