Acts 2:42–3:10

⁴²And they were ^acontinually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to ^bthe breaking of bread and ^cto the prayers.

⁴³And fear came upon every soul; and many ^awonders and ¹signs were taking place through the apostles.

⁴⁴And all those who had believed ¹were together and ^ahad all things in common;

⁴⁵and they ^abegan selling their property and possessions and were ^bdividing them up with all, as anyone might have need.

^46aAnd daily devoting themselves with one accord in the temple and ^bbreaking bread ¹from house to house, they were taking their ²meals together with gladness and ³sincerity of heart,

⁴⁷praising God and ^ahaving favor with all the people. And the Lord ^bwas adding ¹to their number daily ^cthose who were being saved.

CHAPTER 3

The Lame Beggar Healed

¹Now ^aPeter and John were going up to the temple at the ¹ninth hour, ^bthe hour of prayer.

²And ^aa man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they ^bused to set down daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, ^cin order to beg ¹alms of those who were entering the temple.

³When he saw ^aPeter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms.

⁴But when Peter, along with John, ^afixed his gaze on him, he said, “Look at us!”

⁵And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

⁶But Peter said, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: ^aIn the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—walk!”

⁷And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened.

^8aAnd leaping up, he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

⁹And ^aall the people saw him walking and praising God;

¹⁰and they were recognizing him, that he was the one who used to ^asit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.