Acts 3:13

"When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?"

Key Reflection

Peter's response challenges the crowd to consider that healing comes not from human abilities but from divine intervention. He redirects their focus away from the disciples and towards God as the source of the miracle, emphasizing the supernatural nature of what they witnessed.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 13. The God of Abraham. He is called the God of Abraham be- cause Abraham acknowledged him as his God, and because God showed himself to be his Friend. Comp. Mt 22:32; Ex 3:6,15; Ge 28:13; 26:24. It was important to show that it was the same God who had done this that had been acknowledged by their fathers; and that they were not about to introduce the worship of any other God. And it was especially important, because the promise had been made to Abraham, that in his seed should all the families of the earth be blessed, Ge 12:3. Comp. Ga 3:16. Hath glorified. Has honoured. You denied, despised, and murdered him; but God has exalted and honoured him.

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