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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 4:13

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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4:13 ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures: That is, they were not scholars or ordained teachers—they were working men without higher education. The educated members of the Jewish high council were treated as authorities on the Scriptures and matters of religion, so it amazed them to see uneducated men speaking with such boldness about such matters.
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