“And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.”
Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up. And instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong — the physical touch (krateo, grasp, hold) and lifting up (egeiro, raise up, lift up) are signs of personal care and enabling. Instant strengthening (sthenoo, made strong, firm, powerful) of feet and ankles reverses lifelong lameness; the healing is complete and immediate, not gradual recovery.
Church Fathers on Acts 3:7
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up. Acts 3:7 Such was also the way of Christ. Often He healed by word, often by an act, often also He stretched forth the hand, where men were somewhat weak in faith, that the cure might not appear to be spontaneous. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up. This act made manifest the Resurrection, for it was an image of the Resurrection.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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