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Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”
  • KJV Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
  • NKJV Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
  • NASB And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among mankind by which we must be saved.”
  • NLT There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”

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Quick answer

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved. Jesus alone is the way of salvation.

Overview

This is one of Scripture's clearest statements of the exclusivity of Christ: salvation comes through his name alone. Far from narrow bigotry, it is the good news that God has provided a sure and sufficient Savior. For the historic Christian faith, this verse anchors the conviction that there is no salvation apart from Jesus, who died and rose to reconcile sinners to God.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 18

  • John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  • 1 Cor 3:11For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
  • 1 Tim 2:5–6For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
  • 1 Jn 5:11–12And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
  • Acts 10:42–43And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
  • Mark 16:15–16And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
  • Luke 24:47and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
  • Matt 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
  • Heb 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
  • Rev 20:15And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
  • Rev 7:9–10After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
  • Ps 45:17I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
  • Heb 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
  • Col 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
  • Job 41:11Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.
  • Gen 7:19Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
  • Acts 2:5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Acts videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on ActsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Acts is the risen Christ continuing his work by the Spirit through the church, as the apostles preach that there is salvation in no other name under heaven.

How Acts 4:12 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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