Acts 2:42–3:10

The Believers Share Life Together

⁴²The believers studied what the apostles taught. They shared life together. They broke bread and ate together. And they prayed. ⁴³Everyone felt that God was near. The apostles did many wonders and miraculous signs. ⁴⁴All the believers were together. They shared everything they had. ⁴⁵They sold what they owned. They gave each other everything they needed. ⁴⁶Every day they met together in the temple courtyard. In their homes they broke bread and ate together. Their hearts were glad and honest and true. ⁴⁷They praised God. They were respected by all the people. Every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.

Peter Heals the Disabled Beggar

3One day Peter and John were going up to the temple. It was three o’clock in the afternoon. It was the time for prayer. ²A man unable to walk was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful. He had been that way since he was born. Every day someone put him near the gate. There he would beg from people going into the temple courtyards.

³He saw that Peter and John were about to enter. So he asked them for money. ⁴Peter looked straight at him, and so did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” ⁵So the man watched them closely. He expected to get something from them.

⁶Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk.” ⁷Then Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up. At once the man’s feet and ankles became strong. ⁸He jumped to his feet and began to walk. He went with Peter and John into the temple courtyards. He walked and jumped and praised God. ⁹All the people saw him walking and praising God. ¹⁰They recognized him as the same man who used to sit and beg at the temple gate called Beautiful. They were filled with wonder. They were amazed at what had happened to him.