Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? Or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk? Ye men. Acts 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him, in the midst of you, as you also know: Acts 13:26 Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fear God: to you the word of this salvation is sent. Romans 9:4 Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises: Romans 11:1 I say then: Hath God cast away his people? God forbid! For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. or. Acts 10:25,26 And it came to pass that when Peter was come in, Cornelius came to meet him and falling at his feet adored. . . . Acts 14:11-15 And when the multitudes had seen what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice in the Lycaonian tongue, saying: The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. . . . Genesis 40:8 They answered: We have dreamed a dream, and there is nobody to interpret it to us. And Joseph said to them: Doth not interpretation belong to God? Tell me what you have dreamed: Genesis 41:16 Joseph answered: Without me, God shall give Pharao a prosperous answer. Daniel 2:28-30 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth mysteries, who hath shewn to thee, O king Nabuchodonosor, what is to come to pass in the latter times. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these: . . . John 3:27,28 John answered and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven. . . . John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, he is true and there is no injustice in him. as. 2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves, as of ourselves: but our sufficiency is from God. Context Peter Speaks in Solomon's Colonnade11And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them, to the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. 12But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? Or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk? 13The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he should be released.… Cross References Genesis 41:16 Joseph answered: Without me, God shall give Pharao a prosperous answer. Acts 3:11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them, to the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he should be released. Revelation 7:13 And one of the ancients answered and said to me: These that are clothed in white robes, who are they? And whence came they? Lexicon [When] PeterΠέτρος (Petros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle. saw [this], ἰδὼν (idōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. he addressed ἀπεκρίνατο (apekrinato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. people: λαόν (laon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people. “Men Ἄνδρες (Andres) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. of Israel, Ἰσραηλῖται (Israēlitai) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 2475: An Israelite, one of the chosen people of Israel, a Jew. From Israel; an 'Israelite', i.e. Descendant of Israel. why τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. are you surprised θαυμάζετε (thaumazete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2296: (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire. by ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. this? τούτῳ (toutō) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it. Why τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. do you stare ἀτενίζετε (atenizete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 816: To direct my gaze, look steadily. From a compound of a and teino; to gaze intently. at us ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. as if ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. by [our] own ἰδίᾳ (idia) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. power δυνάμει (dynamei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1411: From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. godliness εὐσεβείᾳ (eusebeia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2150: Piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness. From eusebes; piety; specially, the gospel scheme. [we] had made πεποιηκόσιν (pepoiēkosin) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. [this man] αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. walk? περιπατεῖν (peripatein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow. Additional Translations When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? But having seen it, Peter answered to the people: "Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this? Or why do you look intently on us as if by our own power or godliness we have made him to walk? And when Peter saw it, he answered to the people, You men of Israel, why marvel you at this? or why look you so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk? And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk? And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk? And when Peter saw it, he answered to the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? Peter, seeing this, spoke to the people. "Israelites," he said, "why do you wonder at this man? Or why gaze at us, as though by any power or piety of our own we had enabled him to walk? 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? and Peter having seen, answered unto the people, 'Men, Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on us why look ye so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk? 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