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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />who having seen Peter and John being about to enter into the temple, was asking to receive alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple <i>grounds,</i> he <i>began</i> asking to receive a charitable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he <i>began</i> asking to receive alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he <i>began</i> asking to receive alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So when he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he <i>began</i> asking [them] for coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked for money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple complex, he asked for help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The man saw Peter and John entering the temple, and he asked them for money. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the man saw that Peter and John were about to go into the courtyard, he asked them for a handout.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them to give him something. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When he saw that Peter and John were about to go into the Temple, he asked them to give him something.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he asked them for money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked an alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Seeing Peter and John about to go into the Temple, he asked them for alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />who, having seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, was begging to receive a kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />who having seen Peter and John being about to enter into the temple, was asking to receive alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> who, having seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, was begging to receive a kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who having seen Peter and John about going into the temple asked to receive alms.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He, when he had seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And this man, when he had seen Peter and John beginning to enter the temple, was begging, so that he might receive alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked them for alms.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when he saw Simon Peter and John entering the temple, he begged of them to give him alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />This one, when he saw Shimeon and Yohannan entering The Temple, was begging them to give him charity.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />This man, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked charity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />who seeing Peter and John about to come into the temple, asked to receive alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />who seeing Peter and John just going into the temple, asked to receive alms.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />he seeing Peter and John going into the temple, asked alms of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Seeing Peter and John about to go into the Temple, he asked them for alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, was asking to receive an alms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms <i>of them.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/3-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=670" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/3.htm">A Lame Man Walks</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">When</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idōn (V-APA-NMS) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">he saw</a> <a href="/greek/4074.htm" title="4074: Petron (N-AMS) -- Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.">Peter</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2491.htm" title="2491: Iōannēn (N-AMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.">John</a> <a href="/greek/3195.htm" title="3195: mellontas (V-PPA-AMP) -- A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.">about</a> <a href="/greek/1524.htm" title="1524: eisienai (V-PNA) -- To go in, enter (originally: I shall go in). From eis and eimi; to enter.">to enter,</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2411.htm" title="2411: hieron (N-ANS) -- Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple."></a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: ērōta (V-IIA-3S) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">he asked them</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labein (V-ANA) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">for</a> <a href="/greek/1654.htm" title="1654: eleēmosynēn (N-AFS) -- Abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity. From eleos; compassionateness, i.e. beneficence, or a benefaction.">money.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-8.htm">Acts 14:8-10</a></span><br />In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked. / This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed. / In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-8.htm">John 9:8-11</a></span><br />At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?” / Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.” / “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35-43</a></span><br />As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. / When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. / “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-30.htm">Matthew 20:30-34</a></span><br />And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” / The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” / Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-46.htm">Mark 10:46-52</a></span><br />Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road. / When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” / Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Luke 5:18-25</a></span><br />Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus, / but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. / When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-5.htm">John 5:5-9</a></span><br />One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. / When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?” / “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">Matthew 9:27-31</a></span><br />As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” / After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered. / Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-3.htm">Mark 2:3-12</a></span><br />Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men. / Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat. / When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-22.htm">Luke 7:22</a></span><br />So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a></span><br />the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Alms</a> <a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Begging</a> <a href="/john/20-11.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/acts/3-1.htm">John</a> <a href="/luke/10-37.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/acts/2-45.htm">Money</a> <a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/acts/3-1.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/acts/2-41.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/john/18-39.htm">Request</a> <a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Alms</a> <a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Begging</a> <a href="/acts/3-8.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/acts/3-4.htm">John</a> <a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Money</a> <a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/acts/3-4.