Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
Paul exalted his voice so the sudden healing would strike the crowd with force. The man's readiness to obey and leap up testified that the Lord had prepared him beforehand, making God's power all the more manifest.
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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
Paul spoke loudly so all could hear and witness the miracle. Some manuscripts add 'in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,' which ascribes the power to Christ Himself, not to the apostle, just as Peter did at the gate.
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