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ACTS 14:8-9
Several Western witnesses introduce a variety of expansions. At the
close of ver. Acts 14:8 ith adds (according to Berger) the phrase
_[habens ti]morem dei_ (“having the fear of God”) [Bu...
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Verse Acts 14:9. _THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED_] How did this faith
come to this poor heathen? Why, by _hearing the word of God preached_:
for it is said, _the same heard Paul speak_. And it appear...
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WHO STEDFASTLY BEHOLDING HIM - Fixing his eyes intently on him. See
the notes on Acts 1:10.
AND PERCEIVING - How he perceived this is not said. Perhaps it was
indicated by the ardor, humility, and str...
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CHAPTER 14
_ 1. The work in Iconium and the persecution of the Apostles (Acts
14:1)._
2. In Derbe and Lystra; the Impotent Man healed (Acts 14:7).
3. The Stoning of Paul and further ministries (Act...
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LYSTRA. Lystra, 25 miles SW. of Iconium, 10 miles off the trade route,
in a secluded glen. Lystra and Derbe were the two cities of the
Lycaonian region of Galatia; Roman influence was strong there, an...
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ON TO ICONIUM (Acts 14:1-7)...
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There was a man who sat in Lystra who had no power in his feet. He had
been a cripple from his birth and he had never walked. He was in the
habit of listening to Paul speaking. Paul fixed his gaze on...
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THE SAME. This one.
HEARD. was hearing.
STEDFASTLY BEHOLDING. gazing at. Greek. _atenizo_ App-133. See note on
Acts 1:10.
PERCEIVING. Greek. _eidon._ App-133.
FAITH. Greek. _pistis._ App-150.
HEA...
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_the same heard Paul speak_ The verb in the _Text. recept_. is here
the imperfect, but some MSS. have the aorist The former seems to be
the more suitable. What happened was that the Apostles preached...
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ΟὟΤΟΣ ἬΚΟΥΣΕΝ Κ.Τ.Λ., _this man heard Paul speaking_.
The aorist leaves it quite indefinite whether the man heard on this
one occasion only, or had listened to frequent teachings, and so
become filled...
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CURE OF A CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA. THE HEATHEN PEOPLE REGARD THE APOSTLES AS
GODS....
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_PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA ACTS 14:8-17:_ At Lystra the apostles
healed a lame man. He had never walked. This miracle was very much
like the one in Acts 3:1-26. The man listened to the preaching. As...
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ΉΚΟΥΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать,
с _gen._ В другом варианте используется
_impf._ ΉΚΟΥΕΝ, который должен указывать
на длительное слушание,
ΛΑΛΟΎΝΤΟ Σ _praes. act. part., см._ Acts 14:...
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IN LYSTRA. Acts 14:6 b - Acts 14:20.
a.
General statement. Acts 14:6 b, Acts 14:7....
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See notes one verse 8...
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The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and
perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
THE SAME HEARD PAUL SPEAK. There being no mention of a synagogue,
probably the Jews here were...
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6 Lystra seems to be the first place Paul preached without first
proclaiming to the Jews in the synagogue, for it seems that there were
not enough Jews to have a place of worship. Hence this is the fi...
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FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED)
1-7. Paul and Barnabas at Iconium. The gospel meets with great success
among both Jews and Gentiles in this populous city, and miracles are
wrought in confirmatio...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 14
PAUL AND BARNABAS IN ICONIUM, 14:1-7
V1 What happened in Pisidian Antioch also happened in Iconium. Paul
and Barnabas went to the *synagogue...
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WHO STEDFASTLY BEHOLDING HIM. — We note once more the recurrence of
the characteristic word and look. (See Note on Acts 13:9.)
PERCEIVING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED. — Here, as so often, as
if it...
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οὗτος; a genuine Lucan mark of connection, Friedrich, p. 10.
ἤκουε; “used to hear,” or “was listening to,” _i.e._,
was an habitual hearer of Paul's preaching, see critical notes on D.
Ramsay, _St, Pau...
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VARYING TREATMENT OF THE MESSAGE
Acts 14:1-13
From Antioch the Apostles passed to Iconium, the capital of Lycaonia.
It is most illuminating to note the source of their success: _The Lord
bore witness...
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In Iconium there was largely a repetition of the experiences at
Antioch. Becoming aware of the growing hostility, Paul and Barnabas
passed on, and came to Lystra. There is a marked difference between...
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Idolatry Confronted at Lystra
Paul and Barnabas next arrived at Lystra, some 18 miles to the east.
There was apparently no synagogue there, but there was a man who had
been crippled since birth and ha...
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HEALING OF THE CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA
8-10. The imperfect tense here shows that they had been preaching some
time at Lystra. Meanwhile this poor cripple, who, the Greek says, had
no power to use his feet,...
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And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a
cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: (9) The same
heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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9._He heard Paul speak. _Hearing is set down first, that we may know
that the faith which Luke will commend by and by was conceived of
Paul’s doctrine. Therefore, when he heard Paul, he hoped to be...
