But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
Paul and Barnabas tore their clothes not from false modesty but to show they utterly detested the worship offered to them. This is the holy anger servants of God must feel whenever His glory is profaned; no one can serve Him sincerely without that jealous zeal to guard His honor as a husband guards his wife's chastity.
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This cripple, lame from birth and never able to walk, represents our spiritual impotency until God's grace strengthens us. He heard Paul preach and believed the apostles had divine power to heal him; that faith Paul perceived and acted upon, working a cure that testified to the gospel's power among the Gentiles.
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Commenting on Acts 14:8-18
They rent their clothes as the Jews did when hearing blasphemy, then ran in among the people crying out with great vehemence. Their haste and indignation showed how much they resented and rejected what was about to be done.
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