Acts 2:42–3:10

⁴²They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching,^k to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.^l

⁴³Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles.^{m 44}Now all the believers were together and held all things in common.^{n 45}They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with joyful and sincere hearts,^{o 47}praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. Every day the Lord added to their number^C those who were being saved.^p

HEALING OF A LAME MAN

3Now Peter and John were going up to the temple for the time of prayer^q at three in the afternoon.^{D 2}A man who was lame from birth was being carried there. He was placed each day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so that he could beg from those entering the temple.^{r 3}When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked for money. ⁴Peter, along with John, looked straight at him and said, “Look at us.” ⁵So he turned to them, expecting to get something from them. ⁶But Peter said, “I don’t have silver or gold, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”^{s 7}Then, taking him by the right hand he raised him up, and at once his feet and ankles became strong. ⁸So he jumped up and started to walk, and he entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.^{t 9}All the people saw him walking and praising God, ¹⁰and they recognized that he was the one who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. So they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.^u