The setting of the sermon 3:11 - Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

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Peter and John, with the healed lame man clinging to them, moved into the portico of the temple, and a large crowed, amazed by the healing, followed them (cf. 21:30). A covered porch supported by a series of columns surrounded the outer temple courtyard, the Court of the Gentiles. The eastern portion of this porch bore the name Solomon's portico. Peter addressed the curious throng from this convenient shaded area.