Acts 14:9 Meaning and Explanation
“The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The lame man listens to Paul preach; Paul looks intently at him and perceives that he has faith to be healed.
What Does Acts 14:9 Mean?
The man does the one thing he can do: he hears. Paul, in the middle of preaching, fixes his eyes on this listener and discerns something kindled in him — faith enough to be made whole.
Faith came exactly the way Scripture says it comes, 'by hearing, and hearing by the word of God' (Romans 10:17). The man could not walk to the preacher, but the word about Jesus walked to him. And faith, though invisible, showed — in a face, an attention, a leaning forward — enough for Paul to perceive it. God sees trust forming in a heart before that trust has ever been able to act.
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What does Acts 14:9 mean?
The lame man listens to Paul preach; Paul looks intently at him and perceives that he has faith to be healed.