Acts 3:2

And a certain man, who had actually been lame from his mother's womb, was being carried (they would lay him daily at the temple gate, the one called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple),

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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 (the ninth) of prayer.

3who, upon seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, began asking for alms.

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Cross References

Luke 18:35Then it happened, as He approached Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting alongside the road begging.

John 9:8Then the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind started saying, “Isn't this the man who sat begging?”

Acts 10:4Well, staring at him and being frightened he said, “What is it, Lord?” So he said to him: “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.

Acts 14:8Well in Lystra a certain man with helpless feet was sitting (lame from his mother's womb, who 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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