Acts 3 is the third chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christianity , Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition affirmed that Luke the Evangelist, Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke. This chapter records the healing of a disabled person by the apostles Saint Peter, Peter and John the Apostle, John, and Peter's preaching at Solomon's Porch in the Second Temple.Halley, Henry H. 1962. ''Bible Handbook'': an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd ed. Zondervan. V&A - Raphael, The Healing of the Lame Man (1515)

V&A - Raphael, The Healing of the Lame Man (1515)

Text

The original text was written in Koine Greek and Chapters and verses of the Bible, is divided into 26 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: * Papyrus 91 (3rd century; extant verses 1–2) * Codex Vaticanus (325–350) * Codex Sinaiticus (330–360) * Codex Bezae (~400) * Codex Alexandrinus (400–440) * Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450) * Codex Laudianus (~550)

Old Testament references

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A lame man healed (3:1–10)

This section gives one detailed account as an example of Luke's earlier note that "the 'Apostles in the New Testament, apostolic band' has the power to work miracles" ().

Verse 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.'' The temple in Jerusalem had several gates, but it is not clear which one might have been called Beautiful. No ancient source mentions the Beautiful Gate, but the Nicanor Gate is probably the best guess. Traditionally the gate is identified with the Shushan Gate but, according to C. K. Barrett, that gate was not a suitable location for a beggar.

Verse 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".'' The healing of the lame man in this chapter is the inspiration of some songs. One such example is the children's song "Silver and Gold Have I None".Cedarmont Kids – Silver & Gold Have I None
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No other name (3:11–26)

These verses record Peter's second speech (after Acts 2), which addresses the same two questions as his first: 'What does this mean?' (cf. 2:12) and 'What shall we do?' (cf. 2:37).

Verse 17

*"Ignorance": this is said as one of the "mitigating factors" of rejecting the Messiah; a mistake of both the crowd (whom Peter called 'brethren') and the rulers.

Verses 22–23

Cited from , linked with , the prophecy contains the term "prophet like [Moses]" as a "biblical typology".

Verse 26

*"To you first": The offer of blessing from God is universal, but is first offered to the people of Israel; this is also Paul's message (cf. ).

References

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External links

* King James Bible - Wikisource
English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate''Online Bible'' at GospelHall.org
(ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
Multiple bible versions at ''Bible Gateway''
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