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Their missionary labours continue in Iconium with the same opposition
from the Jews who, incapable themselves of the work, stir up the
Gentiles against those who are performing it. As long as it was o...
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THE SAME HEARD PAUL SPEAK,.... That is, preach the Gospel; he was one
of his hearers, and faith came to hint by hearing; the Arabic version
adds, "he cried unto him"; that is, to Paul, whom he heard:...
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The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and
perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
Ver. 9. _Perceiving that he had faith_] Not by any skill he had in
physiognomy, _a_ but by spec...
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_And there sat_, &c. To the general account of the apostle's labours
given above, the historian here subjoins a particular relation of some
memorable events which happened at Lystra. _There sat a man...
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FAITH TO BE HEALED; confidence in the power of Christ, by means of
Paul, to heal him....
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A miracle and its effect upon the people:...
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THE SAME HEARD PAUL SPEAK; WHO, STEADFASTLY BEHOLDING HIM, AND
PERCEIVING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED,...
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Iconium was also in Asia Minor: here they entered the synagogue and
the Spirit of God gave them grace to so speak as to vitally influence
a great number, both of Jews and Gentiles, to believe the gosp...
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9_ THIS_ MAN HEARD PAUL SPEAKING. PAUL, OBSERVING HIM INTENTLY AND
SEEING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED,
1. Lame is not deaf. This man not only heard.
2. Paul observed that this lame man was watchi...
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"Had faith to be made well" From other passages we learn that faith
was not always. necessary requirement for healing (Acts 3:1 ff). The
faith under consideration would include, this man's belief that...
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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 domin...
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This Paul might know by a prophetical Spirit; and that extraordinary
gift of discerning of spirits might be in this case bestowed upon him.
But withal, it is not unlikely but this lame man's attention...
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Acts 14:9 man G3778 heard G191 (G5707) Paul G3972 speaking G2980
(G5723) Paul G3739 observing G816 him...
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THE MINISTRY AT LYSTRA (14:8-20A).
A description is now given of the rather colourful events that
occurred during their ministry in Lystra. These are on top of the fact
that they proclaimed the Good N...
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‘And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a
cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked, the same heard
Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had
f...
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Acts 14:9. PERCEIVING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED. Something in the
rapt gaze of the poor helpless cripple attracted Paul, who now looked
on him earnestly, and saw something in the sufferer's face...
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CONTENTS: Work of the Gospel at Iconium, Derbe, Lystra. An impotent
man at Lystra healed. Paul stoned. Elders appointed in the churches.
CHARACTERS: God, Paul, Barnabas, impotent man, priest of Jupit...
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Acts 14:1. _It came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together
into the synagogue of the jews._ St. Luke makes here a great leap, and
is very laconic, merely naming Perga and Attalia. This great...
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THERE WAS A MAN. Acts 14:3 shows us how many miracles were done to
prove the Good News to be true. This one shows us something of the
attitude and humility of the apostles. HE LISTENED TO PAUL'S WORDS...
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_The same heard Paul speak: who … perceiving that he had faith to be
healed, said … Stand upright._
FAITH TO BE HEALED
I. What preceded his faith? Faith cometh by hearing; but the bearing
of what? Th...
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_And there sat a certain man at Lystra._
PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA
I. The incident.
1. The case of the cripple resembles that of the man at the gate
Beautiful; and a particular statement of it is...
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_And it came to pass in Iconium._
ICONIUM
A considerable city of Asia Minor, generally considered as belonging
to Lycaonia. It lay in a fertile plain at the foot of Taurus, on the
great line of commu...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:8 Lystra was populated mainly by Gentiles and
had no synagogue. The ministry of Paul and Barnabas there centered
around the healing of a lame man.
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:9 SEEING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE MADE WELL. The
Holy Spirit gave Paul the ability to see what was happening in the
invisible, spiritual realm....
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_HOMILETICAL ANALYSIS_.—_Acts 14:8_
Paul and Barnabas at Lystra; or, the Gospel among Barbarians
I. THE MIRACLE AT LYSTRA.—
1. The _subject_. “A certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple
from his...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 14:1
_Entered _for _went both, _A.V.; _Jews _for _the Jews, _A.V.; _and
_for _and also, _A.V.; Greeks for _the Greeks, _A.V. Observe how in
every case Greeks are found attending the s...
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Paul and Barnabas, in carrying the Gospel, have come into the
uncharted territories as far as the Gospel is concerned into Asia
Minor. They came from Cyprus to the area that is now known as Turkey.
Th...
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Acts 3:4; Mark 1:40; Mark 1:41; Mark 10:52; Mark 2:11;...
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Heard [η κ ο υ ε]. The force of the imperfect should be given
here. He was hearing while Paul preached....
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PREACHING BY THE WAY
Acts 14:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we open the 14th chapter of Acts, we find Paul and Barnabas still
traveling together and entering into Iconium. It is our purpose today
to cover...
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He had faith to be healed — He felt the power of God in his soul;
and thence knew it was sufficient to heal his body also....