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Acts 14

Acts 14:8

The Visit to Lystra and Derbe · Acts 14:8–20
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Translations

Modern
In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
Traditional
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
Literal
And in Lystra a certain man was sitting, crippled in the feet, lame from the womb of his mother, who had never walked.
Latin
Et quidam vir Lystris infirmus pedibus sedebat, claudus ex utero matris suæ, qui numquam ambulaverat.

Original

Greek
English
In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

Notes

Acts 14:8–20

Paul healed a man who could not use his feet. This is similar to an earlier event in 3:1–12. In Acts, Paul’s work is shown as similar to Peter’s work. The many signs and wonders done among the Jews were also done among the Gentiles.

Theme notes and profiles

Barnabas Paul (Saul)

Events

Places

Lystra: A city in Lycaonia; Paul and Barnabas preached there

Glossary

Barnabas Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Galatia Heal, Healing Jerusalem Council Judaizers Lois Lystra Paul the Apostle Persecution Zeus

Topics

Christian Minister: Persecution: Paul Lycaonia: Paul Visits Towns of Lystra: One of Two Cities of Lycaonia, to Which Paul and Barnabas Fled from Persecutions in Iconium Paul: Heals an Immobile Man Religious Zeal: Exemplified by Paul