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Contemporary English Version

Acts 3:3

The man saw Peter and John entering the temple, and he asked them for money.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Beggars;   John;   Lameness;   Miracles;   Temple;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   The Topic Concordance - Healing;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Money;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Healing;   John the apostle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mercy;   Touch;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Alms;   John;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alms, Almsgiving;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Peter;   Temple (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 20 To Ask, Request;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hour;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gate, East;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Begging and Beggars;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
When Pete and John came by, the fellow asked them for some money.
Legacy Standard Bible
When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms.
Bible in Basic English
He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them.
Darby Translation
who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
New King James Version
who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.
Christian Standard Bible®
When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple complex, he asked for help.
World English Bible
Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
asked an alms.
Weymouth's New Testament
Seeing Peter and John about to go into the Temple, he asked them for alms.
King James Version (1611)
Who seeing Peter & Iohn about to go into the Temple, asked an almes.
Literal Translation
who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan he sawe Peter and Ihon, that they wolde in to the temple, he desyred to receaue an almesse.
Mace New Testament (1729)
he seeing Peter and John going into the temple, asked alms of them.
Amplified Bible
So when he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking [them] for coins.
American Standard Version
who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.
Revised Standard Version
Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Which same when he sawe Peter and Iohn that they wolde in to the teple desyred to receave an almes.
Update Bible Version
who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.
Webster's Bible Translation
Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked an alms.
Young's Literal Translation
who, having seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, was begging to receive a kindness.
New Century Version
The man saw Peter and John going into the Temple and asked them for money.
New English Translation
When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he asked them for money.
Berean Standard Bible
When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked them for money.
Complete Jewish Bible
When he saw Kefa and Yochanan about to enter, he asked them for some money.
English Standard Version
Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Who seeing Peter & Iohn, that they would enter into the Temple, desired to receiue an almes.
George Lamsa Translation
And when he saw Simon Peter and John entering the temple, he begged of them to give him alms.
Hebrew Names Version
Seeing Kefa and Yochanan about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
International Standard Version
When he saw that Peter and John were about to go into the temple, he asked them to give him something.
Etheridge Translation
He, when he saw Shemun and Juhanon entering the temple, prayed of them to give him alms.
Murdock Translation
This man, when he saw Simon and John going into the temple, asked them to give him alms.
New Living Translation
When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.
New Life Bible
He asked Peter and John for money when he saw them going in.
English Revised Version
who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.
New Revised Standard
When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked them for alms.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, was requesting to receive, an alms.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He, when he had seen Peter and John, about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.
King James Version
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
Lexham English Bible
When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he began asking to receive alms.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When he sawe Peter and Iohn that they woulde go into the temple, he desired to receaue an almes.
Easy-to-Read Version
That day he saw Peter and John going into the Temple area. He asked them for money.
New American Standard Bible
When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple grounds, he began asking to receive a charitable gift.
Good News Translation
When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them to give him something.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
This, whanne he say Petre and Joon bigynnynge to entre in to the temple, preyede that he schulde take almes.

Contextual Overview

1 The time of prayer was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and Peter and John were going into the temple. 2 A man who had been born lame was being carried to the temple door. Each day he was placed beside this door, known as the Beautiful Gate. He sat there and begged from the people who were going in. 3 The man saw Peter and John entering the temple, and he asked them for money. 4 But they looked straight at him and said, "Look up at us!" 5 The man stared at them and thought he was going to get something. 6 But Peter said, "I don't have any silver or gold! But I will give you what I do have. In the name of Jesus Christ from Nazareth, get up and start walking." 7 Peter then took him by the right hand and helped him up. At once the man's feet and ankles became strong, 8 and he jumped up and started walking. He went with Peter and John into the temple, walking and jumping and praising God. 9 Everyone saw him walking around and praising God. 10 They knew that he was the beggar who had been lying beside the Beautiful Gate, and they were completely surprised. They could not imagine what had happened to the man.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Mark 10:46 - begging

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
"It was the woman you put here with me," the man said. "She gave me some of the fruit, and I ate it."
Genesis 3:13
The Lord God then asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake tricked me," she answered. "And I ate some of that fruit."
Genesis 3:16
Then the Lord said to the woman, "You will suffer terribly when you give birth. But you will still desire your husband, and he will rule over you."
Genesis 3:17
The Lord said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate fruit from that tree. And so, the ground will be under a curse because of what you did. As long as you live, you will have to struggle to grow enough food.
Genesis 20:6
God spoke to Abimelech in another dream and said: I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sleeping with Sarah and doing anything wrong.
1 Chronicles 16:22
and telling them, "Don't touch my chosen leaders or harm my prophets!"
Job 1:11
Try taking away everything he owns, and he will curse you to your face."
Job 2:5
Try striking Job's own body with pain, and he will curse you to your face."
Job 19:21
My friends, I beg you for pity! God has made me his target.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now I will answer the questions that you asked in your letter. You asked, "Is it best for people not to marry?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple,.... Just as they were entering through the gate at which he lay, he looked at them; and though they were strangers to him, he concluded they were Israelites by their going into the temple at that time:

asked an alms; of them; prayed them to give him something for his relief and support.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who, seeing Peter ... - There is no evidence that he was acquainted with them or knew who they were. He asked of them as he was accustomed to do of the multitude that entered the temple.


 
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