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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/acts/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/acts/5.htm">New International Version</a> As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter&#8217s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. <a href="/nlt/acts/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. <a href="/esv/acts/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. <a href="/bsb/acts/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/acts/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/acts/5.htm">King James Bible</a> Insomuch 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. <a href="/nkjv/acts/5.htm">New King James Version</a> so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. <a href="/nasb_/acts/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on any of them. <a href="/nasb/acts/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on any one of them. <a href="/nasb77/acts/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets, and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on any one of them. <a href="/lsb/acts/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on any one of them. <a href="/amp/acts/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> to such an extent that they even carried their sick out into the streets and put them on cots and sleeping pads, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on one of them [with healing power]. <a href="/csb/acts/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> As a result, they would carry the sick out into the streets and lay them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them. <a href="/hcsb/acts/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> As a result, they would carry the sick out into the streets and lay them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them. <a href="/asv/acts/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/acts/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then sick people were brought out to the road and placed on mats. It was hoped that Peter would walk by, and his shadow would fall on them and heal them. <a href="/erv/acts/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/acts/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> As a result, people carried their sick into the streets. They placed them on stretchers and cots so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some sick people as he went by. <a href="/gnt/acts/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> As a result of what the apostles were doing, sick people were carried out into the streets and placed on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. <a href="/isv/acts/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> As a result, people kept carrying their sick into the streets and placing them on stretchers and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he went by. <a href="/msb/acts/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/acts/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets, and put them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow would fall on some of them. <a href="/nheb/acts/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They even carried out the sick into the streets, and put them on cots and mats, so that as Peter came by at the least his shadow would fall on some of them. <a href="/wbt/acts/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/web/acts/5.htm">World English Bible</a> They even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at least his shadow might overshadow some of them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> so as to bring forth the ailing into the broad places, and to lay [them] on beds and pallets, that at the coming of Peter, even [his] shadow might overshadow someone of them; <a href="/blb/acts/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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. <a href="/ylt/acts/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/acts/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> So that the sick were brought into the streets, and laid upon beds and couches, that Peter coming, even the shadow might overshadow certain of them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/acts/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> so much so that they laid the infirm in the streets, placing them on beds and stretchers, so that, as Peter arrived, at least his shadow might fall upon any one of them, and they would be freed from their infirmities. <a href="/nabre/acts/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or another of them. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mats, in order that Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he came by.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They even brought out the sick into the streets and laid them on bed quilts so that when Simon Peter should happen to pass by, his shadow might fall upon them. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> So that they were bringing the sick out into the streets lying in litters, that when Shimeon would come, at least his shadow might overshadow them.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> so that they brought the sick out along the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that even the shadow of Peter, as he passed along, might fall on some of them. <a href="/godbey/acts/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> so that they were carrying the sick into the streets, and placing them on couches and beds, in order that the shadow of Peter passing along might cast a shadow on some one of them. <a href="/haweis/acts/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Insomuch that they carried out into the streets the sick, and laid them on beds and couches, that when Peter was coming by, if but even his shadow might pass over some of them.<CM> <a href="/mace/acts/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> insomuch that they brought the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least, the shadow of Peter might cover some of them, as he pass'd by. <a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/worrell/acts/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> so that they even carried forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, in order that, as Peter might pass by, his shadow at least might overshadow some one of them. <a href="/worsley/acts/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> insomuch that they brought the sick out into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at lest the shadow of Peter, as he came by, might pass over some of them. <a href="/parallel/acts/5-15.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=1352" 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/5.htm">The Apostles Heal Many</a> …14Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women. 15<a href="/greek/5620.htm" title="5620: hōste (Conj) -- So that, therefore, so then, so as to. From hos and te; so too, i.e. Thus therefore.">As a result,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1627.htm" title="1627: ekpherein (V-PNA) -- To bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce. From ek and phero; to bear out.">people brought</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/772.htm" title="772: astheneis (Adj-AMP) -- (lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick. Strengthless.">sick</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4113.htm" title="4113: plateias (N-AFP) -- A street, public square, broad way. Feminine of platus; a wide plat or place, i.e. Open square.">streets</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5087.htm" title="5087: tithenai (V-PNA) -- To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.">laid them</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/2826.htm" title="2826: klinariōn (N-GNP) -- A couch or litter of a sick person. Neuter of a presumed derivative of kline; a pallet or little couch.">cots</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2895.htm" title="2895: krabattōn (N-GMP) -- A bed, mattress, mat of a poor man. Probably of foreign origin; a mattress.">mats,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/2579.htm" title="2579: kan (Conj) -- And if, even if, even, at least. From kai and ean; and if.">at least</a> <a href="/greek/4074.htm" title="4074: Petrou (N-GMS) -- Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.">Peter’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4639.htm" title="4639: skia (N-NFS) -- Apparently a primary word; shade or a shadow (darkness of error or an adumbration).">shadow</a> <a href="/greek/1982.htm" title="1982: episkiasē (V-ASA-3S) -- To overshadow, envelop; to cast a shade upon, i.e. to envelop in a haze of brilliancy.">might fall on</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tini (IPro-DMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">of them</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchomenou (V-PPM/P-GMS) -- To come, go. ">as he passed by.