Acts 14:10said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!" He leaped up and walked.
The setting
Lystra marketplace explodes in chaos. A man who never walked suddenly leaps up like a child, tears streaming, laughing, the crowd gasping and pointing. Within minutes they'll call Paul and Barnabas gods.
The emotion here: breathless excitement at recording the most dramatic healing he'd ever witnessed
The original word
hallomai (ἥλλετο) — to leap, spring up, bound with energy and joy
Why it matters
The crowd's reaction was so intense they brought oxen and garlands to sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas as Zeus and Hermes
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 14:10
Luke doesn't say he 'learned to walk' — he LEAPED. His first steps were dancing steps.
Common misconceptionPeople focus only on the miracle, but this healing caused such a stir that locals tried to worship Paul as a god, then later stoned him almost to death — God's power always provokes extreme reactions.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 14:10
Bible Genome reading
Acts 14:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 14:10 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include healing, miracles. Notable phrases: Stand upright on your feet; leaped up and walked. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same joyful
“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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