Summary
This man would be laid at the gate of the temple every single day where he would beg for money as people entered into the temple. Everyone in the temple would have known this man to be lame and here he comes dancing, leaping, praising God, his feet and ankles strong, walking with John and Peter and this gave the opportunity to Peter, to preach. And they had to answer to the Sanhedrin, surely, surely the disciples that stood before the Sanhedrin here were thinking of when Christ himself stood in that very place, answering in that same manner to those tears of authority. They wanted to know because to use the name of Jesus to perform a healing, there would be scandalous. They did not like Jesus, they did not believe in Jesus and the fact that these men were proclaiming the name of Jesus and performing a miraculous act in the name of Jesus. Then Peter filled with the Holy Spirit said to them, rulers of the people and elders, if we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who is sick and are asked how this man has been healed, let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead.
Video citations
- "Tell" 5-18-25 — If you would please open your Bibles to the Book of Acts chapter 4, if you're using a Pew edition of the Bible, this can be found on page 104 in the New Testament, or in the Book of Acts 4 chapter.…