PETER HEALS A LAME MAN AT THE TEMPLE GATE--HS ADDRESS TO THE WONDERING MULTITUDE. (Acts 3:1-26) Peter and John--already associated by their Master, first with James (Mar 1:29; Mar 5:37; Mar 9:2), then by themselves (L…
1Pedro y Juan subían juntos al templo a la hora novena, la de la oración.
2Y era traído un hombre cojo de nacimiento, a quien ponían cada día a la puerta del templo que se llama la Hermosa, para que pidiese limosna de los que entraban en el templo.
3Este, cuando vio a Pedro y a Juan que iban a entrar en el templo, les rogaba que le diesen limosna.
4Pedro, con Juan, fijando en él los ojos, le dijo: Míranos.
5Entonces él les estuvo atento, esperando recibir de ellos algo.
6Mas Pedro dijo: No tengo plata ni oro, pero lo que tengo te doy; en el nombre de Jesucristo de Nazaret, levántate y anda.
7Y tomándole por la mano derecha le levantó; y al momento se le afirmaron los pies y tobillos;
8y saltando, se puso en pie y anduvo; y entró con ellos en el templo, andando, y saltando, y alabando a Dios.
9Y todo el pueblo le vio andar y alabar a Dios.
10Y le reconocían que era el que se sentaba a pedir limosna a la puerta del templo, la Hermosa; y se llenaron de asombro y espanto por lo que le había sucedido.
11Y teniendo asidos a Pedro y a Juan el cojo que había sido sanado, todo el pueblo, atónito, concurrió a ellos al pórtico que se llama de Salomón.
12Viendo esto Pedro, respondió al pueblo: Varones israelitas, ¿por qué os maravilláis de esto?, ¿o por qué ponéis los ojos en nosotros, como si por nuestro poder o piedad hubiésemos hecho andar a este?
13El Dios de Abraham, de Isaac y de Jacob, el Dios de nuestros padres, ha glorificado a su Hijo Jesús, a quien vosotros entregasteis y negasteis delante de Pilato, cuando este había resuelto ponerle en libertad.
14Mas vosotros negasteis al Santo y al Justo, y pedisteis que se os diese un homicida,
15y matasteis al Autor de la vida, a quien Dios ha resucitado de los muertos, de lo cual nosotros somos testigos.
16Y por la fe en su nombre, a este, que vosotros veis y conocéis, le ha confirmado su nombre; y la fe que es por él ha dado a este esta completa sanidad en presencia de todos vosotros.
17Mas ahora, hermanos, sé que por ignorancia lo habéis hecho, como también vuestros gobernantes.
18Pero Dios ha cumplido así lo que había antes anunciado por boca de todos sus profetas, que su Cristo había de padecer.
19Así que, arrepentíos y convertíos, para que sean borrados vuestros pecados; para que vengan de la presencia del Señor tiempos de refrigerio,
20y él envíe a Jesucristo, que os fue antes anunciado;
21a quien de cierto es necesario que el cielo reciba hasta los tiempos de la restauración de todas las cosas, de que habló Dios por boca de sus santos profetas que han sido desde tiempo antiguo.
22Porque Moisés dijo a los padres: El Señor vuestro Dios os levantará profeta de entre vuestros hermanos, como a mí; a él oiréis en todas las cosas que os hable;
23y toda alma que no oiga a aquel profeta, será desarraigada del pueblo.
24Y todos los profetas desde Samuel en adelante, cuantos han hablado, también han anunciado estos días.
25Vosotros sois los hijos de los profetas, y del pacto que Dios hizo con nuestros padres, diciendo a Abraham: En tu simiente serán benditas todas las familias de la tierra.
26A vosotros primeramente, Dios, habiendo levantado a su Hijo, lo envió para que os bendijese, a fin de que cada uno se convierta de su maldad.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. a certain man lame from his mother's womb--and now "above forty years old" (Act 4:22).
a certain man lame from his mother's womb--and now "above forty years old" (Act 4:22).
was carried--was wont to be carried.
II
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II. Peter fastening his eyes on him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed--that, through the …
Peter fastening his eyes on him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed--that, through the eye, faith might be aided in its birth.
III
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III. Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee--What a lofty superiority breathes in…
Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee--What a lofty superiority breathes in these words!
