Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches that at the Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, х kata (G2596) tas (G3588) plateias (G4113)] - 'by streets,' or from street to street,
And laid them on beds, х klinoon (G2825), or klinarioon (G2824a), which is a much better supported reading] - the softer cushions of the rich,
And couches, х krabbatoon (G2895)] - the coarser pallets of the poor; all classes thus flocking to these wonder-working men,
That at the least, [ hina (G2443 ) kan (G2579 ), 'that if but'] the shadow of Peter passing by - as he went from his own abode to the place of meeting in Solomon's porch,
Might overshadow some of them. That this was no more than a superstitious expectation of miraculous virtue from Peter's shadow is certainly not the impression which the passage naturally conveys; nor, with Acts 19:12 before us, can we well doubt that on certain occasions miraculous virtue did flow forth with such exuberance as to justify expectations of this nature on the part of the people. (See the note at Luke 6:19; and compare 2 Kings 13:21).