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And G2532 a certain G5100 man G435 lame G5225 G5560 from G1537 his G846 mother's G3384 womb G2836 was carried, G941 whom G3739 they laid G5087 daily G2250 G2596 at G4314 the gate G2374 of the temple G2411 which G3588 is called G3004 Beautiful, G5611 to ask G154 alms G1654 of G3844 them that entered G1531 into G1519 the temple; G2411
And G2532 they were G1096 all G1909 G3956 amazed, G2285 and G2532 spake G4814 among G4314 themselves, G240 saying, G3004 What G5101 a word G3056 is this! G3778 for G3754 with G1722 authority G1849 and G2532 power G1411 he commandeth G2004 the unclean G169 spirits, G4151 and G2532 they come out. G1831
For G1063 the Father G3962 loveth G5368 the Son, G5207 and G2532 sheweth G1166 him G846 all things G3956 that G3739 himself G846 doeth: G4160 and G2532 he will shew G1166 him G846 greater G3187 works G2041 than G3187 these, G5130 that G2443 ye G5210 may marvel. G2296
Jesus G2424 answered, G611 Neither G3777 hath G264 this man G3778 sinned, G264 nor G3777 his G846 parents: G1118 but G235 that G2443 the works G2041 of God G2316 should be made manifest G5319 in G1722 him. G846
But G3767 the Jews G2453 did G4100 not G3756 believe G4100 concerning G4012 him, G846 that G3754 he had been G2258 blind, G5185 and G2532 received his sight, G308 until G2193 G3755 they called G5455 the parents G1118 of him G846 that had received his sight. G308 And G2532 they asked G2065 them, G846 saying, G3004 Is G2076 this G3778 your G5216 son, G5207 who G3739 ye G5210 say G3004 G3754 was born G1080 blind? G5185 how G4459 then G3767 doth he G991 now G737 see? G991 His G846 parents G1118 answered G611 them G846 and G2532 said, G2036 We know G1492 that G3754 this G3778 is G2076 our G2257 son, G5207 and G2532 that G3754 he was born G1080 blind: G5185 But G1161 by what means G4459 he G991 now G3568 seeth, G991 we know G1492 not; G3756 or G2228 who G5101 hath opened G455 his G846 eyes, G3788 we G2249 know G1492 not: G3756 he G846 is G2192 of age; G2244 ask G2065 him: G846 he G846 shall speak G2980 for G4012 himself. G848
And G1161 they were G1839 all G3956 amazed G1839 and G2532 marvelled, G2296 saying G3004 one to another, G4314 G240 Behold, G2400 are G1526 not G3756 all G3956 these G3778 which G3588 speak G2980 Galilaeans? G1057
And G1161 they were G1839 all G3956 amazed, G1839 and G2532 were in doubt, G1280 saying G3004 one G243 to G4314 another, G243 What G5101 meaneth G2309 G302 G1511 this? G5124
And G1161 beholding G991 the man G444 which was healed G2323 standing G2476 with G4862 them, G846 they could G2192 say G471 nothing G3762 against it. G471 But G1161 when they had commanded G2753 them G846 to go aside G565 out of G1854 the council, G4892 they conferred G4820 among G4314 themselves, G240 Saying, G3004 What G5101 shall we do G4160 to these G5125 men? G444 for G1063 that G3754 indeed G3303 a notable G1110 miracle G4592 hath been done G1096 by G1223 them G846 is manifest G5318 to all them G3956 that dwell G2730 in Jerusalem; G2419 and G2532 we cannot G3756 G1410 deny G720 it.
So G1161 when they had further threatened them, G4324 they let G630 them G846 go, G630 finding G2147 nothing G3367 how G4459 they might punish G2849 them, G846 because G1223 of the people: G2992 for G3754 all G3956 men glorified G1392 God G2316 for G1909 that which was done. G1096 For G1063 the man G444 was G2258 above G4119 forty G5062 years old, G2094 on G1909 whom G3739 this G5124 miracle G4592 of healing G2392 was shewed. G1096
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Commentary on Acts 3 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 3
In this chapter we have a miracle and a sermon: the miracle wrought to make way for the sermon, to confirm the doctrine that was to be preached, and to make way for it into the minds of the people; and then the sermon to explain the miracle, and to sow the ground which by it was broken up.
Act 3:1-11
We were told in general (ch. 2:43) that many signs and wonders were done by the apostles, which are not written in this book; but here we have one given us for an instance. As they wrought miracles, not upon every body as every body had occasion for them, but as the Holy Spirit gave direction, so as to answer the end of their commission; so all the miracles they did work are not written in this book, but such only are recorded as the Holy Ghost thought fit, to answer the end of this sacred history.
Peter and John had each of them a brother among the twelve, with whom they were coupled when they were sent out; yet now they seem to be knit together more closely than either of them to his brother, for the bond of friendship is sometimes stronger than that of relation: there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. Peter and John seem to have had a peculiar intimacy after Christ's resurrection more than before, Jn. 20:2. The reason of which (if I may have liberty to conjecture) might be this, that John, a disciple made up of love, was more compassionate to Peter upon his fall and repentance, and more tender of him in his bitter weeping for his sin, than any other of the apostles were, and more solicitous to restore him in the spirit of meekness, which made him very dear to Peter ever after; and it was good evidence of Peter's acceptance with God, upon his repentance, that Christ's favourite was made his bosom friend. David prayed, after his fall, Let those that fear thee turn unto me, Ps. 119:79.
Act 3:12-26
We have here the sermon which Peter preached after he had cured the lame man. When Peter saw it.