Acts 3:11

Acts 3:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
• New International Version (NIV)While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade.
• English Standard Version (ESV)While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed.

Context of Acts 3:11

9All the people saw him walking and praising God. 10They knew that he was the man who used to sit and beg at the temple’s Beautiful Gate. The people were amazed and stunned to see what had happened to him. They were excited, and everyone ran to see them at the place called Solomon’s Porch. The man wouldn’t let go of Peter and John. 12When Peter saw this, he said to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed about this man? Why are you staring at us as though we have made him walk by our own power or godly life? 13The God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed Jesus over to Pilate. You rejected him in Pilate’s presence, even though Pilate had decided to let him go free.

Acts 3:11 word by word

κρατοῦντος δὲ αὐτοῦ τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τὸν Ἰωάννην συνέδραμεν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τῇ στοᾷ τῇ καλουμένῃ Σολομῶντος ἔκθαμβοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the lameχωλόςchōlos · lameG5560
• manκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
• which was healedἰάομαιiaomai · to healG2390
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• ran togetherσυντρέχωsuntrechō · to flockG4936
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the porchστοάstoa · PorticoG4745
• that is calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• Solomon’sΣολομώνSolomōn Solomōn · Solomon'sG4672
• greatly wonderingἔκθαμβοςekthambos · astonishedG1569

Cross-references for Acts 3:11

• Luke 8:38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged him, “Let me go with you.” But Jesus sent the man away and told him,
• Acts 2:6They gathered when they heard the wind. Each person was startled to recognize his own dialect when the disciples spoke.
• Acts 5:12The people saw the apostles perform many miracles and do amazing things. The believers had a common faith in Jesus as they met on Solomon’s Porch.
• John 10:23Jesus was walking on Solomon’s porch in the temple courtyard.

Commentaries on Acts 3:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Held Peter and John - He felt the strongest affection for them, as the instruments by which the Divine influence was converted to his diseased body. In the porch that is called Solomon's - On this portico see Bp. Pearce's note, inserted in this work, John 10:23; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Held Peter and John - The word “held” means that he “adhered” to them; he “joined himself” to them; he was desirous of “remaining” with them and “participating” with them. “He clung to his benefactors, and would not be separated from them” (Prof. Hackett). All the people … - Excited by curiosity, they came together. The fact of the cure and the conduct of the man would soon draw together a crowd, and thus furnish a favorable opportunity for preaching to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11The Beautiful Gate was probably the Nicanor Gate, made of bronze from the city of Corinth. It was on the east side of the temple (see Josephus, War 5.5.3). It had rich decorations of silver and gold plates on its panels. The gold and silver were heavier and more valuable than the plates on other gates. Solomon’s Colonnade was a covered place to walk on the east side of the temple (see Josephus, War 5.5.1–3; Antiquities 20.9.7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-11. Peter and John--already associated by their Master, first with James (Mr 1:29; 5:37; 9:2), then by themselves (Lu 22:8; and see Joh 13:23, 24). Now we find them constantly together, but John (yet young) only as a silent actor. went up--were going up, were on their way.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 3:11

• John
• Lameness
• Miracles
• Temple

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Acts 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings