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Acts 3: 1 - 8 > Peter heals lame man at temple gate

Peter Heals Lame Man at Temple Gate

Acts 3: 1 - 8 ( King James Version )

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

v. 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;

v. 3 > Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

v. 4 > And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

v. 5 > And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

v. 6 > Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

v. 7 > And he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

v. 8 > And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Continue to Acts 3: 9 - 16

Acts 3: 1 - 8 ( New International Version )

One day Peter and John were joing up to the temple at the time of prayer - at three in the afternoon.

v. 2 > Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those who were going into the temple courts.

v. 3 > When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

v. 4 > Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Them Peter said, "Look at us!"

v. 5 > So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.

v. 6 > Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give to you. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, walk."

v. 7 > Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong.

v. 8 > He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and prassing God.

Continue to Acts 3: 9 - 16

Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy

"And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle-bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God: and they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened." {AA 58.2}
"And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering." They were astonished that the disciples could perform miracles similar to those performed by Jesus. Yet here was this man, for forty years a helpless cripple, now rejoicing in the full use of his limbs, free from pain, and happy in believing in Jesus. {AA 58.3} Read: Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 6

In their very first work, the disciples met with trial and persecution, even as Christ had forewarned them. As Peter and John went up to the temple at the hour of prayer, a lame man who was daily carried to the gate Beautiful to petition help from the worshipers who came thither, asked alms of them. "And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God: and they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering." {YI, October 4, 1900 par. 1}

On the day following the healing of the cripple [Acts 3], Annas and Caiaphas, with the other dignitaries of the temple, met together for the trial, and the prisoners [Peter and John] were brought before them. In that very room and before some of those very men, Peter had shamefully denied his Lord. This came distinctly to his mind as he appeared for his own trial. He now had an opportunity of redeeming his cowardice. . . . {CC 329.2}

A short time after the descent of the Holy Spirit, and immediately after a season of earnest prayer, Peter and John, going up to the temple to worship, saw at the gate Beautiful a cripple, forty years of age, whose life, from his birth, had been one of pain and infirmity. This unfortunate man had long desired to see Jesus, that he might be healed; but he was almost helpless, and was far removed from the scene of the great Physician's labors. His pleadings at last induced some friends to bear him to the gate of the temple, but upon arriving there, he found that the One upon whom his hopes were centered, had been put to a cruel death. {AA 57.2}

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