Acts 9:35

All that dwelt. That is, not necessarily every individual, but a large number of the inhabitants. As the news of this miracle was spread abroad, there was a general revival of godliness in the area.

Saron. Gr. ho Saron, “the Saron,” from the Heb. Sharon. No village or town of this name is known. The use of the article makes it probable that the reference is to the Plain of Sharon, which lay between the central mountains of Palestine and the Mediterranean Sea, and extended along the coast from Joppa to Carmel. It was proverbial for its beauty and fertility (see on Isa. 35:2; 65:10).

Saw him. The man’s eight-year-long paralysis must have been well known in the district, and to see such a one going about healed must have attracted as much attention as did the healing of the lame man at the Temple (cf. ch. 3). Many doubtless inquired as to how the man had been healed.

Turned to the Lord. The miracle that restored Aeneas physically, aroused faith in the power of Jesus Christ to heal spiritually. Thus the circle of believers was still further widened. The way was being prepared for the giving of the gospel to the Gentiles who lived in that coastal region.