Acts 5:15
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Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that, when Peter came, his shadow at the least might overshadow any of them and they might be delivered from their infirmities.

they brought.

Acts 19:11,12 And God wrought by the hand of Paul more than common miracles. . . .

Matthew 9:21 For she said within herself: If I shall touch only his garment, I shall be healed.

Matthew 14:36 And they besought him that they might touch but the hem of his garment. And as many as touched, were made whole.

John 14:12 Otherwise believe for the very works' sake. Amen, amen, I say to you, he that believeth in me, the works that I do, he also shall do: and greater than these shall he do.

into the streets.

Context
The Apostles Heal Many
14And the multitude of men and women who believed in the Lord was more increased: 15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that, when Peter came, his shadow at the least might overshadow any of them and they might be delivered from their infirmities. 16And there came also together to Jerusalem a multitude out of the neighbouring cities, bringing sick persons and such as were troubled with unclean spirits: who were all healed.…
Cross References
Mark 6:55
And running through that whole country, they began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

Acts 5:16
And there came also together to Jerusalem a multitude out of the neighbouring cities, bringing sick persons and such as were troubled with unclean spirits: who were all healed.

Acts 19:12
So that even there were brought from his body to the sick, handkerchiefs and aprons: and the diseases departed from them: and the wicked spirits went out of them.

Lexicon
As a result,
ὥστε (hōste)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 5620: So that, therefore, so then, so as to. From hos and te; so too, i.e. Thus therefore.

[people] brought
ἐκφέρειν (ekpherein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1627: To bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce. From ek and phero; to bear out.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sick
ἀσθενεῖς (astheneis)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 772: (lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick. Strengthless.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

streets
πλατείας (plateias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4113: A street, public square, broad way. Feminine of platus; a wide 'plat' or 'place', i.e. Open square.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

laid [them]
τιθέναι (tithenai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

cots
κλιναρίων (klinariōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2826: A couch or litter of a sick person. Neuter of a presumed derivative of kline; a pallet or little couch.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

mats,
κραβάττων (krabattōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2895: A bed, mattress, mat of a poor man. Probably of foreign origin; a mattress.

so that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

at least
κἂν (kan)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2579: And if, even if, even, at least. From kai and ean; and if.

Peter’s
Πέτρου (Petrou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.

shadow
σκιὰ (skia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4639: Apparently a primary word; 'shade' or a shadow (darkness of error or an adumbration).

might fall on
ἐπισκιάσῃ (episkiasē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1982: To overshadow, envelop; to cast a shade upon, i.e. to envelop in a haze of brilliancy.

some
τινὶ (tini)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

of them
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

as he passed by.
ἐρχομένου (erchomenou)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.


Additional Translations
As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

so as even to bring out the sick into the streets, and to put them on cots and mats, that of Peter coming, at least the shadow might envelop some of them.

So that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

insomuch that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some one of them.

so that they brought out the sick into the streets and put [them] on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter, when he came, might overshadow some one of them.

insomuch that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some one of them.

So that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

so that they would even bring out their sick friends into the streets and lay them on light couches or mats, in order that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or other of them.

They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them.

so as into the broad places to bring forth the ailing, and to lay them upon couches and mats, that at the coming of Peter, even his shadow might overshadow some one of them;
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