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Text -- Acts 3:1-9 (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 ,
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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 |
John |
GATE, EAST |
SIGN |
Miracles |
Word of God |
Temple |
Joel, Book of |
Lameness |
Beggars |
Prayer |
Gold |
Shouting |
TEMPLE, A2 |
GATE |
HEALING, GIFTS OF |
SYNAGOGUE |
JOHN THE APOSTLE |
Joy |
Money |
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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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