Acts 4:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

There's no other way to be saved — Jesus is literally the only name that's been given to humanity that can actually save us.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus isn't just one option for salvation, he's the only option.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The book of Acts, traditionally attributed to Luke, was written to Theophilus and a wider Gentile audience in the mid-to-late first century AD. It records Peter's defense before the Sanhedrin after he and John healed a lame man, prompting their arrest and questioning by Jewish religious leaders.

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But for everyone who gets the call — whether you're Jewish, Greek, or anything else — Jesus is literally God's power and God's wisdom rolled into one person.

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