And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
16. And in the faith of his name. When as he saith in the faith of his name, and his name; and again, the faith which is by him; this repetition is a token of a fervent affection, for because he was wholly given to set forth the glory of Christ, he beateth in [inculcateth] the same thing oftentimes.
When Peter saw the crowd moved by the miracle and ready to worship him and John, he cut them off at once and turned all honor to Christ alone. A wise minister uses the broken and prepared ground of the people's wonder to sow the gospel seed.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 3:12-26
And his name, through faith in his name,.... That is, the name of Christ, or the power of Christ, through the faith of the apostles in him, while they made use of his name, and said, "in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth", &c.