g 15 * The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead of this we are witnesses. f 14You denied the Holy and Righteous One * and asked that a murderer be released to you. 11As he clung to Peter and John, all the people hurried in amazement toward them in the portico called “Solomon’s Portico.” d 12When Peter saw this, he addressed the people, “You Israelites, why are you amazed at this, and why do you look so intently at us as if we had made him walk by our own power or piety? e 13The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified * his servant Jesus whom you handed over and denied in Pilate’s presence, when he had decided to release him. c 9When all the people saw him walking and praising God,ġ0they recognized him as the one who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with amazement and astonishment at what had happened to him. * 2 a And a man crippled from birth was carried and placed at the gate of the temple called “the Beautiful Gate” every day to beg for alms from the people who entered the temple.ģWhen he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms.ĤBut Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.”ĥHe paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.Ħ * Peter said, “I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, walk.” b 7Then Peter took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles grew strong.ĨHe leaped up, stood, and walked around, and went into the temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God. 1 * Now Peter and John were going up to the temple area for the three o’clock hour of prayer. Then he went with them into the Temple, walking, jumping, and praising God.ĩ When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 they knew that he was the man who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.Cure of a Crippled Beggar. Immediately his feet and ankles became strong, 8 and he sprang to his feet, stood up, and began to walk. In the name of Jesus the Messiah from Nazareth, walk!” 7 Then Peter took hold of his right hand and began to help him up. 6 However, Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold, but I’ll give you what I do have. 3 When he saw that Peter and John were about to go into the Temple, he asked them to give him something.Ĥ Peter, along with John, looked him straight in the eye and said, “Look at us!” 5 So the man watched them closely, expecting to get something from them. Every day people would lay him at what was called the Beautiful Gate so that he could beg from those who were going into the Temple. 2 Now a man who had been crippled from birth was being carried in. This was the first miracle that was recorded as performed by the early church.Ĭan you think of any other times Peter, Paul or and any other of the disciples healed people? Background Reading: Peter Heals the Crippled Beggarģ:1 One afternoon, Peter and John were on their way to the Temple for the three o’clock prayer time. Peter in the name or authority of Jesus heals this cripple who then enters the Temple praising God and the people in the Temple were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to this man. The lame could not worship in the Temple. Peter, accompanied by John, heals a lame beggar who sat at the Gate Beautiful in the Temple in Jerusalem every day begging for provision.
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