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk--These words, uttered with supernatural power, doubtless begat in this poor man the faith that sent healing virtue through his diseased members.
IV
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IV. And he took . . . and lifted him up--precisely what his Lord had done to his own mother-in-law (M…
And he took . . . and lifted him up--precisely what his Lord had done to his own mother-in-law (Mar 1:31).
his feet--"soles."
and ankle bones, &c.--the technical language of a physician (Col 4:14).
V
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V. leaping up, stood . . . walked . . . entered the temple walking, leaping, and praising God--Every…
leaping up, stood . . . walked . . . entered the temple walking, leaping, and praising God--Every word here is emphatic, expressing the perfection of the cure, as Act 3:7 its immediateness.
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VI. all the people saw him, &c.--as they assembled at the hour of public prayer, in the temple courts…
all the people saw him, &c.--as they assembled at the hour of public prayer, in the temple courts; so that the miracle had the utmost publicity.
VII
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VII. they knew that it was he which sat for alms, &c.--(Compare Joh 9:8).
they knew that it was he which sat for alms, &c.--(Compare Joh 9:8).
VIII
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VIII. the lame man . . . held, &c.--This is human nature.
the lame man . . . held, &c.--This is human nature.
all the people ran together unto them in the porch, &c.--How vividly do these graphic details bring the whole scene before us! Thus was Peter again furnished with a vast audience, whose wonder at the spectacle of the healed beggar clinging to his benefactors prepared them to listen with reverence to his words.
IX
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IX. why marvel at this?--For miracles are marvels only in relation to the limited powers of man.
why marvel at this?--For miracles are marvels only in relation to the limited powers of man.
as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk--Neither the might nor the merit of the cure are due to us, mere agents of Him whom we preach.
X
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X. The God of Abraham, &c.--(See on Act 2:22; Act 2:36).
The God of Abraham, &c.--(See on Act 2:22; Act 2:36).
hath glorified his Son Jesus--rather, "his Servant Jesus," as the same word is rendered in Mat 12:18, but in that high sense in which Isaiah applies it always to Messiah (Isa 42:1; Isa 49:6; Isa 52:13; Isa 53:11). When "Son" is intended a different word is used.
whom ye delivered up, &c.--With what heroic courage does Peter here charge his auditors with the heaviest of all conceivable crimes, and with what terrific strength of language are these charges clothed!
XI
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XI. killed the Prince of life--Glorious paradox, but how piercing to the conscience of the auditors.
killed the Prince of life--Glorious paradox, but how piercing to the conscience of the auditors.
XII
Versículo 16
XII. his name, through faith in his name, hath made this man strong, &c.--With what skill does the apo…
his name, through faith in his name, hath made this man strong, &c.--With what skill does the apostle use the miracle both to glorify his ascended Lord and bring the guilt of His blood more resistlessly home to his audience!
XIII
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XIII. And now, brethren--Our preacher, like his Master, "will not break the bruised reed." His heaviest…
And now, brethren--Our preacher, like his Master, "will not break the bruised reed." His heaviest charges are prompted by love, which now hastens to assuage the wounds it was necessary to inflict.
I wot--"know."
through ignorance ye did it--(See marginal references, Luk 23:34; Act 13:27; Act 26:9).
XIV
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XIV. that Christ--The best manuscripts read, "that His Christ."
that Christ--The best manuscripts read, "that His Christ."
should suffer--The doctrine of a SUFFERING MESSIAH was totally at variance with the current views of the Jewish Church, and hard to digest even by the Twelve, up to the day of their Lord's resurrection. Our preacher himself revolted at it, and protested against it, when first nakedly announced, for which he received a terrible rebuke. Here he affirms it to be the fundamental truth of ancient prophecy realized unwittingly by the Jews themselves, yet by a glorious divine ordination. How great a change had the Pentecostal illumination wrought upon his views!
XV
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XV. when the times of refreshing shall come--rather, "in order that the times of refreshing may come"…
when the times of refreshing shall come--rather, "in order that the times of refreshing may come"; that long period of repose, prosperity and joy, which all the prophets hold forth to the distracted Church and this miserable world, as eventually to come, and which is here, as in all the prophets, made to turn upon the national conversion of Israel.
