Acts 5:12-16

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The Apostles Heal Many

¹² The apostles did many ·signs [miracles] and ·miracles [wonders] among the people. And they would all meet together on Solomon’s Porch [see 3:11]. ¹³ None of the others dared to join them, ·but [or even though] all the people ·respected [praised; highly regarded] them. ¹⁴ More and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to the ·group [crowd; multitude] of believers. ¹⁵ [As a result] The people placed their sick on ·beds [cots] and mats in the streets, hoping that when Peter passed by at least his shadow might fall on [^Lsome of] them. ¹⁶ Crowds came from all the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those who were ·bothered [tormented] by ·evil [^Lunclean; ^Cdemons were viewed as “unclean” or defiling spirit-beings] spirits, and all of them were healed.