Acts 3:12 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:12-26

The two judgments. "The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart ( 1 Samuel 16:7 )." That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God" ( Luke 16:15 ). "The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner ( Luke 20:17 ). The above passages, with many others, call our particular attention to the frequent contrariety between the judgment of men and the judgment of God.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 3:12

When Peter saw it - Saw the people assembling in such multitudes and wondering at the miracle.He answered - The word “answer,” with us, implies that a question had been asked, or that some subject had been proposed for consideration. But the word is used in a different sense in the Bible. It is often used when no question was asked, but when an occasion was offered for remarks, or when an opportunity was presented to make a statement. It is the same as replying to a thing, or making a statement... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 3:12-16

Acts 3:12-16. And when Peter saw it When he saw a crowd of people collected together, and found that they were exceedingly affected with the miracle that had been wrought, he took that favourable opportunity to preach Christ unto them, especially as the temple was the place of their concourse; thus sowing the seed of the gospel in the ground that was broken up and prepared to receive it. Ye men of Israel To whom miracles surely are not, or at least ought not to be, strange things: having... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 3:1-26

3:1-5:42 RAPID GROWTH AND GREAT POPULARITYPreaching in the temple (3:1-26)On one of their visits to the temple, Peter and John healed a crippled beggar. The man had been lying at the gate that led from the outer public court to the inner courts where only Jews were allowed, but as soon as he was healed he followed the apostles into the temple, jumping and praising God (3:1-10).After prayer the three men returned to the public court, where they found that a crowd of curious onlookers had... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 3:12

Ye men of Israel. Literally Men, Israelites. See note on Acts 1:11 . look ye so earnestly. Greek. atenizo, App-133 . on = to. power. Greek. dunamis. App-172 . holiness = godliness. Compare App-137 . this man = him. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 3:12

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?When God does mighty things through his servants, the natural man is strongly tempted to glorify the servant rather than the Lord. So it was here, as it was with Paul and Barnabas at Lystra (Acts 14:12); but Peter quickly moved to correct their error. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 3:12

12-16. why marvel at this?—For miracles are marvels only in relation to the limited powers of man. as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk—Neither the might nor the merit of the cure are due to us, mere agents of Him whom we preach. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:1-31

1. External opposition 3:1-4:31Opposition to the Christians’ message first came from external sources, particularly the leaders of Judaism. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:11-26

Peter’s address in Solomon’s colonnade 3:11-26As is often true in Acts, an event led to an explanation (cf. ch. 2)."It seems strange, at first glance, that in his narrative Luke would place two such similar sermons of Peter so close together. But his putting the Pentecost sermon in the introductory section of Acts was evidently meant to be a kind of paradigm of early apostolic preaching-a paradigm Luke seems to have polished for greater literary effectiveness. As for the Colonnade sermon, Luke... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:12-15

Luke recorded seven of Peter’s addresses in Acts (Acts 1:16-22; Acts 2:14-36; Acts 3:12-26; Acts 4:8-12: Acts 10:34-43; Acts 11:4-17; Acts 15:7-11). [Note: For the rhetorical forms of the speeches in Acts, see Witherington’s commentary.] It is noteworthy that in these sermons Peter did not discuss abstract doctrines or reason about profound theological problems. He presented the person and work of Christ in simple terms.Peter spoke to his audience as a fellow Jew. First, he denied that it was... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:12-26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 3:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 3:12-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 3:1-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 3:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 3:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 3:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:1-31

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:11-26

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:12-15

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