Acts 4:9if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,
The setting
Peter points out the absurdity — they're on trial for HEALING someone. The healed man is standing right there as evidence...
The emotion here: incredulous at the absurdity but speaking with strategic clarity
The original word
euergesia (εὐεργεσίᾳ) — good deed, kindness, the root of 'emergency' (urgent goodness)
Why it matters
The healed man was over 40 years old and had been lame from birth
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 4:9
Peter's brilliant rhetorical move — making them look foolish for prosecuting kindness
Common misconceptionPeople think Peter was being defensive. He was actually using brilliant rhetoric to expose how ridiculous the charges were.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 4:9
Bible Genome reading
Acts 4:9 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 4:9 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Peter. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include healing, good deeds. Notable phrases: good deed; crippled man; has been healed.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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