Acts 14:10 Meaning and Explanation
“Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul commands with a loud voice, 'Stand upright on thy feet,' and the man leaps up and walks.
What Does Acts 14:10 Mean?
The healing is public and unhesitating. Before the listening crowd, Paul calls out so that all can hear, and feet that have never carried weight obey. The man does not struggle upward by stages; he leaps.
Isaiah had promised a day when 'the lame man' would 'leap as an hart' (Isaiah 35:6), and at Lystra that day breaks in. The power belongs to the risen Christ, the same power that healed at the temple gate through Peter (Acts 3:6-8). For this man, the first act of faith was also the first act of his feet: he was told to stand, and he stood. Grace commands what it gives, and gives what it commands.
Acts 14:10 in the Original Language
hallomai (ἅλλομαι), 'leaped' -- to spring up or bound, the word the Greek Old Testament uses for the lame leaping like a deer in Isaiah 35:6.
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What does Acts 14:10 mean?
Paul commands with a loud voice, 'Stand upright on thy feet,' and the man leaps up and walks.