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Selected Verse: Acts 14:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Ac 14:8 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] there sat [2521] a certain [5100] man [435] at [1722] Lystra [3082], impotent [102] in his feet [4228], being [5225] a cripple [5560] from [1537] his [846] mother's [3384] womb [2836], who [3739] never [3763] had walked [4043]: |
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King James |
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
AT LYSTRA PAUL HEALING A CRIPPLE, THE PEOPLE ARE SCARCE RESTRAINED FROM SACRIFICING TO THEM AS GODS, BUT AFTERWARDS, THEIR MINDS BEING POISONED, THEY STONE PAUL, LEAVING HIM FOR DEAD--WITHDRAWING TO DERBE, THEY PREACH AND TEACH THERE. (Act 14:8-21)
there sat there a certain man . . . a cripple from his mother's womb . . . The same heard Paul speak--in the open air and (Act 14:11) to a crowd of people. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And there sat - There dwelt, Mat 9:16; Act 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, Mar 10:46.
Impotent in his feet - ἀδύνατος adunatos. Without 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 known. As they were persecuted from place to place, and opposed in every manner, it was desirable that a signal miracle should be performed to carry forward and establish the work of the gospel. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Impotent (ἀδύνατος)
The almost universal meaning of the word in the New Testament is impossible (see Mat 19:26; Heb 6:4, etc.). The sense of weak or impotent occurs only here and Rom 15:1. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Impotent in his feet - Αδυνατος τοις ποσιν, 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. |
11 And [1161] when the people [3793] saw [1492] what [3739] Paul [3972] had done [4160], they lifted up [1869] their [846] voices [5456], saying [3004] in the speech of Lycaonia [3072], The gods [2316] are come down [2597] to [4314] us [2248] in the likeness [3666] of men [444].
8 And [2532] there sat [2521] a certain [5100] man [435] at [1722] Lystra [3082], impotent [102] in his feet [4228], being [5225] a cripple [5560] from [1537] his [846] mother's [3384] womb [2836], who [3739] never [3763] had walked [4043]:
9 The same [3778] heard [191] Paul [3972] speak [2980]: who [3739] stedfastly beholding [816] him [846], and [2532] perceiving [1492] that [3754] he had [2192] faith [4102] to be healed [4982],
10 Said [2036] with a loud [3173] voice [5456], Stand [450] upright [3717] on [1909] thy [4675] feet [4228]. And [2532] he leaped [242] and [2532] walked [4043].
11 And [1161] when the people [3793] saw [1492] what [3739] Paul [3972] had done [4160], they lifted up [1869] their [846] voices [5456], saying [3004] in the speech of Lycaonia [3072], The gods [2316] are come down [2597] to [4314] us [2248] in the likeness [3666] of men [444].
12 And [5037] they called [2564] Barnabas [921], [3303] Jupiter [2203]; and [1161] Paul [3972], Mercurius [2060], because [1894] he [846] was [2258] the chief [2233] speaker [3056].
13 Then [1161] the priest [2409] of Jupiter [2203], which [3588] was [5607] before [4253] their [846] city [4172], brought [5342] oxen [5022] and [2532] garlands [4725] unto [1909] the gates [4440], and would [2309] have done sacrifice [2380] with [4862] the people [3793].
14 Which when [1161] the apostles [652], Barnabas [921] and [2532] Paul [3972], heard [191] of, they rent [1284] their [846] clothes [2440], and ran [1530] in among [1519] the people [3793], crying out [2896],
15 And [2532] saying [3004], Sirs [435], why [5101] do ye [4160] these things [5130]? We [2249] also [2532] are [2070] men [444] of like passions [3663] with you [5213], and preach [2097] unto you [5209] that ye should turn [1994] from [575] these [5023] vanities [3152] unto [1909] the living [2198] God [2316], which [3739] made [4160] heaven [3772], and [2532] earth [1093], and [2532] the sea [2281], and [2532] all things [3956] that are therein [1722] [846]:
16 Who [3739] in [1722] times [1074] past [3944] suffered [1439] all [3956] nations [1484] to walk [4198] in their own [846] ways [3598].
17 Nevertheless [2544] [2532] he left [863] not [3756] himself [1438] without witness [267], in that he did good [15], and gave [1325] us [2254] rain [5205] from heaven [3771], and [2532] fruitful [2593] seasons [2540], filling [1705] our [2257] hearts [2588] with food [5160] and [2532] gladness [2167].
18 And [2532] with these [5023] sayings [3004] scarce [3433] restrained they [2664] the people [3793], that they had [2380] not [3361] done sacrifice [2380] unto them [846].
19 And [1161] there came thither [1904] certain Jews [2453] from [575] Antioch [490] and [2532] Iconium [2430], who [2532] persuaded [3982] the people [3793], and [2532], having stoned [3034] Paul [3972], drew [4951] him out of [1854] the city [4172], supposing [3543] he [846] had been dead [2348].
20 Howbeit [1161], as the disciples [3101] stood round about [2944] him [846], he rose up [450], and came [1525] into [1519] the city [4172]: and [2532] the next day [1887] he departed [1831] with [4862] Barnabas [921] to [1519] Derbe [1191].
21 And [5037] when they had preached the gospel [2097] to that [1565] city [4172], and [2532] had taught [3100] many [2425], they returned again [5290] to [1519] Lystra [3082], and [2532] to Iconium [2430], and [2532] Antioch [490],
46 And [2532] they came [2064] to [1519] Jericho [2410]: and [2532] as he [846] went [1607] out of [575] Jericho [2410] with [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] and [2532] a great [2425] number of people [3793], blind [5185] Bartimaeus [924], the son [5207] of Timaeus [5090], sat [2521] by [3844] the highway side [3598] begging [4319].
11 And [5037] he continued [2523] there a year [1763] and [2532] six [1803] months [3376], teaching [1321] the word [3056] of God [2316] among [1722] them [846].
16 [1161] No man [3762] putteth [1911] a piece [1915] of new [46] cloth [4470] unto [1909] an old [3820] garment [2440], for [1063] that which is put in to fill it up [4138] taketh [142] [846] from [575] the garment [2440], and [2532] the rent [4978] is made [1096] worse [5501].
1 We [2249] then [1161] that are strong [1415] ought [3784] to bear [941] the infirmities [771] of the weak [102], and [2532] not [3361] to please [700] ourselves [1438].
4 For [1063] it is impossible [102] for those who were once [530] enlightened [5461], and [5037] have tasted [1089] of the heavenly [2032] gift [1431], and [2532] were made [1096] partakers [3353] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151],
26 But [1161] Jesus [2424] beheld [1689] them, and said [2036] unto them [846], With [3844] men [444] this [5124] is [2076] impossible [102]; but [1161] with [3844] God [2316] all things [3956] are [2076] possible [1415].