Acts 3:2
And a certain man that was lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
1Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
3who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.
Cross References
Luke 18:35And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
John 9:8The neighbours therefore, and they which saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Acts 10:4And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.
Acts 14:8And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had 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 →