Acts 14:8-18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 14:8-18

In these verses we have, I. A miraculous cure wrought by Paul at Lystra upon a cripple that had been lame from his birth, such a one as was miraculously cured by Peter and John, Acts 3:2. That introduced the gospel among the Jews, this among the Gentiles; both that and this were designed to represent the impotency of all the children of men in spiritual things: they are lame from their birth, till the grace of God puts strength into them; for it was when we were yet without strength that... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 14:8-18

14:8-18 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 him. He saw that he had faith that he could be cured and he said to him in a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet." He leaped up and kept walking about. When the crowds saw what Paul had done they exclaimed in the Lycaonian dialect, "The gods have taken the form of men and have... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:8

And there sat a certain man at Lystra ,.... Where the apostle was preaching; and perhaps he sat there to beg, where there was a great concourse of people, and which might be in the open street: this man was impotent in his feet ; so weak, as not to be able to walk, and even to stand on them, and therefore is said to sit: being a cripple from his mother's womb ; he was born lame, as was the man cured by Peter, Acts 3:2 who never had walked ; these circumstances are mentioned, to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:9

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: who steadfastly beholding him ; not the lame man beholding Paul, but Paul beholding the lame man, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions both express it, as also Beza's ancient copy and others; so Peter looked on the man he cured, Acts 3:4 . And perceiving that he had faith to be healed ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:10

Said with a loud voice ,.... Not only that the man, but that all might hear and attend to the miracle about to be wrought: stand upright on thy feet ; in five of Beza's manuscripts, and in other copies, and in the Complutensian edition, and in the Syriac version, this clause is introduced with these words, "I say unto thee, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ"; which is much such a form that Peter used, Acts 3:6 whereby the virtue of the miracle is ascribed to Christ, and not assumed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:11

And when the people saw what Paul had done ,.... In curing the lame man in so marvellous a manner, and concluding it to be a divine work, and what a mere creature could never perform: they lift up their voices ; not in indignation and wrath, but as persons astonished: saying in the speech of Lycaonia ; by which it should seem that Lystra was a city of Lycaonia, since the Lycaonian language was spoken in it; the Arabic version reads, "in their own tongue"; and the Syriac version, "in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:12

And they called Barnabas Jupiter ,.... The supreme God; it may be because that Barnabas was the oldest man, of the tallest stature, and largest bulk, and made the best figure; whereas Paul was younger, of a low stature, and mean appearance: and Paul Mercurius , because he was the chief speaker; Mercury was the god of eloquence, and the messenger of the gods, and the interpreter of their will F18 Vid Macrob. Saturnal. l. 1. c. 17,19. ; Paul being chiefly concerned in preaching and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:13

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city ,.... Not that the priest was before the city, but Jupiter; and the phrase denotes either his presidency over the city, and so the Arabic version renders it, "who was the chief god of their city"; or the place where his image stood, which was out of the city, and so may be said to be before it; accordingly the Syriac version renders it, "who was without the city"; he who officiated as priest to him: brought oxen and garlands unto the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:14

Which when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of ,.... As they quickly did, such a multitude being about the doors of the house, where they were: it may be observed, that Barnabas is here called an apostle, as in Acts 14:4 and is placed before Paul, not as being greater than he, but because of the opinion these Heathens had of him: they rent their clothes; as the Jews did, and were obliged to do, when they heard any blasphemy; See Gill on Matthew 26:65 . And ran in among the people ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:15

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things ?.... That is, bring these oxen and garlands, and attempt to offer sacrifice; this they said, not as arguing with them calmly and mildly, but with a mixture of indignation, heat, and zeal, as displeased with, and detesting and abhorring what they were about to do: we also are men of like passions with you ; men, and not gods; of the same human nature, and that as corrupted, alike sinful men, and need a sacrifice better than these; frail mortal... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 14:8-18

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 14:8-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:15

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