3Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. ²And a certain man was being carried who was lame from birth.^a He^b was placed every day at the gate of the temple called “Beautiful,” so that he could ask for charitable gifts from those who were going into the temple courts.^* ³When he^* saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts,^* he began asking to receive alms. ⁴And Peter looked intently at him, together with John, and^* said, “Look at us!”

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Footnotes

aLiterally “from his mother’s womb”
bLiterally “who,” but a new sentence was begun here in the translation in keeping with English style
*Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked intently”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now 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 going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple for the time of prayer at three in the afternoon. 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. When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked for money. Peter, along with John, looked straight at him and said, “Look at us.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.

Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!”

KJV 1900King James Version

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

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