Acts 3:8
King James Version (KJV)
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
Translations
Acts 3:8 - Amplified Bible
And leaping forth he stood and began to walk, and he went into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
Acts 3:8 - 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.
Acts 3:8 - 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.
Acts 3:8 - Darby Bible
And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
Acts 3:8 - English Standard Version
And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
Acts 3:8 - King James Version
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
Acts 3:8 - La Biblia de las Americas
y de un salto se puso en pie y andaba. Entrò al templo con ellos caminando, saltando y alabando a Dios.
Acts 3:8 - The Message
The man went into the Temple with them, walking back and forth, dancing and praising God. Everybody there saw him walking around and praising God. They recognized him as the one who sat begging at the Temples Gate Beautiful and rubbed their eyes, astonished, scarcely believing what they were seeing.
Acts 3:8 - New American Standard Bible
With a leap he stood upright and {began} to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
Acts 3:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
y de un salto se puso en pie y andaba. Entrò al templo con ellos caminando, saltando y alabando a Dios.
Acts 3:8 - World English Bible
Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
Acts 3:8 - Young's Living Translation
and springing up, he stood, and was walking, and did enter with them into the temple, walking and springing, and praising God;
Acts 3:8 - Additional Comments
The lame man was even given coordination, for he was able to stand without falling, even walk, even leap when he had never even stood up before.
The healed man was now praising God. He obviously was a believer as a lame man, for his immediate response was that it was a gift from God.
When and why should we praise God?
Psalm 106:1 Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Dan 2:23 "I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And have now made known to me what we asked of You..."
But what is the main reason why we are to praise God? Simply, He is worthy!
2 Sam 22:4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;
Neh 9:5-6 ..."Blessed be Your glorious name, Which is exalted above all blessing and praise! You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it...
Psalm 18:3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;...
Then, read all of Psalm 148 - all of creation and all people are to praise Him.
May we get to the point where we praise Him, not simply when we have good things, but because He is worthy. May we praise Him for who He is, not because of what He does for us - for, we may not always enjoy what He does for us! May we get to the point where we are full of praises to God regardless of circumstances.
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