And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
And of the rest durst no man join (or 'attach') himself to them - (see the Greek of Luke 10:11; Luke 15:15; Acts 5:36; Acts 9:26.) Of the outside, unconverted, though impressed class, none ventured, after what had taken place, to profess discipleship. This is the only sense of the statement; and in this sense it is taken by nearly every good interpreter, ancient and modern. Alford's interpretation, that none of the Christians presumed to put themselves on an equality with the apostles, hardly deserves mention.
But the people, х ho (G3588) laos (G2992), the common people], magnified them. Awed as were all who were unprepared to yield themselves to the truth, the populace-having fewer prejudices and interests at stake than others-were unable to restrain their admiration of the apostles and of the infant community.