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 heard him praising God. 10When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded! They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon’s Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John. 12Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? 13For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him.

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 who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying,
• Acts 2:6When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers.
• Acts 5:12The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade.
• John 10:23He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Colonnade.

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

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Alms
• Convert
• Foretell
• Glorify
• Prince
• Repent
• Restitution
• Wonder

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