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Acts 9:33

Acts 9:33
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, &c. He called him by his name, which he might without divine revelation know, though he was a stranger to him, by the people of the house, where he was:

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Eneas - This is a Greek name; and probably he was a Hellenist. See the notes on Act 6:1. Sick of the palsy - See the notes on Mat 4:24.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

A certain man named Eneas - This name has been celebrated in the annals of heathen poetry, in that beautiful work of the poet Virgil, called the Aeneid; which gives an account of the misfortunes,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 9:32-35

Here we have, I. The visit Peter made to the churches that were newly planted by the dispersed preachers, Act 9:32. 1. He passed through all quarters. As an apostle, he was not to be the resident…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

which had kept his bed eight years There could therefore be no doubt cast upon the miraculous nature of his cure.