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Healing the Lame Beggar

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.), and a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at that gate of the temple which is called [a]Beautiful, so that he could beg alms from those entering the temple. So when he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking [them] for coins. But Peter, along with John, stared at him intently and said, “Look at us!” And the man began to pay attention to them, eagerly expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have; but what I do have I give to you: In the name (authority, power) of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—[begin now to] walk and go on walking!” Then he seized the man’s right hand with a firm grip and raised him up. And at once his feet and ankles became strong and steady, and with a leap he stood up and began to walk; and he went into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. All the people saw him walking and praising God; 10 and they recognized him as the very man who usually sat begging for coins at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement and were mystified at what had happened to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 3:2 Probably a reference to the bronze-covered Nicanor Gate.

Now de Peter Petros and kai John Iōannēs were going anabainō up to eis the ho temple hieron at epi the ho hour hōra of ho prayer proseuchē, the ho ninth enatos hour. And kai a tis man anēr lame chōlos from ek the womb koilia of his autos mother mētēr was being hyparchō carried bastazō, whom hos they laid tithēmi daily kata hēmera at pros the ho gate thura of the ho temple hieron · ho called legō the “ Beautiful hōraios Gate” to ho ask aiteō alms eleēmosynē from para those ho entering eisporeuomai into eis the ho temple hieron. When he hos saw Peter Petros and kai John Iōannēs about mellō to go eiseimi into eis the ho temple hieron, he asked erōtaō to receive lambanō alms eleēmosynē. But de Peter Petros, looking atenizō directly at eis him autos, as syn did · ho John Iōannēs, said legō, “ Look blepō at eis us hēmeis.” So de the ho lame man gave epechō them autos his attention, expecting prosdokaō to receive lambanō something tis from para them autos. But de Peter Petros said legō, “ Silver argyrion and kai gold chrysion is not ou possessed hyparchō by me egō, but de what hos I do have echō I give didōmi to you sy. In en the ho name onoma of Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos of ho Nazareth Nazōraios, stand egeirō up and kai walk peripateō!” Then kai taking piazō him autos by the ho right dexios hand cheir, Peter raised egeirō him autos up, and de immediately parachrēma his autos feet basis and kai ankles sphydron were made strong stereoō; · ho · ho and kai jumping exallomai up , he stood histēmi and kai began to walk peripateō and kai entered eiserchomai with syn them autos into eis the ho temple hieron, walking peripateō and kai jumping hallomai and kai praising aineō · ho God theos. And kai all pas the ho people laos saw him autos walking peripateō and kai praising aineō · ho God theos, 10 and de recognized epiginōskō him autos that hoti he autos was eimi the ho one who used to sit kathēmai and ask for pros · ho alms eleēmosynē at epi the ho Beautiful hōraios Gate pylē of the ho temple hieron. And kai they were filled pimplēmi with awe thambos and kai amazement ekstasis at epi what ho had happened symbainō to him autos.

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