Acts 3:2

And a certain man, lame from his mother’s womb, was carried along, whom they laid daily at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, that he might ask charity of those who were going into the temple.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And 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, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

In Context

1Now Peter and John were going up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which was the ninth hour.

3This man, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked charity.

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Cross References

Luke 18:35And it came to pass, that, as he came near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road begging.

John 9:8Then his neighbors, and those who had before seen him, that he was blind, said: Is not this he that sat and begged?

Acts 10:4And having looked steadily on him, he was afraid, and said: What is it, Lord? He said to him: Your prayers and your charitable deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

Acts 14:8And there was a certain man in Lystra, without strength in his feet, who sat, for he was a cripple from his mother’s womb, and had never walked.

Matthew Henry on Acts 3:2-12

The Healing of a Cripple. 1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2 And 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, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; 3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of… Read the whole commentary →

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