Acts 3:12

And when Peter saw it, he answered the people, You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? or why do you look so earnestly at us, as though by our own power or holiness we made this man walk?

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In The King James Version

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

In Context

11And as he clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly amazed.

13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus; whom you delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to let him go.

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Cross References

John 3:27John answered, A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from heaven.

Acts 2:22You men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs, which God performed by him in your midst, as you yourselves know:

Acts 13:26Brethren, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the word of this salvation.

Romans 9:4They are the Israelites; to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the temple worship, and the promises;

2 Corinthians 3:5Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

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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