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Acts 14:9
9This [man] heard Paul speaking, who, fixing his eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
Acts 14:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
- New International Version (NIV)He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed
- English Standard Version (ESV)He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well,
- New King James Version (NKJV)This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
Context of Acts 14:9
7and there they were announcing the glad tidings. 8And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in his feet, sat, [being] lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked. This [man] heard Paul speaking, who, fixing his eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10said with a loud voice, Rise up straight upon thy feet: and he sprang up and walked. 11But the crowds, who saw what Paul had done, lifted up their voices in Lycaonian, saying, The gods, having made themselves like men, are come down to us.
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οὗτος ἤκουσεν τοῦ Παύλου λαλοῦντος, ὃς ἀτενίσας αὐτῷ καὶ ἰδὼν ὅτι ἔχει πίστιν τοῦ σωθῆναι,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 14:9
- Acts 3:4And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us.
- Matthew 8:10And when Jesus heard it, he wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say unto you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
- Matthew 9:22But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.
- Matthew 13:58And he did not there many works of power, because of their unbelief.
- Matthew 15:28Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith [is] great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
- Mark 1:40And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.
- Mark 2:5But Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins are forgiven [thee].
- Mark 9:23And Jesus said to him, The 'if thou couldst' is [if thou couldst] believe: all things are possible to him that believes.
- Mark 10:52And Jesus said to him, Go, thy faith has healed thee. And he saw immediately, and followed him in the way.
Commentaries on Acts 14:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9That 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 Acts 14:3; and this would raise his expectation of receiving a cure.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Who stedfastly beholding him - Fixing his eyes intently on him. See the notes on Acts 1:10. And perceiving - How he perceived this is not said. Perhaps it was indicated by the ardor, humility, and strong desire depicted in his countenance. He had heard Paul, and perhaps the apostle had dwelt particularly on the miracles with which the gospel had been attested. The miracles performed also in Icontium had doubtless also been heard of in Lystra. Had faith to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-18Verses 8-18 All things are possible to those that believe. When we have faith, that most precious gift of God, we shall be delivered from the spiritual helplessness in which we were born, and from the dominion of sinful habits since formed; we shall be made able to stand upright and walk cheerfully in the ways of the Lord. When Christ, the Son of God, appeared in the likeness of men, and did many miracles, men were so far from doing sacrifice to him, that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9saw that he had faith to be healed: Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, sensed the man's spiritual openness and hope for God's help and intervention (see 9:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108-10. there sat there a certain man ... a cripple from his mother's womb ... The same heard Paul speak--in the open air and (Ac 14:11) to a crowd of people.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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