Acts 3:2

And a man, that was lame from the womb of his mother, was borne (there), and was laid [or was put] each day at the gate of the temple, that is said ‘Fair’ (or that is called ‘Beautiful’), to ask (for) alms of men that entered into the temple.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

1And Peter and John went up into the temple, at the ninth hour of praying, [or at the ninth hour of prayer], (or at three o’clock in the afternoon).

3This (man), when he saw Peter and John beginning to enter into the temple, prayed, that he should take alms. (And when he saw Peter and John entering the Temple, he beseeched, or asked for, some money.)

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Cross References

Luke 18:35But it was done, when Jesus came nigh to Jericho (or when Jesus approached Jericho), a blind man sat beside the way, and begged.

John 9:8And so (his) neighbours, and they that had seen him before, for he was a beggar, said, Whether this is not he, that sat, and begged?

Acts 10:4And he beheld him, and was adread (or and was afraid), and said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms-deeds have ascended up into mind, in (to) the sight of the Lord.

Acts 14:8And a man at Lystra was sick in the feet, and had sat crooked from his mother’s womb, which never had gone. (And a man at Lystra was sick in the feet, and had been lame 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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