Atos 5:16

16 Afluíam também multidões das cidades próximas a Jerusalém, trazendo seus doentes e os que eram atormentados por espíritos imundos;^[a] e todos eram curados.

Atos 5:16 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 5:16

There came also a multitude out of the cities round about,
&c.] The fame of the apostles' miracles spread in the cities round about Jerusalem; those that were at some distance as well as near, and large numbers of people came from thence,

unto Jerusalem;
where the apostles were: the Syriac version adds, "unto them", that is, to the apostles; and the Arabic version, "with them"; along with those of the city of Jerusalem, who brought out their infirm persons into the streets to be cured:

bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits;
with devils, by whom they were not only possessed, but greatly harassed and afflicted: sometimes tearing and convulsing them, and sometimes throwing them on the ground, and bruising them; or into fire and water, of which there are some instances in the evangelists:

and they were healed everyone;
none went without a cure, which served greatly to confirm the Gospel preached by the apostles, and to irritate and provoke their enemies, as appears by what follows.

Atos 5:16 In-Context

14 Em número cada vez maior, homens e mulheres criam no Senhor e lhes eram acrescentados,

15 de modo que o povo também levava os doentes às ruas e os colocava em camas e macas, para que pelo menos a sombra de Pedro se projetasse sobre alguns, enquanto ele passava.

16 Afluíam também multidões das cidades próximas a Jerusalém, trazendo seus doentes e os que eram atormentados por espíritos imundos; e todos eram curados.

17 Então o sumo sacerdote e todos os seus companheiros, membros do partido dos saduceus, ficaram cheios de inveja.

18 Por isso, mandaram prender os apóstolos, colocando-os numa prisão pública.

Footnotes

• [a] Ou "malignos"