Acts 4:13

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now when they saw the boldness and unfettered eloquence of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and untrained in the schools [common men with no educational advantages], they marveled; and they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Cross References

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus began to say, I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [and I acknowledge openly and joyfully to Your honor], that You have hidden these things from the wise and clever and learned, and revealed them to babies [to the childish, untaught, and unskilled].

Matthew 26:71

And when he had gone out to the porch, another maid saw him, and she said to the bystanders, This fellow was with Jesus the Nazarene!

Matthew 26:73

After a little while, the bystanders came up and said to Peter, You certainly are one of them too, for even your accent betrays you.

Luke 22:8

So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare for us the Passover meal, that we may eat it.

John 19:26

So Jesus, seeing His mother there, and the disciple whom He loved standing near, said to His mother, [Dear] woman, See, [here is] your son!

John 7:15

The Jews were astonished. They said, How is it that this Man has learning [is so versed in the sacred Scriptures and in theology] when He has never studied?

John 7:49

As for this multitude (rabble) that does not know the Law, they are contemptible and doomed and accursed!

Acts 4:14

And since they saw the man who had been cured standing there beside them, they could not contradict the fact or say anything in opposition.

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John replied to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you and obey you rather than God, you must decide (judge).

Acts 4:29

And now, Lord, observe their threats and grant to Your bond servants [full freedom] to declare Your message fearlessly,

Acts 4:31

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they continued to speak the Word of God with freedom and boldness and courage.

Acts 9:27

However, Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and he explained to them how along the way he had seen the Lord, Who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached freely and confidently and courageously in the name of Jesus.

Acts 9:28

So he went in and out [as one] among them at Jerusalem,

1 Corinthians 1:27

[No] for God selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame.

1 Corinthians 14:25

The secrets of his heart are laid bare; and so, falling on [his] face, he will worship God, declaring that God is among you in very truth.

2 Corinthians 3:12

Since we have such [glorious] hope (such joyful and confident expectation), we speak very freely and openly and fearlessly.