Acts 3:2 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 3:2

Lame from his mother’s womb - The mention of this shows that there was no deception in the case. The man had been always lame; he was obliged to be carried; and he was well known to the Jews.Whom they laid daily - That is, his friends laid him there daily. He would therefore be well known to those who were in the habit of entering the temple. Among the ancients there were no hospitals for the sick, and no alms-houses for the poor. The poor were dependent, therefore, on the Charity of those who... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 3:2

Acts 3:2. And a certain man Well known, it appears, by those who frequented the temple; lame from his mother’s womb, was carried Thither by the help of others, being unable to walk, through a weakness in his ankles; whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful This gate, which was between the court of the Gentiles and that of Israel, and is here called Beautiful, for the richness of the metal of which it was formed, and its curious workmanship, is termed by Josephus... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 3:1-26

3:1-5:42 RAPID GROWTH AND GREAT POPULARITYPreaching in the temple (3:1-26)On one of their visits to the temple, Peter and John healed a crippled beggar. The man had been lying at the gate that led from the outer public court to the inner courts where only Jews were allowed, but as soon as he was healed he followed the apostles into the temple, jumping and praising God (3:1-10).After prayer the three men returned to the public court, where they found that a crowd of curious onlookers had... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 3:2

certain. App-123 . man. App-123 . lame = being (Greek. huparcho . See note on Luke 9:48 ) lame. from. Greek. ek. App-104 . at = townrds. App-104 . Beautiful. Probably the East gate, which, Josephus says, "was of Corinthian brass and greatly excelled those that were only covered over with silver and gold" ( Wars Acts 5:3 ). ask. App-134 . alms. Greek. eleemosune. This was shortened into " aelmesse ", and then into "alms". of = from. Greek. para. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 3:2

And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered the temple.The cripple in view here had been disabled from birth, being at the time of his healing more than forty years old (Acts 4:22); the fact of his having to be carried showed how complete was his disability.Beautiful ... There were nine doors to the temple, all being 45 feet high, except the gate of Nicanor which... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 3:2

Acts 3:2. A certain man, lame from his mother's womb— The inveteracy of this man's infirmity, the notoriety of it to most of the Jews, on account of the place where he was laid, not to mention other circumstances which here occur, were sufficient to prove the reality of the miracle, and to render it more conspicuous. The gate here called beautiful, for its richness and curious workmanship, is by Josephus called "The Corinthian gate." About one hundred and eighty years before this, the city of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 3:2

2. a certain man lame from his mother's womb—and now "above forty years old" ( :-). was carried—was wont to be carried. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:1-2

The John in view was undoubtedly the writer of the fourth Gospel, the brother of James. The temple was Herod’s temple, and the Jewish hour of prayer in view was 3:00 p.m., the other key prayer time for the Jews being 9:00 a.m. (cf. Acts 10:9; Acts 10:30; Daniel 6:10; Daniel 9:21; Judith 9:1). [Note: Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, 14:4:3.] The early Jewish Christians continued to follow their former habits of worship in Jerusalem. The lame man had been in his condition for over 40... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:1-7

B. The expansion of the church in Jerusalem 3:1-6:7Luke recorded the events of this section to document the continued expansion of the church and to identify the means God used to produce growth. In chapters 3-5 the emphasis is on how the Christians’ witness brought them into conflict with the Jewish leaders. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:1-10

The healing of a lame Man 1:3-10Luke had just referred to the apostles’ teaching, to the awe that many of the Jews felt, to the apostles doing signs and wonders, and to the Christians meeting in the temple (Acts 2:43-44; Acts 2:46). Now he narrated a specific incident that included these elements. The Gospel writers also chose a healing to illustrate the nature of Jesus’ early ministry (Matthew 8:2-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16; Luke 5:24; John 4:46-54). The healing of this man resulted in the... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 3:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 3:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 3:1-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 3:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 3:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 3:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 3:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:1-2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:1-7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 3:1-10

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