“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.”
When Peter saw this, he said to them: 'You Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we have made this man walk? — Peter immediately interprets the miracle, preventing the crowd from worshipping the apostles (cf. 14:11-15). His address to Israel (andres Israelitai) and his rhetorical questions redirect wonder from the apostles to God. The attempt to give credit to human power (dynamis idias, our own power) or godliness (eusebeia, piety, reverence) is repudiated; God alone is the source.
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