Acts 5:15

"More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women."

Key Reflection

The rapid growth of the early Christian community, as described in Acts 5:15, would have been a significant and perhaps unexpected phenomenon for the original audience. This verse illustrates how many men and women embraced Christianity, highlighting the inclusive nature of the faith at its inception. Such an increase in believers would have drawn attention and curiosity from both those inside and outside the community, underscoring the dynamic expansion of this new religious movement.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 15. Insomuch. So that. This should be connected with Ac 5:12. Many miracles were wrought by the apostles, insomuch, etc. They brought forth. The people, or the friends of the sick, brought them forth. Beds. klinwn. This word denotes usually the soft and valuable beds on which the rich commonly lay. And it means that the rich, as well as the poor, were laid in the path of Peter and the other apostles. Couches. krabbatwn. The coarse and hard couches on which the poor used to lie, Mr 2:4,9,11,12; 6:55; Joh 5:8-12; Ac 9:33. The shadow of Peter. That is, they were laid in the path so that the shadow of Peter, as he walked, might pass over them.

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