And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
Parallel translations
- WEB All the people saw him walking and praising God.
- BSB When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
- NKJV And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
- NASB And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
- NLT All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God.
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Quick answer
All the people saw the man walking and praising God. The miracle was public and undeniable.
Overview
The crowd's witness establishes that this was no private or staged event but an open sign before many. Their observation sets up the gathering and Peter's sermon that follow. By healing so visibly, God ensured the testimony to Jesus could not be easily dismissed, turning a single man's restoration into a witness to the whole city.
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Cross-references · 5
- Luke 13:17And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
- Acts 4:21So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
- Acts 4:16Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
- Mark 2:11–12I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
- Acts 14:11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
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