Acts 4:22

22 since the man who had been miraculously healed was more than forty years old.

Acts 4:22 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 4:22

For the man was above forty years old
So that the miracle was the greater, that a man born lame, and who had been so above forty years, should have a cure; and he was the more known to the people, and his testimony met with more credit: on whom this miracle of healing was showed;
both for the good of men, for the glory of God, and for the confirmation of the Gospel of Christ.

Acts 4:22 In-Context

20 As for us, we can't help talking about what we have actually seen and heard."
21 They threatened them some more but finally let them go - they couldn't punish them because of the people, for everyone was praising God over what had happened,
22 since the man who had been miraculously healed was more than forty years old.
23 Upon being released, they went back to their friends and reported what the head cohanim and elders had said to them.
24 When they heard it, they raised their voices to God with singleness of heart. "Master," they prayed, "You made heaven, earth, the sea and everything in them.
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