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Acts 3:8 KJV
Acts · chapter 3 · verse 8
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.Acts 3:8 · King James Version
Acts 3:8 in context
6Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
10And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- praisingaineōto praise, extol, to sing praises in honour to God, to allow, recommend, to promise or vowG134 →
- enteredeiserchomaito go out or come in to enter, of men or animals, as into a house or a city, of Satan…G1525 →
- leapinghallomaito leap, to spring up, gush up of waterG242 →
- walkedperipateōto walk, to make one s way, progress to make due use of opportunities, Hebrew for, to…G4043 →
- templehierona sacred place, temple, used of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, used of the temple at…G2411 →
- stoodhistēmito cause or make to stand, to place, put, set, to bid to stand by, [set up], in the…G2476 →
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We were told in general (Act 2:43) that many signs and wonders were done by the apostles, which are not written in this book; but here we have one given us for an instance.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11