Acts 14:9

The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
same	οὗτος houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
heard	ἤκουσεν ēkousen	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Paul	Παύλου Paulou	G3972	(little · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
speak	λαλοῦντος, lalountos	G2980	to talk · verb — present active participle, genitive singular masculine
who	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
beholding	ἀτενίσας atenisas	G816	to gaze intently · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
perceiving	ἰδὼν idōn	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
had	ἔχει echei	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
faith	πίστιν pistin	G4102	persuasion · noun — accusative singular feminine
healed	σωθῆναι, sōthēnai	G4982	to save · verb — aorist passive infinitive

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Cross-references

Matthew 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from…
Acts 3:4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
Matthew 9:28-29 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said u…
Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel…
Matthew 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was ma…
Matthew 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Mark 1:40-41 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 14:8-18

In these verses we have, I. A miraculous cure wrought by Paul at Lystra upon a cripple that had been lame from his birth, such a one as was miraculously cured by Peter and John, Act 3:2. That introduced the gospel among the Jews, this among the Gentiles; both that and this were designed to represent the impotency of all the children of men in spiritual things: they are lame from their birth, till the grace of God puts strength into them; for it was when we were yet without strength that Christ died for the ungodly, Rom 5:6. Observe here, 1. The deplorable case of the poor cripple (Act 14:8): He was impotent in his feet, disabled (so the word is) to such a degree that it was impossible he sho…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 14:9

who steadfastly beholding him--as he did Elymas the sorcerer when about to work a miracle on him. and perceiving that he had faith to be healed--Paul may have been led by the sight of this cripple to dwell on the Saviour's miracles of healing, and His present power; and perceiving from the eagerness with which the patient drank in his words, that he was prepared to put his own case into the Redeemer's hands, the Spirit of the glorified Physician came all upon Paul, and "with a loud voice" he bade him "stand upright upon his feet." The effect was instantaneous--he sprang to his feet "and walked."

Adam Clarke on Acts 14:9

That he had faith to be healed - How did this faith come to this poor heathen? Why, by hearing the word of God preached: for it is said, the same heard Paul speak. And it appears that he credited the doctrine he heard, and believed that Jesus could, if he would, make him whole. Besides, he must have heard of the miracles which the apostles had wrought, see Act 14:3; and this would raise his expectation of receiving a cure.

John Gill on Acts 14:9

The same heard Paul speak,.... That is, preach the Gospel; he was one of his hearers, and faith came to hint by hearing; the Arabic version adds, "he cried unto him"; that is, to Paul, whom he heard: who steadfastly beholding him; not the lame man beholding Paul, but Paul beholding the lame man, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions both express it, as also Beza's ancient copy and others; so Peter looked on the man he cured, Acts 3:4. And perceiving that he had faith to be healed; as he might by his looks, his gestures, his attention in hearing, and it may be by somewhat that he said, as well as by revelation, or a spirit of discerning, which he had.

The Church Fathers

And seeing that he had faith to be healed. And that one seeks money in the Jewish manner, but this one seeks salvation from the apostles through faith.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Lycaonia · Paul visits towns of — Paul visits towns of
Lystra · from persecutions in Iconium — from persecutions in Iconium
Miracles · Faith required in: Those for whom they were performed — Faith required in: Those for whom they were performed

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 14:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 14:8-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 14:9

Adam Clarke on Acts 14:9

John Gill on Acts 14:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 14:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 14:8-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 14:9

Adam Clarke on Acts 14:9

John Gill on Acts 14:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 14:5-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 14:9