The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
The same heard Paul speak. There being no mention of a synagogue, probably the Jews here were too few to have one. The apostle, therefore, seeing this cripple seated-and possibly having a presentiment that the power of the Lord would be present to heal him by his instrumentality, and thus make way for the truth into the peoples hearts-may have gathered a knot around this spot and addressed them.
Who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed. In all likelihood the apostle looking to this born cripple, would dwell on the Saviour's miracles of healing, and the grant of the same power to His chosen witnesses, as evinced by Peter's healing the lame man at the beautiful gate of the temple (Acts 3:1-8), and possibly also Aeneas (Acts 9:33). And perceiving from the eagerness with which the helpless man drank in his words, that he was prepared to put his own case into the Redeemer's hands, the Spirit of the glorified Healer came upon him, and he