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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praising God, and having favor with all his people. And the lord added to the church daily such as should be saved May he do the like unto all our churches, and he shall have the glory world without end! Amen.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. Peter and John seem to have been linked in closest friendship. Peter had been brought back by John when he was almost despairing after having denied his Master. John lovingly found him out, and made him his associate; and now they “went up together...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms eye them that entered into the temple; who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. This seems to have been the custom about the Temple gates, as it is about the doors of many...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give to thee: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God: and they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And as the lame man, which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering. It is always easy to draw a crowd, but there was really something wonderful to be seen that day. The apostle was careful to turn to the very best account the curiosity of the crowd. See how...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? Peter could well see that the people attributed to himself and John more than was right, so he thus had an opportunity of preaching the gospel to them,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus;¾ Or, rather, as you have it in the Revised Version with more correctness, “hath glorified his Servant Jesus,” for his Son may be said to he glorified already. But Jesus had taken upon himself the form of a servant, and God had “glorified his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; and killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. I want you to note here how Peter will have it that the God of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: — “You see him now, and you know what he used to be; there is no question about the identity of the man.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, — How like his Master does Peter now speak! Instead of drawing his sword, as he did when he cut off the ear of Malchus, he puts the truth thus mildly: “I wot that through ignorance ye did it,” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
As did also your rulers. But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. Howbeit many of them which heard the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people and elders of Israel, if we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole: Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. Where else could such holy courage have been learned? They spake in their measure just as the great Master did, of whom it is written: “He spoke as one having...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. Converts shut the mouths of adversaries. The good done by the gospel will always be a dumbfounding argument to the ungodly.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem: and we cannot deny it. But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
So when they had farther threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done. For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed. Therefore, it was the more remarkable, forty years lame and yet healed! But how great is...