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Peter Heals the Beggar

Acts 3:1–10

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1

One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

Peter and John were on their way up to the Temple for the three o’clock hour of prayer,

2

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.

when a man who had been lame from his birth was carried by. He used to be placed every day at what was known as the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, to beg from the people on their way into the Temple,

3

When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

and when he saw Peter and John on the point of going into the Temple he asked them to give him something.

4

Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.

Peter fixed his eyes on him, as John did also, and said to him, “Look at us!”

5

So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

He looked at them, supposing that they were going to give him something.

6

But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk! ”

But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but I will give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!”

7

Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.

And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and his feet and ankles immediately became strong,

8

He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.

and he sprang to his feet and began to walk, and he went into the Temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God.

9

When all the people saw him walking and praising God,

When all the people saw him walking about, praising God,

10

they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

and recognized him as the man who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, they were perfectly astonished and amazed at what had happened to him.

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