Acts 4:22For the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.
The setting
Jerusalem temple courts, ~33 AD. Day after Peter and John's arrest. The healed man is still walking around as living proof. Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: carefully documenting overwhelming evidence
The original word
tessarakonta (τεσσαράκοντα) — forty, symbolizing complete testing period
Why it matters
Forty years was considered a full generation in Jewish thought - this man had suffered his entire adult life
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 4:22
Luke emphasizes the age to show this wasn't a young person with a minor issue - 40+ years of being crippled made this undeniably miraculous
Common misconceptionPeople think this detail is just medical history, but Luke is making a legal case - the longer the condition, the more impossible the cure, the more undeniable God's power
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 4:22
Bible Genome reading
Acts 4:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 4:22 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include healing, testimony. Notable phrases: miracle of healing; forty years old.
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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