“And Peter said unto him, Eneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.”
Peter said to him, 'Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.' Immediately Aeneas got up.—the formula 'Jesus Christ heals you' (Iesous Christos iasetai se) is a declaration of Christ's present healing power working through Peter. The command mirrors Jesus's word to the paralytic ('Get up, take your mat,' Mark 2:9-11), showing apostolic continuity with Jesus's miraculous power. The immediate obedience (eutheōs) demonstrates the Spirit's direct action through the apostle.
Church Fathers on Acts 9:34
And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. Acts 9:32 Like the commander of an army, he went about, inspecting the ranks, what part was compact, what in good order, what needed his presence. See how on all occasions he goes about, foremost. When an Apostle was to be chosen, he was the foremost: when the Jews were to be told, that these were not drunken, when the lame man was to be healed, when harangues…
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