^14:8In²² Lystra²³ sat a man who could not use his feet,²⁴ lame from birth,²⁵ who had never walked. ^14:9This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul²⁶ stared²⁷ intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed, ^14:10he said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.”²⁸ And the man²⁹ leaped up and began walking.³⁰

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Footnotes

22 Grk “And in.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
23 Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) south of Iconium. For location see ; ; .
24 Grk “powerless in his feet,” meaning he was unable to use his feet to walk.
25 Grk “lame from his mother’s womb” (an idiom). The description lame from birth makes clear how serious the condition was, and how real it was. This event is very similar to Acts 3:1–10, except here the lame man’s faith is clear from the start.
26 Grk “speaking, who.” The relative pronoun has been replaced by the noun “Paul,” and a new sentence begun in the translation because an English relative clause would be very awkward here.
27 Or “looked.”
28 ὀρθός 1.a has “stand upright on your feet.”
29 Grk “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
30 This verb is imperfect tense in contrast to the previous verb, which is aorist. It has been translated ingressively, since the start of a sequence is in view here.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well, said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he sprang up and began walking.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In Lystra a man was sitting who was without strength in his feet, had never walked, and had been lame from birth. He listened as Paul spoke. After looking directly at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed, Paul said in a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet!” And he jumped up and began to walk around.

NLTNew Living Translation

While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. So Paul called to him in a loud voice, “Stand up!” And the man jumped to his feet and started walking.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And in Lystra a certain man was sitting powerless in his feet, lame from birth, who had never walked. This man listened while Paul was speaking. Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” And he leaped up and began walking.

KJV 1900King James Version

And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

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