Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. The Lame Man Healed (3:1-8) How long after Pentecost the following incident occurred it is impossible to say, but probably not long. NOW PETER AND JOHN. These two are found first associated together... [ Continue Reading ]
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; AND A CERTAIN MAN LAME FROM HIS MOTHER'S WOMB - and now "above forty years old" (Acts 4:22). As the Lord Jesus ha... [ Continue Reading ]
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. WHO SEEING PETER AND JOHN ABOUT TO GO INTO THE TEMPLE ASKED AN ALMS.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. AND PETER, FASTENING HIS EYES UPON HIM WITH JOHN, SAID, LOOK ON US - that through the eye faith might be aided in its birth. "On us," says Peter, assuming no superiority to himself over his silent and younger companion in the ap... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE GAVE HEED UNTO THEM, EXPECTING TO RECEIVE SOMETHING OF THEM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. THEN (OR 'BUT') PETER SAID, SILVER AND GOLD HAVE I NONE. Though all the proceeds of the houses and lands sold by the disciples were 'laid at the apostles' feet,... [ Continue Reading ]
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength. AND HE TOOK HIM BY THE RIGHT HAND, AND LIFTED HIM UP. Such actions of the apostle were so strikingly like those of his Lord in the performance of several of his miracles (Matthew 8:15... [ Continue Reading ]
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. AND HE LEAPING UP STOOD, AND WALKED, AND ENTERED WITH THEM INTO THE TEMPLE, WALKING, AND LEAPING, AND PRAISING GOD. Every word here is emphatic, expressing both the perfectness and... [ Continue Reading ]
And all the people saw him walking and praising God: AND ALL THE PEOPLE SAW HIM - as they assembled in the temple courts at the hour of prayer, WALKING AND PRAISING GOD - so that the miracle had the utmost publicity, while the man's grateful thanksgivings in the temple would call attention to... [ Continue Reading ]
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. AND THEY KNEW THAT IT WAS HE WHICH SAT FOR ALMS AT THE BEAUTIFUL GATE OF THE TEMPLE - and so could both identify the man and ha... [ Continue Reading ]
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. AND AS THE LAME MAN WHICH WAS HEALED HELD PETER AND JOHN. (The true reading here is evidently the more simple one, 'And as he held Peter and J... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? AND WHEN PETER SAW IT, HE ANSWERED UNTO THE PEOPLE, YE MEN OF ISRAEL, WHY MARVEL YE AT THIS? Miracl... [ Continue Reading ]
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND OF ISAAC, AND OF JACOB, THE GOD OF OUR FATHERS, HATH GLORIFIED HIS S... [ Continue Reading ]
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; BUT YE, [ humeis (G5210) de (G1161)] - "Ye," in emphatic control to Plate, DENIED THE HOLY ONE AND THE JUST, [ ton (G3588) hagion (G40) kai (G2532) dikaion (G1342)] - rather, 'the Holy and Just One.' The lan... [ Continue Reading ]
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. AND KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE. With what heroic course does Peter here charge his audience with the heaviest of all conceivable crimes, and with what terrific strength of language, rising into a climax of... [ Continue Reading ]
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. AND HIS NAME THROUGH (OR, 'ON ACCOUNT OF') FAITH, [ epi (G1909 ) tee (G3588 ) pistei (G4102 ): CF. ACTS 4:21 ] I... [ Continue Reading ]
And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. AND NOW, BRETHREN, I WOT (OR 'KNOW') THAT THROUGH IGNORANCE YE DID IT, AS DID ALSO YOUR RULERS. (See ; ; ; ; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. BUT THOSE THINGS, WHICH GOD BEFORE HAD SHOWED BY THE MOUTH OF ALL HIS PROPHETS, THAT CHRIST, [ ton (G3588) Christon (G5547)] - rather, 'the Christ;' but the true readi... [ Continue Reading ]
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; REPENT YE THEREFORE, AND BE CONVERTED, [ epistrepsate (G1994)] - or, 'turn ye,' THAT YOUR SINS MAY BE BLOTTED OUT, WHEN THE TIMES OF REFRESHING SHALL... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: AND HE SHALL SEND JESUS CHRIST, [ kai (G2532) aposteilee (G649)] - rather, 'And that He may send Jesus Christ' [the verb being under the influence of hopoos (G3704) an (G302) of the previous verse], WHICH BEFORE WAS PREACHED UN... [ Continue Reading ]
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. WHOM [THE] HEAVEN MUST RECEIVE UNTIL THE TIMES OF RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS, [ achri (G891) chronoon (G5550) apokatastaseoos (G605) pantoon... [ Continue Reading ]
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. [FOR] MOSES TRULY SAID (Deuteronomy 18:15) - here quoted almost verbatim -- [UNTO THE FATHERS]. The brack... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT EVERY SOUL, WHICH WILL NOT HEAR THAT PROPHET, SHALL BE DESTROYED FROM AMONG THE PEOPLE. This part of the prediction is emphatically added, in or... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. YEA, AND ALL THE PROPHETS FROM SAMUEL AND THOSE THAT FOLLOW AFTER, AS MANY AS HAVE SPOKEN, HAVE LIKEWISE FORETOLD, [ prokateengeilan (G4293), but the simple kateengeil... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. YE ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS, AND OF THE COVENANT - and so the natural heirs of all its provisions and blessings,... [ Continue Reading ]
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. UNTO YOU FIRST GOD, HAVING RAISED UP - not (as we think) 'raised up from the dead,' but 'provided, prepared, and gifted,' HIS SON [JESUS], [ ton (G3588) paida (G3816)... [ Continue Reading ]