The healing story itself is similar to those related in the Gospels, but is related with a fair amount of detail. Peter is able to do the kind of thing that Jesus did by acting in the name of Jesus: thus the continuity between the ministry of Jesus and the witness of the church is expressed. One may also note how this incident and others in the career of Peter have counterparts in the career of Paul (14:8–10). But the main point in the story is the continuing power of the name of Jesus to perform
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