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Acts 14:9

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The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
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  1. Acts 3:4Rank 1 from verse 9
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    4And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

  2. Matthew 15:28Rank 2 from verse 9
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    28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

  3. Matthew 9:28–29Rank 3 from verse 9
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    28And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

    29Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

  4. Mark 1:40–41Rank 4 from verse 9
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    40And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

    41And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

  5. Mark 10:52Rank 5 from verse 9
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    52And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

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Acts 14:9

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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beholding

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of behold, meaning to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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14:8¶ And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:

14:9The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

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14:10Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

14:11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

14:12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

14:13Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

14:14Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

14:15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

14:16Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

14:18And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

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