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There was a man in Lystra who couldn't walk. He sat there, crippled since the day of his birth.
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He heard Paul talking, and Paul, looking him in the eye, saw that he was ripe for God's work, ready to believe.
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So he said, loud enough for everyone to hear, "Up on your feet!" The man was up in a flash - jumped up and walked around as if he'd been walking all his life.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.