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Act 3:16. Ἐπὶ τῇ πίστει, [on account of, or] upon the faith) The faith (i.e. faithfulness) of the name of Jesus is an expression drawn from the fact, that this name is a name πιστὸν, faithful, and sure (to be firmly relied on): and to this faith (or faithfulness) corresponds, presently after, the faith which is through (by) Him, viz. the faith which was in Peter, and began to be in the lame man. The correlatives are, the name of Christ, and the faith of the saints.-θεωρεῖτε καὶ οἴδατε) ye see at the present time, ye know as to the past.-τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, His name) The nominative, instead of the pronoun that, which would have reference to the preceding ὀνόματος, of His name. A similar construction occurs, 2Ch 28:9, “In the wrath of the Lord God of your fathers upon Judah, (the Lord) hath given them into your hand;” 1Sa 24:5, “The heart of David smote him (viz. David);” Deu 9:4, “On account of the wickedness of those nations, God doth destroy them.” By an elegant retrogression [see Append, on Regressus], Peter concludes from the effect to the cause, and with great force mentions (names) name so often.-ἡ διʼ αὐτοῦ, which is by (through) Him) Peter sets down not only the act, but even faith itself, to the account of Christ and His name. Through Christ, our faith is of GOD, and tends to GOD. 1Pe 1:21, “Who by Him do believe in God. etc., that your faith and hope might be in God.”