</a> 16Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were 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="/matthew/14-35.htm">Matthew 14:35-36</a> And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him / and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed. <a href="/mark/6-55.htm">Mark 6:55-56</a> and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was. / And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed. <a href="/luke/6-19.htm">Luke 6:19</a> The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all. <a href="/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11-12</a> God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, / so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them. <a href="/john/14-12.htm">John 14:12</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. <a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20-22</a> Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. / She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” / Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour. <a href="/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27-29</a> When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. / For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.” / Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction. <a href="/luke/8-44.htm">Luke 8:44-48</a> She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. / “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.” / But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.” ... <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/4-30.htm">Acts 4:30</a> as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.” <a href="/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29-31</a> So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.” / And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her. / Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.” <a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">2 Kings 13:21</a> Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet. <a href="/numbers/21-8.htm">Numbers 21:8-9</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.” / So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live. <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">1 Kings 17:21-22</a> Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!” / And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived. <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10-14</a> Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.they brought.<a href="/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11,12</a> And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: … <a href="/matthew/9-21.htm">Matthew 9:21</a> For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.<a href="/matthew/14-36.htm">Matthew 14:36</a> And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.into the streets.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/11-6.htm">Ailing</a> <a href="/mark/7-4.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/luke/13-26.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/acts/5-10.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/luke/20-46.htm">Couches</a> <a href="/acts/1-25.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/acts/5-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/4-23.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/john/11-6.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/acts/1-19.htm">Insomuch</a> <a href="/acts/5-2.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/john/12-46.htm">Light</a> <a href="/mark/6-55.htm">Mats</a> <a href="/acts/4-17.htm">Order</a> <a href="/luke/9-34.htm">Overshadow</a> <a href="/mark/6-55.htm">Pallets</a> <a href="/john/9-1.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/acts/5-9.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/john/6-8.htm">Peter's</a> <a href="/john/19-12.htm">Result</a> <a href="/luke/9-34.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/luke/1-79.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/acts/4-9.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/luke/16-3.htm">Streets</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/19-12.htm">Ailing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/acts/5-40.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/genesis/49-9.htm">Couches</a> <a href="/acts/11-15.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/acts/5-19.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/10-24.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/acts/5-16.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/acts/19-12.htm">Insomuch</a> <a href="/acts/5-18.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Light</a> <a href="/mark/6-55.htm">Mats</a> <a href="/acts/6-2.htm">Order</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">Overshadow</a> <a href="/mark/6-55.htm">Pallets</a> <a href="/acts/8-40.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/acts/11-18.htm">Peter's</a> <a href="/acts/14-1.htm">Result</a> <a href="/james/1-17.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/colossians/2-17.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/acts/5-16.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/acts/12-10.htm">Streets</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 5</div>1. <a href="/acts/5-1.htm">After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife, </a> 3. <a href="/acts/5-3.htm">at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead;</a> 12. <a href="/acts/5-12.htm">and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles;</a> 14. <a href="/acts/5-14.htm">to the increase of the faith;</a> 17. <a href="/acts/5-17.htm">the apostles are again imprisoned;</a> 19. <a href="/acts/5-19.htm">but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all;</a> 21. <a href="/acts/5-21.htm">when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple,</a> 29. <a href="/acts/5-29.htm">and before the council,</a> 33. <a href="/acts/5-33.htm">they are in danger to be killed; </a> 34. <a href="/acts/5-34.htm">but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten;</a> 41. <a href="/acts/5-41.htm">for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.</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/5.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/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>As a result This phrase indicates a continuation from previous events. In the context of <a href="/acts/5.htm">Acts 5</a>, the apostles were performing many signs and wonders among the people, leading to increased faith and reverence for their message. The phrase suggests that the actions described are a direct consequence of the apostles' growing influence and the power of the Holy Spirit working through them.people brought the sick into the streets The act of bringing the sick into the streets reflects the desperation and hope of the people seeking healing. In the ancient world, illness was often seen as a result of sin or spiritual affliction, and public spaces were common venues for seeking healing from renowned figures. This also demonstrates the communal nature of early Christian society, where the well-being of individuals was a shared concern.and laid them on cots and mats Cots and mats were common items used by the poor and infirm, indicating the socio-economic status of those seeking healing. This detail highlights the inclusivity of the early Christian message, reaching out to the marginalized and needy. The use of such simple items underscores the humility and accessibility of the healing ministry of the apostles.so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by The belief in the power of Peter's shadow reflects the extraordinary faith of the people in the apostolic authority and the presence of the Holy Spirit. Shadows were often associated with influence and presence in ancient cultures. This act parallels other biblical accounts where physical proximity to a holy person or object resulted in healing, such as the woman touching Jesus' garment in <a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20-22</a>. It underscores the belief in the tangible manifestation of divine power through God's chosen servants.