And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
Peter does not speak until he is certain of God's purpose. The apostles were not free to heal whenever they wished; the Lord worked through them as His ministers, healing one but not all, as He saw fit. Before commanding the man to arise, Peter fastened his eyes on him, a steadfast gaze moved by the Spirit itself, so he speaks the miracle with absolute sureness and without fear.
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Luke records only those miracles the Holy Ghost deemed fit to serve the purpose of this sacred history, not every wonder the apostles performed. Peter and John were the principal men, and Luke was particular with them because they presided where he belonged; later he does the same with Paul, giving us specimens of what all the apostles did. Friendship bound these two closer than kinship ever could.
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Commenting on Acts 3:1-11
Peter looks intently at the beggar under some uncommon impulse of the Spirit, John under the same impulse with him. When Peter says "Look on us," he means to arrest the man's attention, to make him observe what kind of men they are, how unlikely to perform such a cure, and to mark the manner in which it will be done.
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