Focused Passage

Acts 3:1-10

The Risen Christ Heals and Calls Israel to Repentance

A lame man is healed in Jesus' name, the crowd gathers in amazement, and Peter proclaims that Israel must repent and turn to the risen Messiah for forgiveness and promised restoration.

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1One 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.

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.

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.

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Verse 1

Original words

[ One afternoon ]δὲG1161ConjunctionPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionJohnἸωάννηςG2491Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwere going upἀνέβαινονG305Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulartempleἱερὸνG2411Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularatἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhourὥρανG5610Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof prayerπροσευχῆςG4335Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularninth [hour]ἐνάτηνG1766Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • That is, three in the afternoon
Verse 2

Original words

AndκαίG2532ConjunctionaτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἀνὴρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwho wasὑπάρχωνG5225Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularlameχωλὸςG5560Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537PrepositionvvvαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvμητρὸςG3384Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbirthκοιλίαςG2836Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularwas being carriedἐβαστάζετοG941Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[to]πρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulartempleἱεροῦG2411Noun - Genitive Neuter SingulargateθύρανG2374Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcalledλεγομένηνG3004Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine SingularBeautifulὩραίανG5611Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular-ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular[where] he was putἐτίθουνG5087Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluraleveryκαθ’G2596PrepositiondayἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularto begαἰτεῖνG154Verb - Present Infinitive Active. . .ἐλεημοσύνηνG1654Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularfromπαρὰG3844PrepositionthoseτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralenteringεἰσπορευομένωνG1531Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singulartemple [courts]ἱερόνG2411Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally the temple; also in verse 8
Verse 3

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[When]ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularhe sawἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτρονG4074Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionJohnἸωάννηνG2491Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularaboutμέλλονταςG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Pluralto enterεἰσιέναιG1524Verb - Present Infinitive Active-εἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular-ἱερὸνG2411Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularhe asked [them]ἠρώταG2065Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularforλαβεῖνG2983Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivemoneyἐλεημοσύνηνG1654Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 4

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularlooked directlyἈτενίσαςG816Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularatεἰςG1519PrepositionhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularas [did]σὺνG4862Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularJohnἸωάννῃG2491Noun - Dative Masculine SingularLookΒλέψονG991Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularatεἰςG1519PrepositionusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralsaid [Peter]εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 5

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[So]δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[the man] gave them his attentionἐπεῖχενG1907Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralexpectingπροσδοκῶνG4328Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto receiveλαβεῖνG2983Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivesomethingτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularfromπαρ’G3844PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 6

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularSilverἈργύριονG694Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[or]καὶG2532ConjunctiongoldχρυσίονG5553Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularI do not haveμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular. . .ὑπάρχειG5225Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐχG3756AdverbbutδὲG1161ConjunctionwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularI haveἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τοῦτόG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularI giveδίδωμιG1325Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularInἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularNazarethΝαζωραίουG3480Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularget upἔγειρεG1453Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwalkπεριπάτειG4043Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • SBL, NE, and WH In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!
Verse 7

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionTakingπιάσαςG4084Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularby theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularrightδεξιᾶςG1188Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularhandχειρὸςG5495Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[Peter] helped him upἤγειρενG1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandδὲG1161Conjunctionat onceπαραχρῆμαG3916Adverb[the man’s]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralfeetβάσειςG939Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralanklesσφυδράG4974Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralwere made strongἐστερεώθησανG4732Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 8

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe sprangἐξαλλόμενοςG1814Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularto his feetἔστηG2476Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbegan to walkπεριεπάτειG4043Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularThenκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe wentεἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithσὺνG4862PrepositionthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singulartemple [courts]ἱερὸνG2411Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularwalkingπεριπατῶνG4043Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionleapingἁλλόμενοςG242Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpraisingαἰνῶνG134Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 9

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[When]ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionallπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularpeopleλαὸςG2992Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwalkingπεριπατοῦνταG4043Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpraisingαἰνοῦνταG134Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 10

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-δὲG1161Conjunctionthey recognizedἐπεγίνωσκονG1921Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[as]ὅτιG3754Conjunction-οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe [man]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwho used to sitκαθήμενοςG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvπρὸςG4314PrepositionvvvτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular[begging]ἐλεημοσύνηνG1654Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularatἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularBeautifulὩραίᾳG5611Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularGateΠύλῃG4439Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulartempleἱεροῦG2411Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey were filledἐπλήσθησανG4130Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Pluralwith wonderθάμβουςG2285Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionamazementἐκστάσεωςG1611Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularatἐπὶG1909PrepositionwhatτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularhad happenedσυμβεβηκότιG4819Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Neuter Singularto himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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