Acts 3:2

1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

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;

3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

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.

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Cross references

  • Acts 14:8

    And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:

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  • John 9:8

    The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

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  • Luke 16:20

    And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

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  • Acts 10:31

    And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

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  • Luke 18:35

    And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

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  • Acts 4:22

    For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

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  • John 1:9–30

    That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

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  • Acts 10:4

    And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

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