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> One of Jesus' twelve apostles, a leading figure in the early church, known for his boldness and faith. In this passage, his presence is so powerful that people believe even his shadow can heal. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_sick.htm">The Sick</a> Individuals suffering from various ailments, brought by others in hope of healing. Their presence highlights the desperation and faith of the early believers. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_streets_of_jerusalem.htm">The Streets of Jerusalem</a> The setting for this event, symbolizing the public nature of the apostles' ministry and the widespread impact of their work. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cots_and_mats.htm">Cots and Mats</a> Objects used to transport and lay the sick, indicating the severity of their conditions and the communal effort to bring them to Peter. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a> The community of believers growing rapidly in Jerusalem, characterized by signs and wonders performed by the apostles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The faith of the people is evident as they bring the sick to be healed by Peter's shadow. This challenges us to consider how we demonstrate our faith in tangible ways. <a href="/topical/g/god's_power_through_his_servants.htm">God's Power through His Servants</a> The passage illustrates that God can work through His chosen servants in miraculous ways. We should be open to how God might use us to impact others. <a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a> The communal effort to bring the sick to Peter highlights the importance of supporting one another in times of need. We are called to be a community that cares for and uplifts each other. <a href="/topical/p/public_witness.htm">Public Witness</a> The healing taking place in the streets of Jerusalem serves as a public testimony to God's power. Our lives should similarly reflect God's work in us to those around us. <a href="/topical/e/expectation_of_miracles.htm">Expectation of Miracles</a> The early church lived with an expectation of God's miraculous intervention. We should cultivate a similar expectation, trusting in God's ability to work beyond our understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 5</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_acts_of_peter.htm">What are the key events in the Acts of Peter?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_healthcare.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on healthcare?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_branhamism.htm">What defines Branhamism as a religious movement?</a> <a href="/q/can_paul's_items_scientifically_heal.htm">In Acts 19:11-12, how scientifically plausible is it that handkerchiefs and aprons taken from Paul had healing power?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) Insomuch that they brought forth the sick . . .--The tense implies habitual action. For some days or weeks the sick were laid all along the streets--the broad open streets, as distinct from the lanes and alleys (see Note on <a href="/matthew/6-5.htm" title="And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.">Matthew 6:5</a>)--by which the Apostle went to and fro between his home and the Temple.That at the least the shadow of Peter . . . .--It is implied in the next verse that the hope was not disappointed. Assuming that miracles are possible, and that the narratives of the Gospels indicate generally the laws that govern them, there is nothing in the present narrative that is not in harmony with those laws. Christ healed sometimes directly by a word, without contact of any kind (<a href="/matthew/8-13.htm" title="And Jesus said to the centurion, Go your way; and as you have believed, so be it done to you. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.">Matthew 8:13</a>; <a href="/john/4-52.htm" title="Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.">John 4:52</a>); sometimes through material media--the fringe of His garment (<a href="/matthew/9-20.htm" title="And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:">Matthew 9:20</a>), or the clay smeared over the blind man's eyes (<a href="/john/9-5.htm" title="As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.">John 9:5</a>) becoming channels through which the healing virtue passed. All that was wanted was the expectation of an intense faith, as the subjective condition on the one side, the presence of an objective supernatural power on the other, and any medium upon which the imagination might happen to fix itself as a help to faith. So afterwards the "hand, kerchiefs and aprons" from St. Paul's skin do what the shadow of St. Peter does here (<a href="/acts/19-12.htm" title="So that from his body were brought to the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.">Acts 19:12</a>). In the use of oil, as in <a href="/mark/6-13.htm" title="And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.">Mark 6:13</a>, <a href="/james/5-14.htm" title="Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:">James 5:14</a>, we find a medium employed which had in itself a healing power, with which the prayer of faith was to co-operate. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Even carried out for brought forth, A.V. and T.R.; that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow for that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by, A.V.; some one for some, A.V. Insomuch; not to be referred back to the first part of ver. 12, as indicated by the parenthesis in the A.V., but to the whole description of the Church's glorification in vers. 12-14. <a href="/commentaries/acts/5-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>As a result, ὥστε (hōste) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_5620.htm">Strong's 5620: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_1627.htm">Strong's 1627: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_772.htm">Strong's 772: </a> (lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick. Strengthless. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_4113.htm">Strong's 4113: </a> A street, public square, broad way. Feminine of platus; a wide 'plat' or 'place', i.e. Open square. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. laid [them] τιθέναι (tithenai) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_5087.htm">Strong's 5087: </a> To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. cots κλιναρίων (klinariōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2826.htm">Strong's 2826: </a> A couch or litter of a sick person. Neuter of a presumed derivative of kline; a pallet or little couch. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. mats, κραβάττων (krabattōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2895.htm">Strong's 2895: </a> A bed, mattress, mat of a poor man. Probably of foreign origin; a mattress. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. at least κἂν (kan) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2579.htm">Strong's 2579: </a> And if, even if, even, at least. From kai and ean; and if. Peter’s Πέτρου (Petrou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4074.htm">Strong's 4074: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_1982.htm">Strong's 1982: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/5-15.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 5:15 They even carried out the sick into (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/5-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 5:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 5:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/5-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 5:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 5:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>