Acts 2:42–3:10

⁴²And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers. ⁴³And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles’ means. ⁴⁴And all that believed were together, and had all things common, ⁴⁵and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need. ⁴⁶And every day, being constantly in the temple with one accord, and breaking bread in the house, they received their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, ⁴⁷praising God, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added to the assembly daily those that were to be saved.

Chapter 3

¹And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour; ²and a certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they placed every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were going into the temple; ³who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms. ⁴And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us. ⁵And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them. ⁶But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have, this give I to thee: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean rise up and walk. ⁷And having taken hold of him by the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong. ⁸And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. ⁹And all the people saw him walking and praising God; ¹⁰and they recognised him, that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.