And (A)a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, (B)to [a]ask alms from those who entered the temple;

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  1. Acts 3:2 Beg

Now a man who was lame from birth(A) was being carried to the temple gate(B) called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg(C) from those going into the temple courts.

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Idolatry at Lystra

(A)And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.

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In Lystra and Derbe

In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth(A) and had never walked.

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Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was [a]blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?”

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  1. John 9:8 NU a beggar

His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”(A)

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20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,

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20 At his gate was laid a beggar(A) named Lazarus, covered with sores

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A Blind Man Receives His Sight(A)

35 (B)Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging.

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A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight(A)

35 As Jesus approached Jericho,(B) a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.

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31 and said, ‘Cornelius, (A)your prayer has been heard, and (B)your [a]alms are remembered in the sight of God.

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  1. Acts 10:31 charitable gifts

31 and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor.

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And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?”

So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.

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Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering(A) before God.(B)

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(A)That[a] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and (B)the world did not know Him. 11 (C)He came to His [b]own, and His [c]own did not receive Him. 12 But (D)as many as received Him, to them He gave the [d]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 (E)who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Becomes Flesh

14 (F)And the Word (G)became (H)flesh and dwelt among us, and (I)we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, (J)full of grace and truth.

15 (K)John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, (L)‘He who comes after me [e]is preferred before me, (M)for He was before me.’ ”

16 [f]And of His (N)fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For (O)the law was given through Moses, but (P)grace and (Q)truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (R)No one has seen God at any time. (S)The only begotten [g]Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

A Voice in the Wilderness(T)

19 Now this is (U)the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

20 (V)He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you (W)the Prophet?”

And he answered, “No.”

22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

23 He said: (X)“I am

(Y)‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’

as the prophet Isaiah said.”

24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26 John answered them, saying, (Z)“I baptize with water, (AA)but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 (AB)It is He who, coming after me, [h]is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”

28 These things were done (AC)in [i]Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

The Lamb of God(AD)

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! (AE)The Lamb of God (AF)who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who [j]is preferred before me, for He was before me.’

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:9 Or That was the true Light which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.
  2. John 1:11 His own things or domain
  3. John 1:11 His own people
  4. John 1:12 authority
  5. John 1:15 ranks higher than I
  6. John 1:16 NU For
  7. John 1:18 NU God
  8. John 1:27 ranks higher than I
  9. John 1:28 NU, M Bethany
  10. John 1:30 ranks higher than I

The true light(A) that gives light to everyone(B) was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,(C) the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.(D) 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed(E) in his name,(F) he gave the right to become children of God(G) 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.(H)

14 The Word became flesh(I) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,(J) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace(K) and truth.(L)

15 (John testified(M) concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”)(N) 16 Out of his fullness(O) we have all received grace(P) in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses;(Q) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(R) 18 No one has ever seen God,(S) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](T) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah

19 Now this was John’s(U) testimony when the Jewish leaders[b](V) in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”(W)

21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”(X)

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you the Prophet?”(Y)

He answered, “No.”

22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(Z) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[c](AA)

24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26 “I baptize with[d] water,”(AB) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me,(AC) the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”(AD)

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan,(AE) where John was baptizing.

John Testifies About Jesus

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,(AF) who takes away the sin of the world!(AG) 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’(AH)

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
  2. John 1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John’s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10, 15, 16; 7:1, 11, 13; 9:22; 18:14, 28, 36; 19:7, 12, 31, 38; 20:19.
  3. John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
  4. John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)

22 For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.

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22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

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