Acts 3:1

Acts 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service.

Context of Acts 3:1

One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2Now 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. 3When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

Acts 3:1 word by word

Πέτρος δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀνέβαινον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπὶ τὴν ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς τὴν ἐνάτην.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• went upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• togetherἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• the hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• of prayerπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
• the ninthἔννατοςennatos · ninth (hour)G1766

Cross-references for Acts 3:1

• Acts 4:13When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
• Acts 8:14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.
• Matthew 17:1After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
• Matthew 26:37He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
• John 13:23One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him.
• John 20:2So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
• John 21:7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.
• Galatians 2:9James, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
• Acts 2:46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
• Acts 5:25Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.”
• Luke 24:53And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
• Acts 10:3One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
• Exodus 29:39Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight.
• Numbers 28:4Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight,
• 1 Kings 18:36At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
• Psalms 55:17Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.

Commentaries on Acts 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Peter and John went up together - The words , which we translate together, and which are the first words in this chapter in the Greek text, we have already seen, Acts 2:47, are added by several MSS. and versions to the last verse of the preceding chapter. But they do not make so good a sense there as they do here; and should be translated, not together, which really makes no sense here, but at that time; intimating that this transaction occurred nearly…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Peter and John went up … - In Luke 24:53, it is said that the apostles were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. From Acts 2:46, it is clear that all the disciples were accustomed daily to resort to the temple for devotion. Whether they joined in the sacrifices of the temple-service is not said; but the thing is not improbable. This was the place and the manner in which they and their fathers had worshipped. They came slowly to the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A lame man healed by Peter and John. (1-11) Peter's address to the Jews. (12-26) Verses 1-11 The apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. Peter and John seem to have been led by a Divine direction, to work a miracle on a man above forty years old, who had been a cripple from his birth. Peter, in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, bade him rise up and walk. Thus, if we would attempt to good purpose the healing of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11Jesus promised that his disciples would do greater works than he did (John 14:12; see Mark 16:20). This promise came true through the signs, wonders, and mighty works of the apostles (Acts 2:43; 5:12; 8:4–8). The apostle Peter showed the power to heal in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth (3:6, 16). The healing was immediate and evident (3:8). It led the man to praise God (3:8–9; compare 2:47; 16:25; Luke 2:20; 17:15–18; 18:43; 19:37; 24:53). This event…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

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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