Acts 9:33

There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.

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WEBBE

There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years because he was paralysed.

BSB

There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

KJV

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

ASV

And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied.

BBE

And there was a certain man there, named Aeneas, who for eight years had been in bed, without power of moving.

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εὗρεν heuren He found G2147 δὲ de then G1161 ἐκεῖ ekei there G1563 ἄνθρωπόν anthrōpon a man G444 τινα tina certain G5100 ὀνόματι onomati named G3686 Αἰνέαν Ainean Aeneas G132 ἐξ ex for G1537 ἐτῶν etōn years G2094 ὀκτὼ oktō eight G3638 κατακείμενον katakeimenon lying G2621 ἐπὶ epi on G1909 κραβάττου krabattou a bed G2895 ὃς hos who G3739 ἦν ēn was G1510 παραλελυμένος paralelumenos paralyzed G3886

The early church

"And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately." And why did he not wait for the man's faith, and ask if he wished to be healed? In the first place, the miracle served for exhortation to many: hear then how great the gain.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts
"Arise, and make thy bed:" he does well to give a proof of the miracle: for they not only released men of their diseases, but in giving the health they gave the strength also. Moreover, at that time they had given no proofs of their power, so that the man could not reasonably have been required to show his faith, as neither in the case of the lame man did they demand it. As therefore Christ in the beginning of His miracles did not demand faith, so neither did these. For in Jerusalem indeed, as was but reasonable, the faith of the parties was first shown; "they brought out their sick into the streets, but as Peter passed by, his shadow at least might fall upon some of them"; for many miracles had been wrought there; but here this is the first that occurs. For of the miracles, some were wrought for the purpose of drawing others to faith; some for the comfort of them that believed.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts
"And Peter said unto him, Eneas," etc. But before discourse, before exhortations, he says to the lame man himself, "Jesus Christ maketh thee whole." This word he believed in any wise, and was made whole. Observe how unassuming he is: for he said not, "In the Name," but rather as a sign he narrates the miracle itself, and speaks as its Evangelist.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 32–35

Christians are saints, or holy people; not only the eminent ones, as Saint Peter and Saint Paul, but every sincere professor of the faith of Christ. Christ chose patients whose diseases were incurable in the course of nature, to show how desperate was the case of fallen mankind. When we were wholly without strength, as this poor man, he sent his word to heal us. Peter does not pretend to heal by any power of his own, but directs Eneas to look up to Christ for help. Let none say, that because it is Christ, who, by the power of his grace, works all our works in us, therefore we have no work, no duty to do; for though Jesus Christ makes thee whole, yet thou must arise, and use the power he gives thee.

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