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Act 4:12. Ἐν ἄλλῳ οὐδενὶ, in none other) i.e. it is wholly in Him alone that salvation is. Hereby the question, Act 4:9, by what means, is clearly set at rest (is a fixed point).-ἡ σωτηρία, the salvation) which was promised, and long wished for, whereby we escape every misery: the salvation (health) of body and soul: with which comp. Act 4:9. There is great force in the article.-γὰρ, for) It is necessary that there should be divinely given and proclaimed a name, wherein there is salvation. It belongs not to us to mark out, or devise, a name whereby to obtain salvation: it belongs not to Rome to canonise the departed.-ἓτερον, other such [‘alterum,’ second]) This has the force of Epitasis (augmentation of the force of what precedes, by addition), in relation to the ἄλλῳ [‘alio’] preceding. Ammonius observes: “ἕτερος is used in the case of two; ἄλλος, in the case of more than two.[35] Comp. 1Co 12:8-9, ἄλλῳ δὲ-ἑτέρῳ δὲ; 2Co 11:4; Gal 1:6-7, notes.-τὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν, under heaven) i.e. in all the earth: ch. Act 2:5. The dwellers on the earth had need of salvation; and it behoved the Saviour to establish (plant) salvation on the earth. Mat 9:6, “The Son of man hath power on earth to forgive.”-τὸ δεδομένον, given) Which has been given, viz. from heaven.-ἐν ἀνθρώποις, among men) There is one Mediator: there is no second one in the whole human race. 1Ti 2:5.-ἡμᾶς, us) viz. all men.
[35] Not merely is there the wished for salvation in none other (of many), but there is no second name, besides that of Jesus, whereby we must be saved. Ἕτερος has more the sense, different, than ἄλλος.-E. and T.