In the presence of that idolatrous assembly, Paul commanded the cripple to stand upright upon his feet. Hitherto he had only been able to take a sitting posture; but he now grasped with faith the words of Paul, and instantly obeyed his command, and stood on his feet for the first time in his life. Strength came with this effort of faith; and he who had been a cripple walked and leaped as though he had never experienced an infirmity. {LP 56.3}

Over for den afgudsdyrkende forsamling, befalede Paulus krøblingen at rejse sig op på sine fødder. Hidindtil kunne han kun være i en siddende stilling; men nu greb hans Paulus’ ord i tro, og adlød straks hans befaling, og rejste sig op på hans fødder for første gang i sit liv. Der kom styrke ud af denne troens anstrengelse; og han som har været en krøbling gik og sprang rundt som om han aldrig havde haft en skrøbelighed.