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said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!" He leaped up and walked.
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A Single Leap of Faith
Scholars highlight the original Greek to paint a vivid picture. The man didn't just get up; he "leaped up" in a single, explosive bound and then began to walk around. This wasn't a gradual recovery but an instantaneous and complete healing, demonstrating the immediate power of God's word when met with faith.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Said with a loud voice. See Barnes on John 11:43.
And he leaped. See Barnes on Acts 3:8; compare to Isaiah 35:6.
Upright (ορθος). Predicate adjective. In this sense Galen and Hippocrates frequently use ορθος (erect, straight). Paul spoke in a …
19th Century
Anglican
Stand upright on thy feet.—What may be called the modus operandi of the miracle reminds us of that of the paraly…
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16th Century
Protestant
He said with a loud voice. Many old books, and those of great credit, add, I say to you in the name of Jesus Christ, and surely w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Said with a loud voice Not only that the man, but that all might hear and attend to the miracle about to be wrought:…
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All things are possible to those who believe. When we have faith, that most precious gift of God, we shall be delivered from the spiritual helpless…
