Acts 3:2
1 One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
4 Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
- KJV
- And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
- WEB
- A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
- ASV
- And a certain man that was lame from his mother`s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
- DARBY
- and a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they placed every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were going into the temple;
- BLB
- And a certain man was being carried, being lame from his mother’s womb, whom they placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful to ask for alms from those going into the temple,
- ÅB
- Og det ble båret fram en mann som var vanfør fra mors liv av, og som de daglig la ved den tempeldør som kalles den fagre, for å be dem som gikk inn i templet, om almisse.
- OTB
- En mann som hadde vært lam fra fødselen ble båret til tempelporten som kalles Den vakre, hvor han ble plassert hver dag for å tigge om almisser fra de som gikk inn på tempelplassen.
- B1930
- Og det blev båret frem en mann som var vanfør fra mors liv av, og som de daglig la ved den tempeldør som kalles den fagre, for å be dem som gikk inn i templet, om almisse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 14:8
In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
Read in contextJohn 9:8
At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
Read in contextLuke 16:20
And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
Read in contextActs 10:31
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
Read in contextLuke 18:35
As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
Read in contextActs 4:22
For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
Read in contextJohn 1:9–30
The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
Read in contextActs 10:4
Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
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