Acts 3:8

Acts 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
• New International Version (NIV)He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.

Context of Acts 3:8

6Then Peter said to the man, ‘I do not have any money. But I do have something else that I will give to you. Jesus Christ from Nazareth gave me authority to do this. So now I tell you to walk!’ 7Peter held the man's right hand and he helped him to stand up. Immediately the man's feet and ankles became strong. The man jumped up and he stood on his feet. Then he began to walk about. He went into the temple with Peter and John. He was walking and jumping and he was praising God. 9A large crowd of people were there. They saw the man walking. They heard him praising God. 10‘Look!’ they said. ‘We know this man. He usually sits at the Beautiful Gate of the temple and he asks people for money. What has happened to him?’ They were all very surprised.

Acts 3:8 word by word

καὶ ἐξαλλόμενος ἔστη καὶ περιεπάτει καὶ εἰσῆλθεν σὺν αὐτοῖς εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν περιπατῶν καὶ ἁλλόμενος καὶ αἰνῶν τὸν θεόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• heἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• leaping upἐξάλλομαιexallomai · to leap upG1814
• walkedπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the templeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• leapingἅλλομαιhallomai · to springG242
• praisingαἰνέωaineō · to praiseG134
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Acts 3:8

• Acts 14:10So Paul said to him loudly, ‘Stand up on your feet!’ Immediately the man jumped up and he began to walk about.
• Isaiah 35:6People with weak legs will jump like deer. People who cannot speak now will shout with joy. Water will pour from springs in the desert. Streams of water will run in the wilderness.
• Luke 6:23God will prepare many good things for you in heaven. So be very happy when people do these bad things to you! Jump up and down because you are so happy. Their ancestors did the same bad things to God's prophets long ago.
• John 5:8Then Jesus said to him, ‘Stand up! Pick up your mat and walk.’
• Psalms 103:1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Everything that is in me, praise his holy name!
• Psalms 107:20He sent his word to them and he made them well again. He rescued them from the deep hole of death.
• Luke 17:15One of these ten men saw that Jesus had made him well. He turned back and he praised God in a loud voice.
• Luke 18:43Immediately, the man could see again. He started to follow Jesus along the road. He was praising God. Many people saw what had happened. They also praised God.

Commentaries on Acts 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Walking and leaping, and praising God - These actions are very naturally described. He walked, in obedience to the command of the apostle, rise up and walk: he leaped, to try the strength of his limbs and to be convinced of the reality of the cure: he praised God, as a testimony of the gratitude he felt for the cure he had received. Now was fulfilled, in the most literal manner, the words of the Prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 35:6; : The lame man shall leap as a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And he, leaping up - This was a natural expression of joy, and it was a striking fulfillment of the prophecy in Isaiah 35:6; “Then shall the lame man leap as an hart.” The account here given is one that is perfectly natural. The man would be filled with joy, and would express it in this manner. He had been lame from a child; he had never walked; and there was more in the miracle than merely giving strength. The art of “walking” is one that is acquired by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11Jesus promised that his disciples would do greater works than he did (John 14:12; see Mark 16:20). This promise came true through the signs, wonders, and mighty works of the apostles (Acts 2:43; 5:12; 8:4–8). The apostle Peter showed the power to heal in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth (3:6, 16). The healing was immediate and evident (3:8). It led the man to praise God (3:8–9; compare 2:47; 16:25; Luke 2:20; 17:15–18; 18:43; 19:37; 24:53). This event…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-11. Peter and John--already associated by their Master, first with James (Mr 1:29; 5:37; 9:2), then by themselves (Lu 22:8; and see Joh 13:23, 24). Now we find them constantly together, but John (yet young) only as a silent actor. went up--were going up, were on their way.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 3:8

• John
• Joy
• Lameness
• Miracles
• Shouting
• Temple
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Alms
• Convert
• Foretell
• Glorify
• Peter
• Prince
• Repent
• Restitution

Commentaries on Acts 3

• 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