And his name, &c. There is more force in retaining the order of the Greek, And through faith in his name, his name hath made strong this man whom ye see and know. This use of name= power, and even as an absolute equivalent for God, is very Jewish; cp. Acts 4:12. The usage grew out of such passages as Psalms 106:8, "He saved them for His name'ssake." In the literature of the Jews great power was attributed to the name of God even when only inscribed, e.g. as it was said in tradition to have been on the rod of Moses. By this power he is reported to have wrought the miracles in Egypt and in the wilderness. But St Peter's language here explains that it is no such power of which he is now speaking, for the name of Jesus does not work the miracle per sebut only because of the faith of the believer.

the faith which is by him St Peter uses the like expression (1 Peter 1:21), "You who by Him do believe in God." Christ is "the author and finisherof our faith."

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