Vincent's Word Studies in the NT
Acts 14:9
Heard [η κ ο υ ε]. The force of the imperfect should be given here. He was hearing while Paul preached.
Heard [η κ ο υ ε]. The force of the imperfect should be given here. He was hearing while Paul preached.
ACTS 14:8-9 Several Western witnesses introduce a variety of expansions. At the close of ver. Acts 14:8 ith adds (according to Berger) the phrase _[habens ti]morem dei_ (“having the fear of God”) [Bu...
Verse Acts 14:9. _THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED_] How did this faith come to this poor heathen? Why, by _hearing the word of God preached_: for it is said, _the same heard Paul speak_. And it appear...
WHO STEDFASTLY BEHOLDING HIM - Fixing his eyes intently on him. See the notes on Acts 1:10. AND PERCEIVING - How he perceived this is not said. Perhaps it was indicated by the ardor, humility, and str...
CHAPTER 14 _ 1. The work in Iconium and the persecution of the Apostles (Acts 14:1)._ 2. In Derbe and Lystra; the Impotent Man healed (Acts 14:7). 3. The Stoning of Paul and further ministries (Act...
LYSTRA. Lystra, 25 miles SW. of Iconium, 10 miles off the trade route, in a secluded glen. Lystra and Derbe were the two cities of the Lycaonian region of Galatia; Roman influence was strong there, an...
ON TO ICONIUM (Acts 14:1-7)...
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...
THE SAME. This one. HEARD. was hearing. STEDFASTLY BEHOLDING. gazing at. Greek. _atenizo_ App-133. See note on Acts 1:10. PERCEIVING. Greek. _eidon._ App-133. FAITH. Greek. _pistis._ App-150. HEA...
_the same heard Paul speak_ The verb in the _Text. recept_. is here the imperfect, but some MSS. have the aorist The former seems to be the more suitable. What happened was that the Apostles preached...
ΟὟΤΟΣ ἬΚΟΥΣΕΝ Κ.Τ.Λ., _this man heard Paul speaking_. The aorist leaves it quite indefinite whether the man heard on this one occasion only, or had listened to frequent teachings, and so become filled...
CURE OF A CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA. THE HEATHEN PEOPLE REGARD THE APOSTLES AS GODS....
_PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA ACTS 14:8-17:_ At Lystra the apostles healed a lame man. He had never walked. This miracle was very much like the one in Acts 3:1-26. The man listened to the preaching. As...
ΉΚΟΥΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать, с _gen._ В другом варианте используется _impf._ ΉΚΟΥΕΝ, который должен указывать на длительное слушание, ΛΑΛΟΎΝΤΟ Σ _praes. act. part., см._ Acts 14:...
IN LYSTRA. Acts 14:6 b - Acts 14:20. a. General statement. Acts 14:6 b, Acts 14:7....
See notes one verse 8...
The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, THE SAME HEARD PAUL SPEAK. There being no mention of a synagogue, probably the Jews here were...
6 Lystra seems to be the first place Paul preached without first proclaiming to the Jews in the synagogue, for it seems that there were not enough Jews to have a place of worship. Hence this is the fi...
FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED) 1-7. Paul and Barnabas at Iconium. The gospel meets with great success among both Jews and Gentiles in this populous city, and miracles are wrought in confirmatio...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 14 PAUL AND BARNABAS IN ICONIUM, 14:1-7 V1 What happened in Pisidian Antioch also happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the *synagogue...
WHO STEDFASTLY BEHOLDING HIM. — We note once more the recurrence of the characteristic word and look. (See Note on Acts 13:9.) PERCEIVING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED. — Here, as so often, as if it...
οὗτος; a genuine Lucan mark of connection, Friedrich, p. 10. ἤκουε; “used to hear,” or “was listening to,” _i.e._, was an habitual hearer of Paul's preaching, see critical notes on D. Ramsay, _St, Pau...
VARYING TREATMENT OF THE MESSAGE Acts 14:1-13 From Antioch the Apostles passed to Iconium, the capital of Lycaonia. It is most illuminating to note the source of their success: _The Lord bore witness...
In Iconium there was largely a repetition of the experiences at Antioch. Becoming aware of the growing hostility, Paul and Barnabas passed on, and came to Lystra. There is a marked difference between...
Idolatry Confronted at Lystra Paul and Barnabas next arrived at Lystra, some 18 miles to the east. There was apparently no synagogue there, but there was a man who had been crippled since birth and ha...
HEALING OF THE CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA 8-10. The imperfect tense here shows that they had been preaching some time at Lystra. Meanwhile this poor cripple, who, the Greek says, had no power to use his feet,...
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: (9) The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
− 9._He heard Paul speak. _Hearing is set down first, that we may know that the faith which Luke will commend by and by was conceived of Paul’s doctrine. Therefore, when he heard Paul, he hoped to be...
