Acts 9:33
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And there was a certain man there, named Aeneas, who for eight years had been in bed, without power of moving.
Webster's Revision
And there he found a certain man named Eneas, who had kept his bed eight years, and was sick with the palsy.
World English Bible
There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied.
Clarke's Acts 9:33 Bible Commentary
A certain man named Eneas - This name has been celebrated in the annals of heathen poetry, in that beautiful work of the poet Virgil, called the Aeneid; which gives an account of the misfortunes, travels, wars, etc., of a Trojan prince of this name, after the destruction of his native city, Troy. On the difference of names which so frequently occurs in some pasts of the Scriptures, Calmet makes the following judicious remarks: As both Greek and Hebrew, or Syriac, were commonly spoken in Palestine, most persons had two names, one Greek and the other Hebrew. Thus Peter was called Cephas in Hebrew, and Petros in Greek. Paul was called Saul in Hebrew, and Paulos in Greek. The person in Acts 9:36, Tabitha in Hebrew, and Dorcas in Greek. And the paralytic person cured by Peter, Hananiah in Hebrew, and Aineas in Greek. So Thomas was the Hebrew name of the apostle who in Greek was called Didymus.
Had kept his bed eight years - This was occasioned by a palsy; and now inveterate and hopeless, through its long standing.
Barnes's Acts 9:33 Bible Commentary
Eneas - This is a Greek name; and probably he was a Hellenist. See the notes on Acts 6:1.
Sick of the palsy - See the notes on Matthew 4:24.