A Lame Man Walks
Peter and John go up to the temple at the hour of prayer, where a man lame from birth is set daily at the Beautiful Gate to beg. He asks them for money, and Peter fixes his attention on the man before speaking.
O1ne afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2And 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. 3When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter. 5So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
Peter says he has no silver or gold, but gives what he has in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. He takes the man by the hand, strength comes at once, and the man rises to walk, leap, and praise God in the temple courts.
6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk! ” 7Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. 8He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
The people see the man walking and praising God and recognize him as the beggar from the Beautiful Gate. Wonder and amazement spread through the temple courts.
9When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.