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They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them.
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Faith Meets Power
Commentators highlight the extraordinary faith of the people. They believed so strongly in the power God had given Peter that they sought healing even from his shadow. Scholars like A.T. Robertson note that while this might seem superstitious, God honors genuine faith, even when it's imperfectly expressed. The focus was on God's power working through His apostle.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Insomuch. So that. This should be connected with Acts 5:12. Many miracles were performed by the apostles, so that, etc.
They br…
Insomuch that (ωστε). With the present infinitive εκφερειν and τιθενα, regular Greek idiom for result.
Into the str…
19th Century
Anglican
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick...—The tense implies habitual action. For some days or weeks the sick were laid all along the st…
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The material in these two verses is structurally much like that of 4:34–35, for in both cases there is a logical and linguistic connection with eac…
16th Century
Protestant
The shadow of Peter, as he came. The Papists abuse this text as a pretext, not only to commend feigned miracles, which they claim are done…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, &c.] These words are to be read in connection with the former part of the twelfth verse…
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