Atos 3

1 Peter and John were on their way up to the Temple at the time of the afternoon prayer, around 3 p.m. 2 A man who had been lame from birth was being carried there. Every day he was placed beside the Temple gate called "Beautiful" so he could beg from the people going into the Temple. 3 He saw Peter and John as they were about to enter the Temple and asked them for some money. 4 Peter looked right at him. John did, too.

"Look at us!" Peter said. 5 The lame man gave them his full attention, expecting to get something from them. 6 "I don’t have any silver or gold," Peter told him, "but I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!"

7 Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up. Right away his feet and ankles became strong. 8 He jumped to his feet, and then began to walk. He went with them into the Temple, walking and jumping and praising God. 9 Everyone there saw him walking around and praising God. 10 They recognized him as the beggar who used to sit by the Temple’s Beautiful Gate, and they were surprised and amazed at what had happened to him.