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Acts 3:9
When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter and John stand before the temple crowd after a lame beggar instantly regains his legs and begins moving among them. The moment captures the immediate public reaction to the healed man’s physical transformation.
The words — περιπατοῦντα (peripatounta) literally means "walking," denoting the beggar’s sudden, continuous physical movement as he joins the people in the temple courts.
The thread — The crowd’s visible recognition of the miracle runs parallel to the public wonder in Acts 4:16 and the rejoicing of the whole crowd in Luke 13:17.
Why it lands — The text records that observers saw a known beggar walking and recognized him as the same man from the Beautiful Gate, requiring a factual acknowledgment of the event before any theological conclusion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
Cross-references
- Luke 13:17 When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.
- Acts 4:16 “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
- Acts 4:21 After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
- Mark 2:11 “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
- Acts 14:11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”