Acts 3:1
Peter and John were on their way up to the Temple at the time of the afternoon prayer, around 3 p.m.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 29:39In the morning offer one lamb, and offer the other one in the evening before it gets dark.
1 Kings 18:36At the time of the evening sacrifice, the prophet Elijah went over to the altar and prayed: “Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, demonstrate today that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that everything I have done has been at your command.
Daniel 6:10When Daniel found out that the decree had been signed he went home to his upstairs room where he would pray three times a day, with the windows open facing Jerusalem. There he kneeled down, praying and thanking his God as he always did.
Matthew 17:1Six days later Jesus took Peter, James and his brother John, with him and they went up a high mountain to be by themselves.
Luke 1:10During the time of offering incense a large crowd of people were praying outside.
Luke 23:44By this time it was around noon and darkness fell over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
Matthew Henry on Acts 3:1
In this chapter we have a miracle and a sermon: the miracle wrought to make way for the sermon, to confirm the doctrine that was to be preached, and to make way for it into the minds of the people; and then the sermon to explain the miracle, and to sow the ground which by it was broken up. I. The miracle was the healing of a man that was lame from his birth, with a word speaking ( ver. 1-8 ), and the impression which this made upon the people, ver. 9-11 . II. The scope of the sermon which was preached here upon… Read the whole commentary →