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Acts 3:7

And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

KJV

καὶ πιάσας αὐτὸν τῆς δεξιᾶς χειρὸς ἤγειρεν αὐτόν· παραχρῆμα δὲ ἐστερεώθησαν αἱ βάσεις αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ σφυδρά,

Greek NT

Et apprehensa manu ejus dextera, allevavit eum, et protinus consolidatæ sunt bases ejus et plantæ.

Vulgate

And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength.

ASV

And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up: and forthwith his feet and soles received strength.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βάσις
basis
noun · 1×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δεξιός
dexios
adjective · 54×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
παραχρῆμα
parachrema
adverb · 18×
πιάζω
piazo
verb · 12×
στερεόω
stereoo
verb · 3×
σφυρόν
sphuron
noun · 1×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ἐγείρω
egeiro
verb · 143×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: αὐτόν | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτόν
  • αὐτόνSBLGNT
  • αὐτόνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: αἱ βάσεις αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: αἱ βάσεις αὐτοῦ | RP: αὐτοῦ αἱ βάσεις
  • αἱ βάσεις αὐτοῦSBLGNT
  • αἱ βάσεις αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτοῦ αἱ βάσειςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: σφυδρά | WH/NIV: σφυδρά | Treg/RP: σφυρά
  • σφυδράSBLGNT
  • σφυδράWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • σφυράTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Miracle

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 4:9 — If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
  • Acts 9:41 — And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
  • Gen 41:16 — And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
  • John 5:9 — And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
  • Luke 13:13 — And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
  • Mark 1:31 — And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
  • Mark 5:41 — And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
  • Mark 9:27 — But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
  • Mark 9:27 — But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
  • Matt 12:13 — Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.