And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
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- WEB By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
- KJV And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
- BSB By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
- NKJV And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
- NLT “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes.
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It was faith in Jesus' name that healed the lame man, making him completely well before them all. The miracle came through Christ, received by faith.
Overview
Peter again locates the healing power in the name of Jesus, not in the apostles, and links it to faith. The verse stresses both the objective power of Christ's name and the means of faith through which it works. It illustrates the broader gospel pattern, that the salvation and wholeness God gives in Christ are received by faith, to the glory of his name.
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- Matt 21:21–22Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done.
- Acts 3:6But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- Acts 14:9He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
- Mark 16:17–18These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;
- Acts 4:10be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole.
- Acts 16:18She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
- Luke 17:5–6The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
- 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 11:22–23Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
- 1 Cor 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.
- John 14:12Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.
- Acts 4:7When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”
- Acts 19:13–17But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
- Acts 3:8Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
- Deut 32:4The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.
- John 7:23If a boy receives circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me, because I made a man completely healthy on the Sabbath?
- Matt 17:19–20Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
- Acts 4:30while you stretch out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.”
- Acts 8:14–16Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
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