Their missionary labours continue in Iconium with the same opposition from the Jews who, incapable themselves of the work, stir up the Gentiles against those who are performing it. As long as it was o...
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:...
The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Ver. 9. _Perceiving that he had faith_] Not by any skill he had in physiognomy, _a_ but by spec...
_And there sat_, &c. To the general account of the apostle's labours given above, the historian here subjoins a particular relation of some memorable events which happened at Lystra. _There sat a man...
FAITH TO BE HEALED; confidence in the power of Christ, by means of Paul, to heal him....
A miracle and its effect upon the people:...
THE SAME HEARD PAUL SPEAK; WHO, STEADFASTLY BEHOLDING HIM, AND PERCEIVING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED,...
Iconium was also in Asia Minor: here they entered the synagogue and the Spirit of God gave them grace to so speak as to vitally influence a great number, both of Jews and Gentiles, to believe the gosp...
9_ THIS_ MAN HEARD PAUL SPEAKING. PAUL, OBSERVING HIM INTENTLY AND SEEING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED, 1. Lame is not deaf. This man not only heard. 2. Paul observed that this lame man was watchi...
"Had faith to be made well" From other passages we learn that faith was not always. necessary requirement for healing (Acts 3:1 ff). The faith under consideration would include, this man's belief that...
8-18 All things are possible to those that believe. When we have faith, that most precious gift of God, we shall be delivered from the spiritual helplessness in which we were born, and from the domin...
This Paul might know by a prophetical Spirit; and that extraordinary gift of discerning of spirits might be in this case bestowed upon him. But withal, it is not unlikely but this lame man's attention...
Acts 14:9 man G3778 heard G191 (G5707) Paul G3972 speaking G2980 (G5723) Paul G3739 observing G816 him...
THE MINISTRY AT LYSTRA (14:8-20A). A description is now given of the rather colourful events that occurred during their ministry in Lystra. These are on top of the fact that they proclaimed the Good N...
‘And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked, the same heard Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had f...
Acts 14:9. PERCEIVING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE HEALED. Something in the rapt gaze of the poor helpless cripple attracted Paul, who now looked on him earnestly, and saw something in the sufferer's face...
THE SAME (ουτος). Just "this one."HEARD (ηκουεν). Imperfect active, was listening to Paul speaking (λαλουντος). Either at the gate or in the market place (Acts 17:17) Paul was preaching to such as...
CONTENTS: Work of the Gospel at Iconium, Derbe, Lystra. An impotent man at Lystra healed. Paul stoned. Elders appointed in the churches. CHARACTERS: God, Paul, Barnabas, impotent man, priest of Jupit...
Acts 14:1. _It came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the jews._ St. Luke makes here a great leap, and is very laconic, merely naming Perga and Attalia. This great...
THERE WAS A MAN. Acts 14:3 shows us how many miracles were done to prove the Good News to be true. This one shows us something of the attitude and humility of the apostles. HE LISTENED TO PAUL'S WORDS...
_The same heard Paul speak: who … perceiving that he had faith to be healed, said … Stand upright._ FAITH TO BE HEALED I. What preceded his faith? Faith cometh by hearing; but the bearing of what? Th...
_And there sat a certain man at Lystra._ PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA I. The incident. 1. The case of the cripple resembles that of the man at the gate Beautiful; and a particular statement of it is...
_And it came to pass in Iconium._ ICONIUM A considerable city of Asia Minor, generally considered as belonging to Lycaonia. It lay in a fertile plain at the foot of Taurus, on the great line of commu...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:8 Lystra was populated mainly by Gentiles and had no synagogue. The ministry of Paul and Barnabas there centered around the healing of a lame man. ⇐...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:9 SEEING THAT HE HAD FAITH TO BE MADE WELL. The Holy Spirit gave Paul the ability to see what was happening in the invisible, spiritual realm....
_HOMILETICAL ANALYSIS_.—_Acts 14:8_ Paul and Barnabas at Lystra; or, the Gospel among Barbarians I. THE MIRACLE AT LYSTRA.— 1. The _subject_. “A certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his...
EXPOSITION ACTS 14:1 _Entered _for _went both, _A.V.; _Jews _for _the Jews, _A.V.; _and _for _and also, _A.V.; Greeks for _the Greeks, _A.V. Observe how in every case Greeks are found attending the s...
Paul and Barnabas, in carrying the Gospel, have come into the uncharted territories as far as the Gospel is concerned into Asia Minor. They came from Cyprus to the area that is now known as Turkey. Th...
Acts 3:4; Mark 1:40; Mark 1:41; Mark 10:52; Mark 2:11;...
PREACHING BY THE WAY Acts 14:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we open the 14th chapter of Acts, we find Paul and Barnabas still traveling together and entering into Iconium. It is our purpose today to cover...
He had faith to be healed — He felt the power of God in his soul; and thence knew it was sufficient to heal his body also....