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while you stretch forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus."
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Pray for Boldness, Not Ease
Multiple commentators, including Barnes, Calvin, and Henry, emphasize that the early church's prayer is a model for believers today. They did not ask God to remove their suffering or silence their enemies. Instead, they prayed for boldness to continue their work and for God's power to be displayed, prioritizing God's glory over their own personal comfort and safety.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By stretching forth thine hand, etc. The apostles not only desired boldness to speak, but they asked that God would continue to work mirac…
While thou stretchest forth thy hand (εν τω την χειρα εκτεινειν σε). Luke's favourite idiom, "In the stretching out (articular pre…
19th Century
Anglican
By stretching forth thine hand to heal.—There seems something like an intentional assonance in the Greek words which St. Luke uses—iâs…
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The church’s response to the apostles’ release was a spontaneous outburst of praise, psalmody, and petition. It begins (v.24) by addressing God as …
16th Century
Protestant
Grant unto thy servants. Seeing that one miracle had stung the enemy so severely, why do these holy men desire to have new miracles perfor…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
By stretching forth your hand to heal That is, by exerting his power in healing sicknesses, diseases, and lameness, as in…
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Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is among themselves. It encourages God's servants, both in doing their work and in enduring suff…
