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Acts 14:8
8While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting
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
6When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia—to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area. 7And there they preached the Good News. While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting 9and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. 10So Paul called to him in a loud voice, “Stand up!” And the man jumped to his feet and started walking.
Read all of Acts 14Acts 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 4:9are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed?
- John 5:3Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches.
- Acts 3:2As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.
- John 5:5One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.
- John 9:1As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
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
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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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