And there sat a certain man at Lystra, weak in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, weak in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
And at Lystra there was a certain man, who from birth had been without the use of his feet, never having had the power of walking.
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.
At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
Impotent in his feet - Αδυνατος τοις ποσιν, He had no muscular power, and probably his ancle bones were dislocated; or he had what is commonly termed club feet; this is the more likely, as he is said to have been lame from his mother's womb, and to have never walked.
And there sat - There dwelt, Matthew 9:16; Acts 18:11 (margin). The word "sat," however, indicates his usual posture, his helpless condition. Such persons commonly sat by the wayside, or in some public place, to ask for alms, Mark 10:46.
Impotent in his feet - ἀδύνατος adunatos. Without any power. Entirely deprived of the use of his feet.
Being a cripple - Lame.
Who never had walked - The miracle, therefore, would be more remarkable, as the man would be well known. As they were persecuted from place to place, and opposed in every manner, it was desirable that a signal miracle should be performed to carry forward and establish the work of the gospel.