Acts 5:16 Meaning and Explanation
“There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Crowds stream in from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and tormented, and every one of them is healed.
What Does Acts 5:16 Mean?
The ministry now overflows the city walls, the first widening of the circle Jesus traced in Acts 1:8. The description echoes his own ministry almost word for word, when multitudes came to hear and be healed, and 'they that were vexed with unclean spirits... were healed' (Luke 6:18).
'Healed every one': no case proved too hard, no torment too deep. The risen Christ is as compassionate in his exaltation as he was on the roads of Galilee, and his power has not thinned with distance. The same Lord still hears those who are brought to him, and none who come to him are cast out (John 6:37).
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What does Acts 5:16 mean?
Crowds stream in from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and tormented, and every one of them is healed.