Acts 4:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.

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  • Matt 11:25 : 25 Jesus’ Invitation At that time Jesus said,“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to little children.
  • John 7:15 : 15 Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and said,“How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?”
  • 1 Cor 1:27 : 27 But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong.
  • Acts 2:7-9 : 7 Completely baffled, they said,“Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that each one of us hears them in our own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs– we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!” 12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”
  • John 18:16-17 : 16 But Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out and spoke to the slave girl who watched the door, and brought Peter inside. 17 The girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter,“You’re not one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” He replied,“I am not.”
  • John 7:49 : 49 But this rabble who do not know the law are accursed!”
  • Matt 26:57-58 : 57 Condemned by the Sanhedrin Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered. 58 But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest’s courtyard. After going in, he sat with the guards to see the outcome.
  • Matt 26:71 : 71 When he went out to the gateway, another slave girl saw him and said to the people there,“This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”
  • Matt 26:73 : 73 After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said,“You really are one of them too– even your accent gives you away!”
  • Luke 22:8 : 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying,“Go and prepare the Passover for us to eat.”
  • Luke 22:52-54 : 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him,“Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw? 53 Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!” 54 Jesus’ Condemnation and Peter’s Denials Then they arrested Jesus, led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter was following at a distance.
  • Luke 22:56-60 : 56 Then a slave girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, stared at him and said,“This man was with him too!” 57 But Peter denied it:“Woman, I don’t know him!” 58 Then a little later someone else saw him and said,“You are one of them too.” But Peter said,“Man, I am not!” 59 And after about an hour still another insisted,“Certainly this man was with him, because he too is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said,“Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
  • Matt 4:18-22 : 18 The Call of the Disciples As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon(called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen). 19 He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!” 20 They left their nets immediately and followed him. 21 Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Then he called them. 22 They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
  • John 19:26 : 26 So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother,“Woman, look, here is your son!”

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