Chapter 3

A Lame Man is Healed

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One day Peter and John went to the Temple at three
o'clock in the afternoon, the hour for prayer. 

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There at the Beautiful Gate, as it was called, was a man
who had been lame all his life. Every day he was carried to
the gate to beg for money from the people who were going
into the Temple. 

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When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them to
give him something. 

They looked straight at him, and Peter said, “Look at us!” 

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So he looked at them, expecting to get something from
them. 
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But Peter said to him, “I have no money at all, but I give
you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I
order you to get up and walk!” 
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Then he took him by his right-hand and helped him up. At
once the man's feet and ankles became strong; 
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he jumped up, stood on his feet, and started walking
around. Then he went into the Temple with them, walking
and jumping and praising God. 
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if we are being questioned today about the good deed
done to the lame man and how he was healed,
 10then you should all know, and all the people of Israel
should know, that this man stands here before you
completely well through the power of the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth — whom you crucified and whom God
raised from death. 
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Jesus is the one of whom the scripture says:
‘The stone that you the builders despised
turned out to be the most important of all.’
 
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When Peter saw the people, he said to them, “Fellow-
Israelites, why are you surprised at this, and why do you
stare at us? Do you think that it was by means of our own
power or godliness that we made this man walk? 
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our
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ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But

you handed him over to the authorities, and you rejected
him in Pilate's presence, even after Pilate had decided to
set him free.
 14He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead
you asked Pilate to do you the favour of turning loose a
murderer. 
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You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him
from death — and we are witnesses to this. 
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It was the power of his name that gave strength to this
lame man. What you see and know was done by faith in his
name; it was faith in Jesus that has made him well, as you
can all see.
“And now, my fellow-Israelites, I know that what you and
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your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance. 

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 18God announced long ago through all the prophets that his
Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this
way. 
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Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your
sins. If you do, 
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times of spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he
will send Jesus, who is the Messiah he has already chosen
for you. 
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He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all
things to be made new, as God announced through his holy
prophets who lived long ago. 
 
 
 22For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will send
you a prophet, just as he sent me, and he will be
one of your own people. You are to obey
everything that he tells you to do. 
 23Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be
separated from God's people and destroyed.’ 
 24And all the prophets who had a message,
including Samuel and those who came after him,
also announced what has been happening these
days. 
 25The promises of God through his
prophets are for you, and you share in the
covenant which God made with your
ancestors. As he said to Abraham,
‘Through your descendants I will bless all
the people on earth.’ 

 26And so God chose his Servant and sent

him first to you, to bless you by making
every one of you turn away from your
wicked ways.”
 Section III
The Church and the Jewish Authorities
[Acts 3:1 – Acts 5:42]
Acts of the Apostles
Chapter 3
Acts of the Apostles – chapter 3

2 Sections
1. A Lame Man is Healed [vv1-10]
2. Peter Addresses the Crowd in the
Temple [vv11-26]
A Lame Man is Healed [vv1-10]
A Lame Man is Healed [vv1-10]
 Peter & John
 Went to the Temple
 At three o’clock in the
afternoon
 The hour of prayer
A Lame Man is Healed [vv1-10]
 At Beautiful Gate
 Was a man lame all
his life
 Carried to the gate
everyday
 To beg for money
from the people who
were going to the
temple
A Lame Man is Healed [vv1-10]
 Saw Peter & John
 Begged them to give him
something

Peter
- looked straight at him
- Told him
- to look at them
- he did not have any
money
- but would give him what
he had
A Lame Man is Healed [vv1-10]
- ordered him to get
up and walk in the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
- took him by the right hand
and helped him up

The lame man

- at once his feet and ankles
became strong
- Jumped up, stood on his
feet & started walking
around
A Lame Man is Healed [vv1-10]
- went into the Temple with
Peter and John
- walking and jumping and
praising God

The people
- Surprised and amazed
- Recognised him as the
beggar at the Beautiful Gate
who had been lame all his life
and now he was walking and
jumping
Peter Addresses the Crowd in the
Temple [vv11-26]
 In Solomon’s Porch in
the Temple
 People were amazed
at what happened
 They stared at Peter
& John thinking they
had performed this
miracle either by
means of their own
power or their
godliness
 Antonia
Fortress

(Page xxviii in Acts textbook)

 Solomon’s Porch

Nicanor
Gate

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Court of
Women

Model of Herod’s temple scaled down 50 times

(Page xxviii in Acts textbook)
Peter Addresses the Crowd in the
Temple [vv11-26]
Peter’s 3rd speech
 It was faith in Jesus and
in the power of his name
that healed the man
 This was the Jesus whom
they rejected and killed
 But whom God of their
ancestors, Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob, had
raised from death and
glorified
Peter Addresses the Crowd in the
Temple [vv11-26]
Peter’s 3rd speech
 The man’s healing had
nothing to do with their
own power or godliness
 God had glorified His
Servant, Jesus whom
they had rejected
 Jesus was holy and good
but they handed him over
to Pilate to be killed, even
though Pilate wanted to
set him free
Peter Addresses the Crowd in the
Temple [vv11-26]
Peter’s 3rd speech
 But God raised Jesus
from death and they
are witnesses to it
 It was by faith in
Jesus and in the
power of his name
that the man had
been healed
Peter Addresses the Crowd in the
Temple [vv11-26]
Peter’s 3rd speech
 Peter said he
understood that they
& their leaders had
acted out of
ignorance although
God had already
foretold long ago
through His prophets
that His Messiah
would suffer and die
Peter Addresses the Crowd in the
Temple [vv11-26]
Peter urged them
- To repent and to turn
back to God
- They would receive
forgiveness of their sins
and spiritual strength
from God
- God would send them
Jesus who is in heaven
now until the time comes
for all things to be made
new
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Temple [vv11-26]
All these
- Promised by God
through Moses and
the prophets
- Were for them
because they share in
the covenant which
God made with their
ancestor Abraham to
bless all the people
on earth through them
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Temple [vv11-26]

- God chose Jesus and

sent him to them first
to bless them so that
they would repent and
turn away from their
wicked ways