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This manοὗτοςheardἤκουσενPaulτοῦ Παύλουspeaking;λαλοῦντοςand he,ὃςstaringἀτενίσαςat himαὐτῷandκαὶseeingἰδὼνthatὅτιhe hadἔχειfaithπίστινto be healed,τοῦ σωθῆναι
Acts 14:9
Study it in the app“This man heard Paul speaking; and he, staring at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 14:9, word by word
- heardἤκουσενēkousen
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousen” appears- PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountos
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalountos” appears- staringἀτενίσαςatenisas
stare at
Stare at, look intently, fix one's eyes on.
Where else “atenisas” appears- seeingἰδὼνidōn
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idōn” appears- he hadἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- to be healedσωθῆναιsōthēnai
heal
To heal the sick.
Where else “sōthēnai” appears
The context
8And in Lystra a certain man was sitting, without strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
9 · This verse (above)
10said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet.” And he leaped up and was walking.
To study Acts 14 in a group
1. What it says
In Lystra, what does Paul do for the man who had never walked, and how does the crowd react? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Paul and Barnabas refuse to be treated as gods, and what do they say about themselves? (vv. 14-15)
3. How I live it
Paul and Barnabas encouraged the disciples to stay firm through hardship (v. 22). How can you encourage someone going through a hard time?