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Acts 9:33
33In Lydda, he met a man called Aeneas. Aeneas could not move his arms or his legs. He lay on his mat all the time. He had been on his mat for eight years.
Acts 9:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there he found a certain man named Eneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
- New International Version (NIV)There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed.
Context of Acts 9:33
31By this time there were believers everywhere in Judea, Galilee and Samaria. For some time they had no troubles. The Holy Spirit helped them to become strong. So more people became believers, and they obeyed God in everything that they did. 32Peter often travelled to many different places. One day he travelled to Lydda, and he went to see the believers there. In Lydda, he met a man called Aeneas. Aeneas could not move his arms or his legs. He lay on his mat all the time. He had been on his mat for eight years. 34Peter said to Aeneas, ‘Jesus Christ now makes you well again! So stand up and put away your mat.’ Immediately Aeneas stood up. 35Many people who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas. They saw that he was now well and they believed in the Lord Jesus.
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εὗρεν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπόν τινα ὀνόματι Αἰνέαν ἐξ ἐτῶν ὀκτὼ κατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραβάττου ὃς ἦν παραλελυμένος.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
- he foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
- a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- namedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- EneasΑἰνέαςAineas · AeneasG132
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- had kept hisκατάκειμαιkatakeimai · to reclineG2621
- ·ἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- bedκράββατοςkrabbatos · bedG2895
- ·ἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- eightὀκτώoktō · eightG3638
- yearsἔτοςetos · yearG2094
- and wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- sick of the palsyπαραλύωparaluō · to paralyzeG3886
Cross-references for Acts 9:33
- 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.
- Acts 4:22The man who became well because of this miracle was more than 40 years old.
- Acts 14:8There was a man who lived in Lystra. His feet had been weak since he was born. So he had never been able to walk.
- Mark 5:25There was a sick woman who had lost blood for 12 years.
- Mark 9:21Jesus asked the boy's father, ‘How long has he been like this?’ ‘He has been like this since he was a small boy,’ the father replied.
- Luke 13:16Now look at this woman. She belongs to the family of Abraham. But a bad spirit from the Devil has made her ill for 18 years. It is like he has tied her up. So it must be right to make her free on our day of rest.’
- 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.
- Mark 2:3Four men came. They were carrying another man on a mat. That man could not move his legs.
Commentaries on Acts 9:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33A certain man named Eneas - This name has been celebrated in the annals of heathen poetry, in that beautiful work of the poet Virgil, called the Aeneid; which gives an account of the misfortunes, travels, wars, etc., of a Trojan prince of this name, after the destruction of his native city, Troy. On the difference of names which so frequently occurs in some pasts of the Scriptures, Calmet makes the following judicious remarks: As both Greek and Hebrew, or…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Eneas - This is a Greek name; and probably he was a Hellenist. See the notes on Acts 6:1. Sick of the palsy - See the notes on Matthew 4:24.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-35Verses 32-35 Christians are saints, or holy people; not only the eminent ones, as Saint Peter and Saint Paul, but every sincere professor of the faith of Christ. Christ chose patients whose diseases were incurable in the course of nature, to show how desperate was the case of fallen mankind. When we were wholly without strength, as this poor man, he sent his word to heal us. Peter does not pretend to heal by any power of his own, but directs Eneas to look…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-43These verses describe Peter’s traveling ministry in Judea, especially in towns along the seacoast. As he traveled, God gave him power to do miracles. Peter healed a man named Aeneas and raised a woman named Dorcas from the dead. Jesus had promised that his disciples would do such works (John 14:12). Luke often tells stories in pairs. For example, he tells of a man being healed and then a woman being healed (see Luke 13:10–17; 14:1–6). In this passage…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3532-35. as Peter passed throughout all quarters--not now fleeing from persecution, but peacefully visiting the churches. to the saints which dwelt at Lydda--about five miles east of Joppa.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 9
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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