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Do you want to know how he was healed? <a href="/esv/acts/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, <a href="/bsb/acts/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed, <a href="/blb/acts/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> if we are being examined this day as to a good work to the ailing man, by what means he has been healed, <a href="/kjv/acts/4.htm">King James Bible</a> If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; <a href="/nkjv/acts/4.htm">New King James Version</a> If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, <a href="/nasb_/acts/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> if we are on trial today for a benefit done to a sick man, as to how this man has been made well, <a href="/nasb/acts/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> if we are on trial today for a benefit done to a sick man, as to how this man has been made well, <a href="/nasb77/acts/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> if we are on trial today for a benefit done to a sick man, as to how this man has been made well, <a href="/lsb/acts/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man, as to how this man has been saved from his sickness, <a href="/amp/acts/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> if we are being put on trial today [to interrogate us] for a good deed done to [benefit] a disabled man, as to how this man has been restored to health, <a href="/csb/acts/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a disabled man, by what means he was healed, <a href="/hcsb/acts/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a disabled man—by what means he was healed— <a href="/asv/acts/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole; <a href="/cev/acts/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You are questioning us today about a kind deed in which a man who could not walk was healed. <a href="/erv/acts/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole; <a href="/gwt/acts/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> today you are cross-examining us about the good we did for a crippled man. You want to know how he was made well. <a href="/gnt/acts/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> if we are being questioned today about the good deed done to the lame man and how he was healed, <a href="/isv/acts/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> If we are being questioned today for a good deed done for someone who was sick or to learn how this man was healed, <a href="/msb/acts/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed, <a href="/net/acts/4.htm">NET Bible</a> if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man--by what means this man was healed-- <a href="/nheb/acts/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, <a href="/wbt/acts/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made sound. <a href="/wey/acts/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> if we to-day are under examination concerning the benefit conferred on a man helplessly lame, as to how this man has been cured; <a href="/web/acts/4.htm">World English Bible</a> if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> if we are examined today concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he has been saved, <a href="/blb/acts/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> if we are being examined this day as to a good work to the ailing man, by what means he has been healed, <a href="/ylt/acts/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved, <a href="/slt/acts/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If we are this day examined of the kindness of the sick man, by whom he has been saved;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he hath been made whole: <a href="/cpdv/acts/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If we today are judged by a good deed done to an infirm man, by which he has been made whole, <a href="/nabre/acts/4.htm">New American Bible</a> If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a cripple, namely, by what means he was saved, <a href="/nrsvce/acts/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> if we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are asked how this man has been healed,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If we are convicted today by you, concerning the good which has been done to a sick man, on the ground of by what means he was healed; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “If we today are judged by you for the beautiful thing which happened to an ill man, by what means this man was healed”,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> if we are this day examined with respect unto the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he has been saved, <a href="/godbey/acts/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> if we are this day judged for the benefaction of the impotent man, by whom he has been saved, <a href="/haweis/acts/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> if we are this day examined relative to the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he was restored; <a href="/mace/acts/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> since we are this day to be examined about the cure of a cripple, and by what means he was recovered; be it known to you all, <a href="/wey/acts/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> if we to-day are under examination concerning the benefit conferred on a man helplessly lame, as to how this man has been cured; <a href="/worrell/acts/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> if we are this day examined in regard to a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this person has been made whole; <a href="/worsley/acts/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and elders of Israel, if we are this day examined about the benefit done to the impotent man, <a href="/parallel/acts/4-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=956" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/4.htm">Peter and John Before the Council</a> …8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people! 