Acts 3:8

New Living Translation

He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So he jumped up and started to walk, and he entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.

King James Version (1611)
And hee leaping vp, stood, and walked, and entred with them into the Temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

King James Version
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

English Standard Version
And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

New American Standard Bible
And leaping up, he stood and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

New Century Version
He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk. He went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God.

Amplified Bible
and with a leap he stood up and began to walk; and he went into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

Legacy Standard Bible
And leaping up, he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

Berean Standard Bible
He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.

Contemporary English Version
and he jumped up and started walking. He went with Peter and John into the temple, walking and jumping and praising God.

Complete Jewish Bible
so that he sprang up, stood a moment, and began walking. Then he entered the Temple court with them, walking and leaping and praising God!

Darby Translation
And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Easy-to-Read Version
He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk. He went into the Temple area with them. He was walking and jumping and praising God.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he leaped vp, stoode, and walked, and entred with them into the Temple, walking and leaping, and praysing God.

George Lamsa Translation
And he, leaping up, stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.

Good News Translation
he jumped up, stood on his feet, and started walking around. Then he went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God.

Lexham English Bible
And leaping up, he stood and began walking around and entered into the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

Literal Translation
And leaping up, he stood and walked, and went with them into the temple, walking and leaping, and praising God.

American Standard Version
And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk; and he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Bible in Basic English
And, jumping up, he got on to his feet and went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and giving praise to God.

Hebrew Names Version
Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.

International Standard Version
and he sprung to his feet, stood up, and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple, walking, jumping, and praising God.Isaiah 35:6;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And he leaped and arose and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and glorifying Aloha.

Murdock Translation
And he sprang, stood up, and walked: and he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sprang, stoode, and walked, and entred with them into the temple, walkyng, and leaping, & praysyng God.

English Revised Version
And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk; and he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

World English Bible
Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And leaping up, he stood and walked, and went with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Weymouth's New Testament
Leaping up, he stood upright and began to walk, and went into the Temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he lippide, and stood, and wandride. And he entride with hem in to the temple, and wandride, and lippide, and heriede God.

Update Bible Version
And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk; and he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

New English Translation
He jumped up, stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

New King James Version
So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them--walking, leaping, and praising God.

New Life Bible
He jumped up on his feet and walked. Then he went into the house of God with them. He gave thanks to God as he walked.

New Revised Standard
Jumping up, he stood and began to walk, and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, leaping forward, he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he leaping up, stood and walked and went in with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.

Revised Standard Version
And leaping up he stood and walked and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sprage stode and also walked and entred with them into the temple walkinge and leapinge and laudynge God.

Young's Literal Translation
and springing up, he stood, and was walking, and did enter with them into the temple, walking and springing, and praising God;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and he sprange, stode and walked, and entred with them in to the teple, walkynge, and leapinge and praysinge God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
so that he fell a leaping, and walking, and entred with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Simplified Cowboy Version
The man jumped up and began to walk around. Once he got used to the sensation, he started jumpin' around like a young foal turned out to pasture. He went around praising God, and then went into the Church with Pete and John.

Contextual Overview

¹ Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o'clock prayer service. ² As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple. ³ When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money. ⁴ Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, "Look at us!" ⁵ The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. ⁶ But Peter said, "I don't have any silver or gold for you. But I'll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" ⁷ Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man's feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. ⁸ He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them. ⁹ All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God. ¹⁰ When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he: Acts 14:10, Isaiah 35:6, Luke 6:23, John 5:8, John 5:9, John 5:14

praising: Psalms 103:1, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 107:20-22, Luke 17:15-18, Luke 18:43

Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 2:8 - leaping Matthew 12:13 - and it Acts 3:16 - perfect Acts 4:14 - beholding

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?"

Genesis 3:2
"Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden," the woman replied.

Genesis 3:3
"It's only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.'"

Genesis 3:9
Then the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?"

Genesis 3:10
He replied, "I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked."

Genesis 3:12
The man replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it."

Genesis 3:21
And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.

Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, "Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!"

Deuteronomy 4:33
Has any nation ever heard the voice of God speaking from fire—as you did—and survived?

Deuteronomy 5:25
But now, why should we risk death again? If the Lord our God speaks to us again, we will certainly die and be consumed by this awesome fire.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he leaping up,.... From off the bed or couch, or ground on which he lay:

stood and walked; stood firm and strong upon his feet, and walked about; by which it was abundantly manifest to himself and others, that he had a perfect cure. The Ethiopic version is a very ridiculous one, "and he went with them catching fishes"; as if upon this, before they went into the temple, he and the apostles went a fishing together, which has not the least foundation in the text:

and entered with them into the temple; to join with them in divine worship, to acknowledge the goodness of God to him, and to show respect to the instruments he made use of in his cure:

and leaping; for joy of the mercy, and that it might appear to all that he was thoroughly cured of his lameness: and thus the prophecy in Isaiah 35:6 "then shall the lame man leap as an hart", was literally fulfilled:

and praising God; and not the apostles; for he knew that this was owing to the power of God, and could never have been done by man; though he might not be ungrateful to the instruments.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he, leaping up - This was a natural expression of joy, and it was a striking fulfillment of the prophecy in Isaiah 35:6; “Then shall the lame man leap as an hart.” The account here given is one that is perfectly natural. The man would be filled with joy, and would express it in this manner. He had been lame from a child; he had never walked; and there was more in the miracle than merely giving strength. The art of “walking” is one that is acquired by long practice. Children learn slowly. Caspar Hauser, discovered in one of the cities of Germany, who had been confined in prison from a child, was unable to walk in an easy way when released, but stumbled in a very awkward manner (see his Life). When, therefore, this man was able at once to walk, it was clear proof of a miracle.

Praising God - This was the natural and appropriate expression of his feelings on this occasion. His heart would be full; and he could have no doubt that this blessing had come from God alone. It is remarkable that he did not even express his gratitude to Peter and John. They had not pretended to restore him in their own name, and he would feel that man could not do it. It is remarkable that he praised God without being taught or entreated to do it. It was instinctive - the natural feeling of the heart. So a sinner. His first feelings, when he is converted, will be to ascribe the praise to God. While he may and will feel regard for the ministry by whose instrumentality he has received the blessing, yet his main expression of gratitude will be to God. And this he will do instinctively. He needs no prompter; he knows that no power of man is equal to the work of converting the soul, and will rejoice, and give all the praise to the God of grace.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 3:8. Walking and leaping, and praising God. — These actions are very naturally described. He walked, in obedience to the command of the apostle, rise up and walk: he leaped, to try the strength of his limbs and to be convinced of the reality of the cure: he praised God, as a testimony of the gratitude he felt for the cure he had received. Now was fulfilled, in the most literal manner, the words of the Prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 35:6: The lame man shall leap as a hart.