Acts 3:8 Meaning and Explanation
“And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The man springs up, stands, and walks, entering the temple with them — walking, and leaping, and praising God.
What Does Acts 3:8 Mean?
A man who has never taken a step takes his first ones into the house of God, at the hour of prayer, in front of everyone. Luke piles up the verbs — leaping up, standing, walking, entering, walking, leaping, praising — as if the sentence itself cannot hold still.
Isaiah had promised that when God came to save, the lame would 'leap as an hart' (Isaiah 35:6). Here that promise breaks into the open: the age of salvation has dawned in Jesus. And the man's first use of his new legs is worship. He does not run home or off to the marketplace; he walks in to praise. Healing finds its true purpose when it turns into praise.
Acts 3:8 in the Original Language
hallomai (ἅλλομαι), 'leaping' -- to spring up; the word Isaiah 35:6 uses of the lame leaping like a deer.
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What does Acts 3:8 mean?
The man springs up, stands, and walks, entering the temple with them — walking, and leaping, and praising God.