Acts 14:8

"There they preached the Good News."

Key Reflection

At Lystra, Paul and Barnabas preached the Good News to a pagan audience unfamiliar with Jewish scriptures (Acts 14:8). For them, hearing that Jesus was the promised Messiah might have been entirely new, marking a significant departure from their existing religious practices and beliefs. This act of proclaiming the Gospel in such a setting underscored the universal nature of salvation offered through Christ.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 8. And there sat. There dwelt, Mt 9:1-6; Ac 18:11. (Margin.) The word sat, however, indicates his usual posture; his helpless condition. Such persons commonly sat at the wayside, or in some public place, to ask for alms, Mr 10:46. Impotent in his feet--adunatov. Without any power. Entirely deprived of the use of his feet. Being a cripple. Lame. Who never had walked. The miracle, therefore, would be more remarkable, as the man would be well known, and there could be no plea that there was an imposition.

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