16
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16. he shall send Jesus Christ--The true reading is, "He shall send your predestinated (or foreordain…
he shall send Jesus Christ--The true reading is, "He shall send your predestinated (or foreordained) Messiah, Jesus."
17
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17. until the times--embracing the whole period between the ascension and the second advent of Christ.
until the times--embracing the whole period between the ascension and the second advent of Christ.
restitution of all things--comprehending, probably, the rectification of all the disorders of the fall.
18
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18. a prophet . . . like unto me--particularly in intimacy of communication with God (Num 12:6-8), an…
a prophet . . . like unto me--particularly in intimacy of communication with God (Num 12:6-8), and as the mediatorial Head of a new order of things (Heb 3:2-6). Peter takes it for granted that, in the light of all he had just said, it would be seen at once that One only had any claim to be that Prophet.
him shall ye hear in all things, &c.--This part of the prediction is emphatically added, in order to shut up the audience to the obedience of faith, on pain of being finally "cut off" from the congregation of the righteous (Psa 1:1).
19
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19. foretold of these days--of Messiah; all pointing to "the time of reformation" (Heb 9:10), though …
foretold of these days--of Messiah; all pointing to "the time of reformation" (Heb 9:10), though with more or less distinctness.
20
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20. Ye are the children . . . of the covenant--and so the natural heirs of its promises.
Ye are the children . . . of the covenant--and so the natural heirs of its promises.
in thy seed, &c.--(See on Gal 3:8, &c.).
21
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21. God, having raised up--not from the dead, but having provided, prepared, and given.
God, having raised up--not from the dead, but having provided, prepared, and given.
his Son Jesus--"His Servant Jesus" (see on Act 3:13).
sent him to bless you--literally, "sent Him blessing you," as if laden with blessing.
in turning away every one of you from his iniquities--that is, "Hitherto we have all been looking too much for a Messiah who should shed outward blessings upon the nation generally, and through it upon the world. But we have learned other things, and now announce to you that the great blessing with which Messiah has come laden is the turning away of every one of you from his iniquities." With what divine skill does the apostle, founding on resistless facts, here drive home to the conscience of his auditors their guilt in crucifying the Lord of Glory; then soothe their awakened minds by assurances of forgiveness on turning to the Lord, and a glorious future as soon as this shall come to pass, to terminate with the Personal Return of Christ from the heavens whither He has ascended; ending all with warnings, from their own Scriptures, to submit to Him if they would not perish, and calls to receive from Him the blessings of salvation.
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Acts — Capítulo 3
PETER HEALS A LAME MAN AT THE TEMPLE GATE--HS ADDRESS TO THE WONDERING MULTITUDE. (Acts 3:1-26) Peter and John--already associated by their Master, first with James (Mar 1:29; Mar 5:37; Mar 9:2), then by themselves (L…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Pedro y Juan subían juntos al templo a la hora novena, la de la oración.
2Y era traído un hombre cojo de nacimiento, a quien ponían cada día a la puerta del templo que se llama la Hermosa, para que pidiese limosna de los que entraban en el templo.
3Este, cuando vio a Pedro y a Juan que iban a entrar en el templo, les rogaba que le diesen limosna.
4Pedro, con Juan, fijando en él los ojos, le dijo: Míranos.
5Entonces él les estuvo atento, esperando recibir de ellos algo.
6Mas Pedro dijo: No tengo plata ni oro, pero lo que tengo te doy; en el nombre de Jesucristo de Nazaret, levántate y anda.
7Y tomándole por la mano derecha le levantó; y al momento se le afirmaron los pies y tobillos;
8y saltando, se puso en pie y anduvo; y entró con ellos en el templo, andando, y saltando, y alabando a Dios.
9Y todo el pueblo le vio andar y alabar a Dios.
10Y le reconocían que era el que se sentaba a pedir limosna a la puerta del templo, la Hermosa; y se llenaron de asombro y espanto por lo que le había sucedido.
11Y teniendo asidos a Pedro y a Juan el cojo que había sido sanado, todo el pueblo, atónito, concurrió a ellos al pórtico que se llama de Salomón.
