Acts 4:22 Meaning and Explanation
“For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.”
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Read Full Chapter →Luke notes that the man healed by this miracle was more than forty years old.
What Does Acts 4:22 Mean?
Luke adds the detail that explains the city's awe: the man had been lame for more than forty years — a whole lifetime of being carried to the gate, known by sight to a generation of worshippers. No one could plead mistaken identity or lucky coincidence.
Forty years is long enough to stop hoping. Yet the need that had outlasted four decades did not outlast the name of Jesus. No condition is too old, too settled, or too far gone for the power of the risen Christ; the longest-standing need can still be made to stand.
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What does Acts 4:22 mean?
Luke notes that the man healed by this miracle was more than forty years old.