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Acts 9:34
“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses a man named Aeneas in Lydda after locating him bedridden for eight years. He speaks the command at the precise moment of encounter, prior to the physical restoration.
The words — The verb ἰᾶται (iatai) literally means "heals," functioning as a present tense form that denotes immediate divine action. Peter deploys this term to declare that Jesus Christ is actively performing the cure rather than relying on human agency.
The thread — This declaration runs parallel to Acts 3:6, where Peter similarly refuses personal credit and attributes healing power to Jesus. It also aligns with Matthew 9:6, which establishes the Son of Man’s authority to act on earth through spoken command.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that healing authority resides exclusively in Jesus Christ, not in the human messenger. It demands immediate physical obedience to a spoken divine command.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Peter said unto him, Eneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
Cross-references
- Matthew 9:6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
- Acts 3:6 But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- Acts 3:12 And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
- Acts 16:18 She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
- Matthew 8:3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matthew 9:28 After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
- Acts 3:16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
- Acts 4:10 then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
- John 2:11 Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.