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Acts 4:9
9if we this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed [done] to the infirm man, how he has been healed,
Acts 4:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
- New International Version (NIV)If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed,
- English Standard Version (ESV)if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,
- New King James Version (NKJV)If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well,
Context of Acts 4:9
7and having placed them in the midst they inquired, In what power or in what name have ye done this? 8Then Peter, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders [of Israel], if we this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed [done] to the infirm man, how he has been healed, 10be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean, whom ye have crucified, whom God has raised from among [the] dead, by him this [man] stands here before you sound [in body]. 11He is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.
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εἰ ἡμεῖς σήμερον ἀνακρινόμεθα ἐπὶ εὐεργεσίᾳ ἀνθρώπου ἀσθενοῦς, ἐν τίνι οὗτος σέσωται,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 4:9
- Acts 3:7And having taken hold of him [by] the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.
- John 7:23If a man receives circumcision on sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be violated, are ye angry with me because I have made a man entirely sound on sabbath?
- John 10:32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewn you of my Father; for which work of them do ye stone me?
- 1 Peter 3:15but sanctify [the] Lord the Christ in your hearts, and [be] always prepared to [give] an answer [to] every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that [is] in you, but with meekness and fear;
- 1 Peter 4:14If ye are reproached in [the] name of Christ, blessed [are ye]; for the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: [on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.]
Commentaries on Acts 4:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The good deed done - ͅ, The benefit he has received in being restored to perfect soundness.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9If we this day - If as is the fact; or since we are thus examined. Examined - Questioned; if the purpose is to institute an inquiry into this case, or since it is the purpose to institute such an inquiry. The good deed - The act of benevolence; the benefit conferred on an infirm man. He assumes that it was undeniable that the deed had been done. To the impotent man - To this man who was infirm or lame. The man was then present, Acts 4:10, Acts 4:14. He…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 Peter being filled with the Holy Ghost, would have all to understand, that the miracle had been wrought by the name, or power, of Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, whom they had crucified; and this confirmed their testimony to his resurrection from the dead, which proved him to be the Messiah. These rulers must either be saved by that Jesus whom they had crucified, or they must perish for ever. The name of Jesus is given to men of every age and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22Throughout the Bible, God's people often experienced persecution. God's servants often encountered hostility and opposition (Deuteronomy 30:7; 1 Kings 18:13; Nehemiah 4:1–3; Jeremiah 37–38; Matthew 23:34–37; Luke 11:49–51; 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15). Jesus was also persecuted (Luke 4:29; John 5:16). He warned his disciples to expect similar treatment (Matthew 10:23; 24:9; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; John 16:2). However, he promised that the Holy Spirit would…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-12. the captain--of the Levitical guard. of the temple--annoyed at the disturbance created around it. and the Sadducees--who "say that there is no resurrection" (Ac 23:8), irritated at the apostles "preaching through (rather, 'in') Jesus the resurrection from the dead"; for the resurrection of Christ, if a fact, effectually overthrew the Sadducean doctrine.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 4
- 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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