EXAMPLE OF THE WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. The cure of lame persons is frequently spoken of in the Synoptic Gospels, as a mark of the Messianic age; but no such cure is there recorded. Paul deals with a similar case at Lystra (Acts 14:8). The apostles generally, but not invariably, go in pairs, as Luke 1... [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS 3:11. There is an interesting variant in D: But when Peter and John were going out, he went with them holding them, and they stood astonished in the porch which is called Solomon's. The scribe who wrote this knew that Solomon's Porch was outside the Temple, the writer of the text translated in... [ Continue Reading ]
SPEECH OF PETER. Acts 3:12. The Facts. The idea and arrangement of the speech closely resemble that of Acts 2:14; it exhibits the style of controversy with the Jews. The hearers are addressed as men of Israel; appeal is made to their history and beliefs as such. The apostles have not performed the c... [ Continue Reading ]