Text -- Acts 9:33 (NET)

9:33 He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Act 9:33

¹ tn Since the participle κατακείμενον (katakeimenon), an adjectival participle modifying Αἰνέαν (Ainean), has been translated into English as a relative clause (“who had been confined to a mattress”), it would be awkward to follow with a second relative clause (Grk “who was paralyzed”). Furthermore, the relative pronoun here has virtually a causal force, giving the reason for confinement to the mattress, so it is best translated “because.”