Acts 3

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 28

¹ And on the same day Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth.

² And a certain man, being lame from his mother’s womb, was being carried, whom they put according to a day at the door of the temple, the one being called Beautiful, to ask merciful gifts from the ones going into the temple;

³ who seeing Peter and John being about to go into the temple, asked merciful gifts.

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Chapter Summary

1 Peter, preaching to the people that came to see a lame man restored, 19 tells them by repentance and faith to seek remission of their sins.

Key Greek Words

παρὰ above, against, among G3844

ἀτενίσας behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look G816

δίδωμι adventure, bestow, bring forth G1325

ἐστερεώθησαν establish, receive strength, make strong G4732

⸀μὲν even, indeed, so, some, truly, verily G3303

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Healing at the Beautiful Gate

Peter and John encounter a man lame from his mother's womb at the temple gate6. Peter commands him to rise in the name of Jesus, and he leaps up heale…

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Healing at the Beautiful Gate

Peter and John encounter a man lame from his mother's womb at the temple gate6. Peter commands him to rise in the name of Jesus, and he leaps up healed, praising God78.

Acts 3:1-10

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