And all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 And they recognized him, that this one[a] was the one who used to sit asking for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.

Peter’s Sermon in Solomon’s Portico

11 And while[b] he was holding fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s, utterly astonished.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 3:10 Some manuscripts have “that he himself”
  2. Acts 3:11 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was holding fast to”)

When all the people(A) saw him walking and praising God, 10 they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful,(B) and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Peter Speaks to the Onlookers

11 While the man held on to Peter and John,(C) all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade.(D)

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