Acts 9:33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.

English Standard Version
There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed.

New American Standard Bible
There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years, for he was paralyzed.

King James Bible
And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.

International Standard Version
There he found a man named Aeneas who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.

American Standard Version
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he found there a certain man named Eneas, who had kept his bed for eight years, who was ill of the palsy.

Darby Bible Translation
And he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name, who had been lying for eight years upon a couch, who was paralysed.

Young's Literal Translation
and he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name -- for eight years laid upon a couch -- who was paralytic,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

9:32-35 Christians are saints, or holy people; not only the eminent ones, as Saint Peter and Saint Paul, but every sincere professor of the faith of Christ. Christ chose patients whose diseases were incurable in the course of nature, to show how desperate was the case of fallen mankind. When we were wholly without strength, as this poor man, he sent his word to heal us. Peter does not pretend to heal by any power of his own, but directs Eneas to look up to Christ for help. Let none say, that because it is Christ, who, by the power of his grace, works all our works in us, therefore we have no work, no duty to do; for though Jesus Christ makes thee whole, yet thou must arise, and use the power he gives thee.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Ac 9:32-43. Peter Heals Eneas at Lydda and Raises Tabitha to Life at Joppa.

The historian now returns to Peter, in order to introduce the all-important narrative of Cornelius (Ac 10:1-48). The occurrences here related probably took place during Saul's sojourn in Arabia.

32-35. as Peter passed throughout all quarters—not now fleeing from persecution, but peacefully visiting the churches.

to the saints which dwelt at Lydda—about five miles east of Joppa.