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/acts/3-5.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/acts/3-14.htm">Request</a> <a href="/acts/3-8.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/3-1.htm">Peter preaching to the people that came to see a lame man restored to his feet,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/3-12.htm">professes the cure to have been wrought by God, and his son Jesus;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/3-13.htm">withal reprehending them for crucifying Jesus;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/3-17.htm">which because they did it through ignorance, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/3-18.htm">and that thereby were fulfilled God's determinate counsel, and the Scriptures,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">he exhorts them by repentance and faith to seek remission of their sins through Jesus.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When he saw Peter and John about to enter</b><br>This phrase sets the scene at the temple gate called Beautiful, a significant location in Jerusalem where many gathered for prayer. Peter and John, two of Jesus' closest disciples, are central figures in the early church. Their presence at the temple highlights the continuity between Jewish worship and the emerging Christian faith. The temple was a place of prayer and teaching, and the apostles often used it as a platform for spreading the gospel. This moment occurs shortly after Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit empowered the apostles, marking the beginning of their public ministry.<p><b>he asked them for money</b><br>The man, described earlier in the chapter as lame from birth, represents the marginalized and needy in society. Begging at the temple gate was common, as almsgiving was a significant aspect of Jewish piety, rooted in the Torah's commands to care for the poor (<a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a>). This act of asking for money reflects the man's immediate physical need, but it also sets the stage for a deeper spiritual encounter. The request for alms is a catalyst for the miracle that follows, illustrating the transformative power of faith and the apostles' role in continuing Jesus' ministry of healing and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>One of Jesus' twelve apostles, known for his leadership in the early church and his boldness in preaching the gospel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/john.htm">John</a></b><br>Another of Jesus' apostles, often associated with love and deep spiritual insight, and a close companion of Peter in ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lame_beggar.htm">The Lame Beggar</a></b><br>A man who was lame from birth, sitting at the temple gate called Beautiful, seeking alms from those entering the temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_gate_called_beautiful.htm">The Temple Gate Called Beautiful</a></b><br>A significant location in Jerusalem where many gathered for prayer and worship, and where the beggar positioned himself to ask for alms.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_asking_for_alms.htm">The Event of Asking for Alms</a></b><br>The beggar's request for money from Peter and John, which sets the stage for the miraculous healing that follows.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_expectation.htm">The Power of Expectation</a></b><br>The beggar expected to receive something from Peter and John. Our expectations can shape our experiences with God. Are we expecting God to move in our lives?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/beyond_material_needs.htm">Beyond Material Needs</a></b><br>While the beggar asked for money, Peter and John offered something far greater—healing and transformation. This teaches us to look beyond immediate needs to the deeper spiritual needs that God desires to meet.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_action.htm">The Role of Faith in Action</a></b><br>Peter and John's response to the beggar's request demonstrates faith in action. They trusted in the power of Jesus' name to bring healing. How can we exercise our faith in practical ways?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_discernment.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Peter and John discerned the beggar's deeper need for healing rather than just giving money. We are called to seek God's wisdom in understanding and addressing the true needs of those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witnessing_through_miracles.htm">Witnessing Through Miracles</a></b><br>The healing that follows this verse becomes a powerful testimony to the people around. Our lives can be a witness to others when we allow God to work through us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_witness_for_christ_effectively.htm">How can I effectively witness for Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_share_your_christian_testimony.htm">How can you effectively share your Christian testimony?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_peter_and_john_speak_boldly.htm">(Acts 4:13) Could uneducated fishermen like Peter and John realistically display such eloquence and boldness before religious authorities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_acts_4_4's_5,000_converts_credible.htm">(Acts 4:4) How historically credible is the claim that about five thousand people converted on the spot?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> <span class="accented">- To receive an alms</span> for <span class="accented">an alms</span>, A.V. and T.R. The R.T. has <span class="greek">ἐλεημοσύνην λαβεῖν.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/3-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[When]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὃς</span> <span class="translit">(hos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">he saw</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰδὼν</span> <span class="translit">(idōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Peter</span><br /><span class="grk">Πέτρον</span> <span class="translit">(Petron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4074.htm">Strong's 4074: </a> </span><span class="str2">Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">John</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰωάννην</span> <span class="translit">(Iōannēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about</span><br /><span class="grk">μέλλοντας</span> <span class="translit">(mellontas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3195.htm">Strong's 3195: </a> </span><span class="str2">A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to enter</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσιέναι</span> <span class="translit">(eisienai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1524.htm">Strong's 1524: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go in, enter (originally: I shall go in). From eis and eimi; to enter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἱερὸν</span> <span class="translit">(hieron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2411.htm">Strong's 2411: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he asked [them]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠρώτα</span> <span class="translit">(ērōta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">λαβεῖν</span> <span class="translit">(labein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">money.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλεημοσύνην</span> <span class="translit">(eleēmosynēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1654.htm">Strong's 1654: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity. 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