Acts 14:8

8 And a certain man sat at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked;

Acts 14:8 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 14:8

And there sat a certain man at Lystra
Where the apostle was preaching; and perhaps he sat there to beg, where there was a great concourse of people, and which might be in the open street: this man was

impotent in his feet;
so weak, as not to be able to walk, and even to stand on them, and therefore is said to sit:

being a cripple from his mother's womb;
he was born lame, as was the man cured by Peter, ( Acts 3:2 )

who never had walked;
these circumstances are mentioned, to show that his case was incurable by any human art, and to illustrate the following miracle.

Acts 14:8 In-Context

6 they were aware of it and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lies round about.

7 And there they preached the gospel.

8 And a certain man sat at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked;

9 this man heard Paul speak, who steadfastly beholding him and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

10 said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.