13 And none of the rest dared to join them, but the people spoke highly of them. 14 And even more believers in the Lord[a] were being added, large numbers of both men and women, 15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and put them[b] on cots and mats[c] so that when[d] Peter came by, at least his[e] shadow would fall on some of them.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:14 Or “even more believers were being added to the Lord”
  2. Acts 5:15 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Acts 5:15 Or “mattresses”
  4. Acts 5:15 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came by”)
  5. Acts 5:15 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

13 No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people.(A) 14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.(B) 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.(C)

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