It's interesting to note that the "boldness" of Peter and John is seen as uneducated (almost foolish) (v. 14). In Korean we can describe their boldness as "gum-bang-juht-suh".. like when young people rebel against elders, etc...
Yet, it is also notable that they had nothing to say because of the "notable sign", the healed man standing beside them. They were bold like crazy and they could back it up...
When was the last time you went all out, you were bold, you got real noisy and even arrogant.. and you backed it up.
And this boldness is from the Holy Spirit, this healing power is from the Holy Spirit -- can you imagine what it must've felt like to experience this kind of awesome power - like when you're praying the place starts shaking because of the power of the Holy Spirit.. crazy stuff..
Let us pray for the boldness of the Spirit and the "notable sign" to back it up... that when our friends try to make fun of the name of Jesus, they've got nothing to say in opposition just like these religious leaders...
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