Acts 2:42–3:10

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴²And ^athey devoted themselves to the apostles’ ^bteaching and the ^cfellowship, to ^dthe breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³And awe⁵ came upon every soul, and ^emany wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴And all who believed were together and ^fhad all things in common. ⁴⁵And ^fthey were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶And day by day, ^gattending the temple ^htogether and ⁱbreaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^jwith glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷praising God and ^khaving favor with all the people. And the Lord ^ladded to their number ^mday by day those who ⁿwere being saved.

The Lame Beggar Healed

3Now Peter and John were ^ogoing up to the temple at ^pthe hour of prayer, ^qthe ninth hour.^{1 2}And a man ^rlame from birth was being carried, ^swhom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate ^tto ask alms of those entering the temple. ³Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. ⁴And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” ⁵And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. ⁶But Peter said, ^u“I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. ^vIn the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” ⁷And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. ⁸And ^wleaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. ⁹And ^xall the people saw him walking and praising God, ¹⁰and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.