and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed.
Parallel translations
- WEB He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
- KJV The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
- BSB This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
- NKJV This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
- NASB This man was listening to Paul as he spoke. Paul looked at him intently and saw that he had faith to be made well,
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Quick answer
The man listened to Paul, who saw that he had faith to be healed. God grants both the message and the faith to receive its blessing.
Overview
The man's faith arose as he heard Paul preach, illustrating that faith comes by hearing (Romans 10:17). Paul, discerning this faith, fixed his eyes on him, recognizing God's work already underway. The healing flows from faith awakened by the gospel, not from the man's own initiative apart from the word.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Matt 15:28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
- Acts 3:4Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”
- Matt 9:28–29When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.”
- Matt 8:10When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
- Matt 9:22But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
- Mark 9:23–24Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
- Mark 1:40–41A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”
- Mark 2:5Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
- Mark 10:52Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus on the way.
- Mark 2:11–12“I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”
- Matt 13:58He didn’t do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
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