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Selected Verse: Acts 3:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 3:4 |
King James |
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Peter fastening his eyes on him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed--that, through the eye, faith might be aided in its birth. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Fastening his eyes - The word used here denotes "to look intently, or with fixed attention." It is one of the special words which Luke uses (Luk 4:20; Luk 22:56; Act 1:10; Act 3:12; Act 6:15; Act 7:55; Act 10:4; etc.) 12 times in all. It is used by no other writer in the New Testament, except twice by Paul, Co2 3:7, Co2 3:13.
Look on us - All this Was done to fix the attention. He wished to call the attention of the man distinctly to himself, and to what he was about to do. It was also done that the man might be fully apprised that his restoration to health came from him. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Fastening his eyes (ἀτενἵσας)
See on Luk 4:20; and compare Act 1:10.
Look (βλέψον)
Attentively. See on Mat 7:3. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Look on us - He wished to excite and engage his attention that he might see what was done to produce his miraculous cure, and, it is likely, took this occasion to direct his faith to Jesus Christ. See note on Act 3:16 (note). Peter and John probably felt themselves suddenly drawn by the Holy Spirit to pronounce the healing name in behalf of this poor man. |
13 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
12 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?
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
16 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.