Acts 3:1-12 ▼

1 One day as Peter and John were going together to the temple, at the ninth hour, which was the hour of prayer,

2 they were carrying a man who had been lame from his birth, one whom they daily laid at the gate of the temple called, Beauty-gate, to ask alms of those that pass'd into the temple.

3 he seeing Peter and John going into the temple, asked alms of them.

4 Peter and John having their eyes upon him, Peter said, look on us.

5 at which he look'd very attentively, expecting to receive something of them.

6 then Peter said, silver and gold have I none; but such as I have I give thee: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.

7 and taking him by the right hand, he lift him up; and immediately his feet and ancle-bones received strength.

8 so that he fell a leaping, and walking, and entred with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

9 all the people saw him walking and praising God.

10 and knowing it was he who us'd to sit begging at the Beauty-gate of the temple, they were filled with wonder and amazement at such an event.

11 As the lame man who was cured, held Peter and John, the people all in surprize ran to Solomon's porch, where they were.

12 which Peter observing, thus addressed them, ye men of Israel, why are ye so surprized at this event? or why do you look so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or piety, we had caus'd this man to walk?