12Viendo esto Pedro, respondió al pueblo: Varones israelitas, ¿por qué os maravilláis de esto?, ¿o por qué ponéis los ojos en nosotros, como si por nuestro poder o piedad hubiésemos hecho andar a este?
13El Dios de Abraham, de Isaac y de Jacob, el Dios de nuestros padres, ha glorificado a su Hijo Jesús, a quien vosotros entregasteis y negasteis delante de Pilato, cuando este había resuelto ponerle en libertad.
14Mas vosotros negasteis al Santo y al Justo, y pedisteis que se os diese un homicida,
15y matasteis al Autor de la vida, a quien Dios ha resucitado de los muertos, de lo cual nosotros somos testigos.
16Y por la fe en su nombre, a este, que vosotros veis y conocéis, le ha confirmado su nombre; y la fe que es por él ha dado a este esta completa sanidad en presencia de todos vosotros.
17Mas ahora, hermanos, sé que por ignorancia lo habéis hecho, como también vuestros gobernantes.
18Pero Dios ha cumplido así lo que había antes anunciado por boca de todos sus profetas, que su Cristo había de padecer.
19Así que, arrepentíos y convertíos, para que sean borrados vuestros pecados; para que vengan de la presencia del Señor tiempos de refrigerio,
20y él envíe a Jesucristo, que os fue antes anunciado;
21a quien de cierto es necesario que el cielo reciba hasta los tiempos de la restauración de todas las cosas, de que habló Dios por boca de sus santos profetas que han sido desde tiempo antiguo.
22Porque Moisés dijo a los padres: El Señor vuestro Dios os levantará profeta de entre vuestros hermanos, como a mí; a él oiréis en todas las cosas que os hable;
23y toda alma que no oiga a aquel profeta, será desarraigada del pueblo.
24Y todos los profetas desde Samuel en adelante, cuantos han hablado, también han anunciado estos días.
25Vosotros sois los hijos de los profetas, y del pacto que Dios hizo con nuestros padres, diciendo a Abraham: En tu simiente serán benditas todas las familias de la tierra.
26A vosotros primeramente, Dios, habiendo levantado a su Hijo, lo envió para que os bendijese, a fin de que cada uno se convierta de su maldad.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 2
I. a certain man lame from his mother's womb--and now "above forty years old" (Act 4:22).
Versículo 4
II. Peter fastening his eyes on him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed--that, through the …
Versículo 6
III. Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee--What a lofty superiority breathes in…
Versículo 7
IV. And he took . . . and lifted him up--precisely what his Lord had done to his own mother-in-law (M…
Versículo 8
V. leaping up, stood . . . walked . . . entered the temple walking, leaping, and praising God--Every…
Versículo 9
VI. all the people saw him, &c.--as they assembled at the hour of public prayer, in the temple courts…
Versículo 10
VII. they knew that it was he which sat for alms, &c.--(Compare Joh 9:8).
Versículo 11
VIII. the lame man . . . held, &c.--This is human nature.
Versículo 12
IX. why marvel at this?--For miracles are marvels only in relation to the limited powers of man.
Versículo 13
X. The God of Abraham, &c.--(See on Act 2:22; Act 2:36).
Versículo 15
XI. killed the Prince of life--Glorious paradox, but how piercing to the conscience of the auditors.
Versículo 16
XII. his name, through faith in his name, hath made this man strong, &c.--With what skill does the apo…
Versículo 17
XIII. And now, brethren--Our preacher, like his Master, "will not break the bruised reed." His heaviest…
Versículo 18
XIV. that Christ--The best manuscripts read, "that His Christ."
Versículo 19
XV. when the times of refreshing shall come--rather, "in order that the times of refreshing may come"…
Versículo 20
16. he shall send Jesus Christ--The true reading is, "He shall send your predestinated (or foreordain…
Versículo 21
17. until the times--embracing the whole period between the ascension and the second advent of Christ.
Versículo 22
18. a prophet . . . like unto me--particularly in intimacy of communication with God (Num 12:6-8), an…
Versículo 24
19. foretold of these days--of Messiah; all pointing to "the time of reformation" (Heb 9:10), though …
Versículo 25
20. Ye are the children . . . of the covenant--and so the natural heirs of its promises.
Versículo 26
21. God, having raised up--not from the dead, but having provided, prepared, and given.