The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
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Gill's Exposition
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:…
Barnes' Notes
Who stedfastly beholding him - Fixing his eyes intently on him. See the notes on Act 1:10. And perceiving - How he perceived this is not said. Perhaps it was indicated by the ardor, humility, and…
Adam Clarke
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 appears that he credited the…
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, Act 3:2. That…
Cambridge Bible
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 on…
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