9<a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">we</a> <a href="/greek/350.htm" title="350: anakrinometha (V-PIM/P-1P) -- From ana and krino; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. investigate, interrogate, determine.">are being examined</a> <a href="/greek/4594.htm" title="4594: sēmeron (Adv) -- Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now.">today</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">about</a> <a href="/greek/2108.htm" title="2108: euergesia (N-DFS) -- Good action, well-doing, benefiting, kind service. From euergetes; beneficence.">a kind service</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpou (N-GMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">to a man</a> <a href="/greek/772.htm" title="772: asthenous (Adj-GMS) -- (lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick. Strengthless.">who was lame,</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">to determine</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tini (IPro-DNS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">how</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">he</a> <a href="/greek/4982.htm" title="4982: sesōstai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.">was healed,</a> 10then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a> But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God. <a href="/acts/3-16.htm">Acts 3:16</a> By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence. <a href="/acts/2-22.htm">Acts 2:22</a> Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. <a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Luke 5:24-25</a> But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” / And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God. <a href="/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8-9</a> Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” / Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, <a href="/matthew/9-6.htm">Matthew 9:6-7</a> But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” / And the man got up and went home. <a href="/mark/2-10.htm">Mark 2:10-12</a> But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, / “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” / And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!” <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a> Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a> Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/psalms/103-2.htm">Psalm 103:2-3</a> Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— / He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a> saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a> He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” <a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14-15</a> Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. <a href="/matthew/12-13.htm">Matthew 12:13</a> Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other. <a href="/luke/6-10.htm">Luke 6:10</a> And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the weak man, by what means he is made whole;the good.<a href="/acts/3-7.htm">Acts 3:7</a> And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength.<a href="/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23</a> If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?<a href="/john/10-32.htm">John 10:32</a> Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/1-1.htm">Account</a> <a href="/john/14-31.htm">Act</a> <a href="/john/12-30.htm">Benefit</a> <a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Conferred</a> <a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Crippled</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/john/10-33.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Examination</a> <a href="/luke/23-14.htm">Examined</a> <a href="/john/18-36.htm">Good</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/john/5-7.htm">Impotent</a> <a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/acts/2-43.htm">Means</a> <a href="/john/18-19.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/acts/3-18.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/john/11-6.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/acts/3-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Today</a> <a href="/luke/24-21.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/acts/2-36.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/4-21.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/4-22.htm">Act</a> <a href="/romans/3-1.htm">Benefit</a> <a href="/acts/4-15.htm">Conferred</a> <a href="/acts/14-8.htm">Crippled</a> <a href="/acts/4-14.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/acts/13-41.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/acts/25-26.htm">Examination</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Examined</a> <a href="/acts/5-42.htm">Good</a> <a href="/acts/4-14.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/acts/14-8.htm">Impotent</a> <a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-13.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/acts/4-16.htm">Means</a> <a href="/acts/5-8.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/acts/5-15.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/acts/4-10.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/acts/13-33.htm">Today</a> <a href="/acts/13-33.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/acts/4-10.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/acts/5-38.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 4</div>1. <a href="/acts/4-1.htm">The rulers of the Jews, offended with Peter's sermon,</a> 3. <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">imprison him and John.</a> 5. <a href="/acts/4-5.htm">After, upon examination </a> 8. <a href="/acts/4-8.htm">Peter boldly avouching the lame man to be healed by the name of Jesus, </a> 11. <a href="/acts/4-11.htm">and that only by the same Jesus we must be eternally saved,</a> 13. <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">they threaten him and John to preach no more in that name,</a> 23. <a href="/acts/4-23.htm">whereupon the church flees to prayer.</a> 31. <a href="/acts/4-31.htm">And God, by moving the place where they were assembled, testifies that he heard their prayer; </a> 34. <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">confirming the church with the gift of the Holy Spirit, and with mutual love and charity.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>If we are being examined today This phrase indicates a formal inquiry or trial, likely before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council. The apostles Peter and John are being questioned after healing a lame man, an event that drew significant public attention. The setting is Jerusalem, a city central to Jewish religious life and the early Christian movement. The examination reflects the tension between the early church and Jewish authorities, who were concerned about the growing influence of Jesus' followers.about a kind service The "kind service" refers to the miraculous healing of a man who had been lame from birth. This act of compassion aligns with Jesus' ministry, which often included healing and acts of mercy. The apostles' actions demonstrate the continuation of Jesus' work through the Holy Spirit. The term "kind service" underscores the benevolent nature of the miracle, emphasizing the apostles' intent to help rather than to incite controversy.to a man who was lame The man in question was well-known in Jerusalem, as he regularly begged at the temple gate called Beautiful. His healing was a public event, witnessed by many, which added credibility to the apostles' message. The healing of a lame man fulfills Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a>, which speaks of the lame leaping like a deer, symbolizing the coming of God's kingdom.to determine how he was healed The focus of the examination is on the method and power behind the healing. The Jewish leaders are concerned about the source of the apostles' authority, as they had not sanctioned this miracle. This question sets the stage for Peter's bold proclamation of Jesus Christ as the source of healing, emphasizing the power of Jesus' name and the apostles' role as His witnesses. The inquiry reflects a broader theme in Acts: the validation of the apostles' message through signs and wonders.