Acts 3:9
in Acts 3When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
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This verse in Acts 3
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAnd all the people,.... That were in the temple, saw him walking; who before lay on a couch, or on the ground, and was so lame, that he was obliged to be carried; and praising God; for this miraculous cure. The Arabic version renders it, "saw him walking to praise God": that is, entering into the temple with the apostles, in order to offer up the sacrifice of praise to God there.
This site's exposition
all the people saw him walking
on Acts 3:9-10
All the people saw him walking and praising God, and they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate, the crowd's recognition confirming the miracle rather than the apostles' own claim about it, since this was a face the temple had seen begging for years. They were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him, the same wondering response the sign of Pentecost had produced, and the bench notes the pattern this book keeps, a public sign drawing a crowd that Peter then addresses with the gospel. The healed man himself becomes evidence walking through the temple courts before a word of preaching has been spoken.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
He was so well known to all, that "they recognized him. And all the people," it says, "saw him walking and praising God; and they recognized that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple." It is well said, "they recognized," inasmuch as he was one unknown now by reason of what had happened: for we use this term with regard to objects, which we find a difficulty in recognizing.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The scope of the sermon which was preached here upon was to bring people to Christ, to repent of their sin in crucifying him (
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), and perhaps took notice of a change in his mind; for he was now as loud in praising God as he had before been in begging relief. The best evidence that it was a complete cure was that he now praised God for it. Mercies are then perfected, when they are sanctified.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And all the people ... - The people who had been accustomed to see him sit in a public place. And they knew ... - In this they could not be deceived; they had seen him a long time, and now they saw the same man expressing his praise to God for complete recovery. The particulars in this miracle are the following, and they are as far as possible from any appearance of imposture: 1. The man had been afficated from a child. This was known to all the people.
And all the people saw him - The miracle was wrought in the most public manner, and in the most public place, and in a place where the best judgment could be formed of it; for, as it was a Divine operation, the priests, etc., were the most proper persons to judge of it; and under their notice it was now wrought.
The words behind it
11 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εἶδεν | eiden | saw | G1492 → | 374 times |
| πᾶς | pas | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| λαὸς | laos | people | G2992 → | 141 times |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| περιπατοῦντα | peripatounta | walking | G4043 → | 94 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| αἰνοῦντα | ainounta | praising | G134 → | 8 times |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεόν. | theon | God. | G2316 → | 1312 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εἶδενsaw
eidenG1492 →374 times
πᾶςall
pasG3956 →1235 times
ὁthe
hoG3588 →19766 times
λαὸςpeople
laosG2992 →141 times
αὐτὸνhim
autonG846 →5565 times
περιπατοῦνταwalking
peripatountaG4043 →94 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
αἰνοῦνταpraising
ainountaG134 →8 times
τὸν<the>
tonG3588 →19766 times
θεόν.God.
theonG2316 →1312 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 4:21After 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.
it leads to
- Acts 5:26
At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
- Luke 20:19
When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
- Luke 20:6
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
- Matthew 21:46
Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
- Acts 5:26
Through
Acts 14:11When 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!”
it leads to
- Acts 28:6
The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a…
- Acts 8:10
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
- Acts 28:6
Through
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.
it leads to
- Luke 21:15
For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- Acts 6:10
but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
- Luke 21:15
About Acts

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Acts of the Apostles; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 8; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
