Acts 14:8

Acts 14:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
• New International Version (NIV)In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth and had never walked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.

Context of Acts 14:8

6Paul and Barnabas heard that these people wanted to hurt them. So they left Iconium quickly and they went to Lystra and Derbe, and other places near there. These cities were in the region called Lycaonia. 7In all these places, they continued to tell people the good news about Jesus. There was a man who lived in Lystra. His feet had been weak since he was born. So he had never been able to walk. 9While Paul was speaking God's message, this man listened to him. Paul looked at him carefully. He could see that the man believed in Jesus. The man believed that God could make him well. 10So Paul said to him loudly, ‘Stand up on your feet!’ Immediately the man jumped up and he began to walk about.

Acts 14:8 word by word

Καί τις ἀνὴρ ἀδύνατος ἐν Λύστροις τοῖς ποσὶν ἐκάθητο, χωλὸς ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ὃς οὐδέποτε περιεπάτησεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• LystraΛύστραLustra · LystraG3082
• impotentἀδύνατοςadunatos · unableG102
• in his feetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• in his feetπούςpous · footG4228
• beingὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• a crippleχωλόςchōlos · lameG5560
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• mother’sμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• wombκοιλίαkoilia · belly/womb/stomachG2836
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• neverοὐδέποτεoudepote · neverG3763
• had walkedπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043

Cross-references for Acts 14:8

• Acts 4:9Today you are asking us questions about the good thing that we did for this man. Before that, he could not walk. You are asking us how we caused his legs to become strong.
• John 5:3A large number of sick people were lying in these places. Some of them were blind. Some of them could not walk properly. Some of them could not move their legs or their arms. [ They were waiting for when the water started to move.
• Acts 3:2There was a man who could not walk. He had never been able to walk. Every day, his friends put him at the gate of the temple. It was called the Beautiful Gate. As people were going in through the gate, the man asked them for money. His friends were carrying him there when Peter and John arrived.
• John 5:5One man who was lying there had been ill for 38 years.
• John 9:1While Jesus was walking along, he saw a certain man. This man had been blind since he was born.

Commentaries on Acts 14:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Impotent in his feet - , He had no muscular power, and probably his ancle bones were dislocated; or he had what is commonly termed club feet; this is the more likely, as he is said to have been lame from his mother's womb, and to have never walked.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And there sat - There dwelt, Matthew 9:16; Acts 18:11 (margin). The word “sat,” however, indicates his usual posture, his helpless condition. Such persons commonly sat by the wayside, or in some public place, to ask for alms, Mark 10:46. Impotent in his feet - ̓́ adunatosWithout any power. Entirely deprived of the use of his feet. Being a cripple - Lame. Who never had walked - The miracle, therefore, would be more remarkable, as the man would be well…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. 8-20Paul healed a man who could not use his feet. This is similar to an earlier event in 3:1–12. In Acts, Paul’s work is shown as similar to Peter’s work. The many signs and wonders done among the Jews were also done among the Gentiles.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

Topics related to Acts 14:8

• Lycaonia
• Lystra
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Lystra
• Confirm
• Cripple
• Raise
• Unbelieving
• Acts of the Apostles
• Galatians, Epistle to the
• Lois
• Paul, the Apostle

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