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Text -- Acts 3:1-17 (NET)
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Peter and John Heal a Lame Man at the Temple
3:1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer , at three o’clock in the afternoon .
3:2 And a man lame from birth was being carried up , who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts .
3:3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts , he asked them for money .
3:4 Peter looked directly at him (as did John ) and said , “Look at us !”
3:5 So the lame man paid attention to them , expecting to receive something from them .
3:6 But Peter said , “I have no silver or gold , but what I do have I give you . In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene , stand up and walk !”
3:7 Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up , and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong .
3:8 He jumped up , stood and began walking around , and he entered the temple courts with them , walking and leaping and praising God .
3:9 All the people saw him walking and praising God ,
3:10 and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple , and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him .
Peter Addresses the Crowd
3:11 While the man was hanging on to Peter and John , all the people , completely astounded , ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico .
3:12 When Peter saw this, he declared to the people , “Men of Israel , why are you amazed at this ? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety ?
3:13 The God of Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob , the God of our forefathers , has glorified his servant Jesus , whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate after he had decided to release him.
3:14 But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you .
3:15 You killed the Originator of life , whom God raised from the dead . To this fact we are witnesses !
3:16 And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ name , his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong . The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all .
3:17 And now , brothers , I know you acted in ignorance , as your rulers did too.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Peter |
Word of God |
Joel, Book of |
SIGN |
Temple |
Miracles |
John |
Lameness |
GATE, EAST |
Zeal |
Minister |
Courage |
Beggars |
Jesus, The Christ |
Ignorance |
TEMPLE, A2 |
Barabbas |
Prayer |
Persecution |
DENY |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Act 3:1; Act 3:1; Act 3:1; Act 3:2; Act 3:2; Act 3:2; Act 3:2; Act 3:2; Act 3:2; Act 3:3; Act 3:3; Act 3:3; Act 3:4; Act 3:5; Act 3:6; Act 3:6; Act 3:6; Act 3:6; Act 3:7; Act 3:7; Act 3:7; Act 3:7; Act 3:7; Act 3:8; Act 3:8; Act 3:8; Act 3:9; Act 3:10; Act 3:10; Act 3:11; Act 3:11; Act 3:11; Act 3:12; Act 3:12; Act 3:12; Act 3:13; Act 3:13; Act 3:13; Act 3:13; Act 3:13; Act 3:13; Act 3:13; Act 3:14; Act 3:15; Act 3:15; Act 3:15; Act 3:15; Act 3:15; Act 3:16; Act 3:16; Act 3:16; Act 3:16; Act 3:16; Act 3:16; Act 3:17
NET Notes: Act 3:1 Grk “at the ninth hour.” This is calculated from sunrise (Josephus, Ant. 14.4.3 [14.65]; Dan 9:21).
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NET Notes: Act 3:2 Into the temple courts. The exact location of this incident is debated. The ‘Beautiful Gate’ referred either to the Nicanor Gate (which le...
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NET Notes: Act 3:4 Grk “Peter, looking directly at him, as did John, said.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisas) has b...
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NET Notes: Act 3:5 Grk “So he”; the referent (the lame man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Act 3:6 The words “stand up and” (ἔγειρε καί, egeire kai) are not in a few mss (א B D sa), but...
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NET Notes: Act 3:7 At once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. Note that despite the past lameness, the man is immediately able to walk. The restoration of...
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NET Notes: Act 3:8 Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
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NET Notes: Act 3:9 Grk “And all.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English ...
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NET Notes: Act 3:10 Amazement is a frequent response to miracles of Jesus or the apostles. These took the ancients by as much surprise as they would people today. But in ...
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NET Notes: Act 3:11 Solomon’s Portico was a covered walkway formed by rows of columns supporting a roof and open on the inner side facing the center of the temple c...
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NET Notes: Act 3:12 Grk “him”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Act 3:13 This genitive absolute construction could be understood as temporal (“when he had decided”) or concessive (“although he had decided&...
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NET Notes: Act 3:15 We are witnesses. Note the two witnesses here, Peter and John (Acts 5:32; Heb 2:3-4).
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