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter_and_john.htm">Peter and John</a> Apostles of Jesus Christ who were speaking to the people and were arrested by the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees for proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanhedrin.htm">The Sanhedrin</a> The Jewish ruling council that included the high priests, elders, and scribes. They were responsible for examining Peter and John regarding the healing of the lame man. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lame_man.htm">The Lame Man</a> A man who had been lame from birth and was healed by Peter and John at the temple gate called Beautiful, as described in <a href="/bsb/acts/3.htm">Acts 3</a>. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The central place of worship for the Jews in Jerusalem, where the healing took place and where Peter and John were later brought for questioning. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_healing_event.htm">The Healing Event</a> The miraculous healing of the lame man, which served as a testament to the power of Jesus' name and the faith of the apostles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_jesus'_name.htm">The Power of Jesus' Name</a> The healing of the lame man underscores the authority and power inherent in the name of Jesus. Believers are reminded of the spiritual authority they have when they act in faith and in Jesus' name. <a href="/topical/b/boldness_in_witnessing.htm">Boldness in Witnessing</a> Peter and John's willingness to speak boldly before the Sanhedrin serves as an example for Christians to stand firm in their faith and witness, even in the face of opposition. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_works.htm">Faith and Works</a> The healing illustrates the relationship between faith and works. The apostles' faith in Jesus led to a tangible act of kindness, demonstrating that true faith results in action. <a href="/topical/d/divine_examination.htm">Divine Examination</a> The apostles' examination by the Sanhedrin can be seen as a metaphor for the trials believers may face. It encourages Christians to be prepared to give an account of their faith and the hope they have in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 4</a> <a href="/q/how_does_generosity_affect_relationships.htm">How can you inscribe mercy and truth in your heart?</a> <a href="/q/how_are_we_cleansed_from_sin.htm">How can you consistently remain in Him?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_christian_service_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible teach about Christian service?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_laying_hands.htm">What does the Bible say about laying on hands?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) If we this day be examined.--The word is employed in its technical sense of a judicial inter rogation, as in <a href="/luke/23-14.htm" title="Said to them, You have brought this man to me, as one that perverts the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof you accuse him:">Luke 23:14</a>. It is used by St. Luke and St. Paul (<a href="/acts/12-19.htm" title="And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there stayed.">Acts 12:19</a>; <a href="/acts/24-8.htm" title="Commanding his accusers to come to you: by examining of whom yourself may take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.">Acts 24:8</a>; <a href="/context/1_corinthians/2-14.htm" title="But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.">1Corinthians 2:14-15</a>; <a href="/context/1_corinthians/4-3.htm" title="But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yes, I judge not my own self.">1Corinthians 4:3-4</a>), and by them only, in the New Testament.Of the good deed.--Strictly, the act of beneficence. There is a manifest emphasis on the word as contrasted with the contemptuous "this thing" of the question. It meets us again in <a href="/1_timothy/6-2.htm" title="And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.">1Timothy 6:2</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Are for be, A.V.; concerning a (good deed) for of the, A.V.; an (impotent) for the, A.V.; this man for he, A.V. We; eraphatic, probably in response to the emphatic "you" at the end of ver. 7. An impotent man. The following οῦτος, this man, makes it necessary to supply the definite article, as the A.V. has done. St. Peter alludes to the good deed, i.e. the benefit done to the lame man, being the subject of a criminal inquiry, as a tacit condemnation of the unrighteousness of such a course. <a href="/commentaries/acts/4-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>If εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. we ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. are being examined ἀνακρινόμεθα (anakrinometha) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_350.htm">Strong's 350: </a> From ana and krino; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. investigate, interrogate, determine. today σήμερον (sēmeron) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4594.htm">Strong's 4594: </a> Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now. about ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. a kind service εὐεργεσίᾳ (euergesia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2108.htm">Strong's 2108: </a> Good action, well-doing, benefiting, kind service. From euergetes; beneficence. [to a] man ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. [who was] lame, ἀσθενοῦς (asthenous) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_772.htm">Strong's 772: </a> (lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick. Strengthless. [to determine] ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. how τίνι (tini) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. he οὗτος (houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. was healed, σέσωσται (sesōstai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> To save, heal, preserve, rescue. 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