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Selected Verse: Acts 3:2 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ac 3:2 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] a certain [5100] man [435] lame [5225] [5560] from [1537] his [846] mother's [3384] womb [2836] was carried [941], whom [3739] they laid [5087] daily [2250] [2596] at [4314] the gate [2374] of the temple [2411] which [3588] is called [3004] Beautiful [5611], to ask [154] alms [1654] of [3844] them that entered [1531] into [1519] the temple [2411]; |
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King James |
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
a certain man lame from his mother's womb--and now "above forty years old" (Act 4:22).
was carried--was wont to be carried. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
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 were in better circumstances. It became an important matter for them to be placed where they would see many people. Hence, it was customary to place them at the gates of rich men Luk 16:20; and they also sat by the highway to beg where many persons would pass, Mar 10:46; Luk 18:35; Joh 9:1-8. The entrance to the temple would be a favorable place for begging; for:
(1) great multitudes were accustomed to enter there; and,
(2) when going up for the purposes of religion, they would be more inclined to give alms than at other times; and especially was this true of the Pharisees, who were particularly desirous of publicity in bestowing charity. It is recorded by Martial (i. 112) that the custom prevailed among the Romans of placing the poor by the gates of the temples; and the custom was also observed a long time in the Christian churches.
At the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful - In regard to this gate there have been two opinions, one of which supposes that it was the gate commonly called Nicanor, which led from the court of the Gentiles to the court of the women (see Plan in notes on Mat 21:12), and the other that it was the gate at the eastern entrance of the temple, commonly called Susan. It is not easy to determine which is intended; though from the fact that what is here recorded occurred near Solomon's porch (Act 3:11; compare the Plan of the Temple, Mat 21:12), it seems probable that the latter was intended. This gate was large and splendid. It was made of Corinthian brass, a most valuable metal, and made a magnificent appearance (Josephus, Jewish Wars, book 5, chapter 5, section 3).
To ask alms - Charity. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
That was (ὑπάρχων)
Lit., being. See on Jam 2:15.
Was carried (ἐβαστάζετο)
Imperfect: "was being carried as they were going up (Act 3:1).
They laid (ἐτίθουν)
Imperfect: "they were wont to lay." |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
At the gate of the temple, called Beautiful - This gate was added by Herod the Great, between the court of the Gentiles and that of Israel. It was thirty cubits high, and fifteen broad, and made of Corinthian brass, more pompous in its workmanship and splendour than those that were covered with silver and gold. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
A - man lame from his mother's womb - The case of this man must have been well known:
1. from the long standing of his infirmity:
2. from his being daily exposed in a place so public.
It appears that he had no power to walk, and was what we term a cripple, for he was carried to the gate of the temple, and laid there in order to excite compassion. These circumstances are all marked by St. Luke, the more fully to show the greatness and incontestable nature of the miracle.
The gate - which is called Beautiful - There are different opinions concerning this gate. Josephus observes, Bell. Jud. lib. v. cap. 5, sect. 3, that the temple had nine gates, which were on every side covered with gold and silver; but there was one gate which was without the holy house, and was of Corinthian brass, and greatly excelled those which were only covered with gold and silver: πολυ τῃ τιμῃ τας καταργυρους και περιχρυσους ὑπεραγουσα. The magnitudes of the other gates were equal one to another; but that of the Corinthian gate, which opened on the east, over against the gate of the holy house itself, was much larger: πεντηκοντα γαρ πηχων ουσα την αναστασιν, τεσσαρακοντα πηχεις τας θυρας ειχε, και τον κοσμον πολυτελεστερον, επι δαψιλες παχος αργυρου τε και χρυσου· for its height was fifty cubits, and its doors were forty cubits, and it was adorned after a most costly manner, as having much richer and thicker plates of silver and gold upon them than upon the other. This last was probably the gate which is here called Beautiful; because it was on the outside of the temple, to which there was an easy access, and because it was evidently the most costly, according to the account in Josephus; but it must be granted that the text of Josephus is by no means clear. |
22 For [1063] the man [444] was [2258] above [4119] forty [5062] years old [2094], on [1909] whom [3739] this [5124] miracle [4592] of healing [2392] was shewed [1096].
12 And [2532] Jesus [2424] went [1525] into [1519] the temple [2411] of God [2316], and [2532] cast out [1544] all them [3956] that sold [4453] and [2532] bought [59] in [1722] the temple [2411], and [2532] overthrew [2690] the tables [5132] of the moneychangers [2855], and [2532] the seats [2515] of them that sold [4453] doves [4058],
11 And [1161] as the lame man [5560] which was healed [2390] held [2902] Peter [4074] and [2532] John [2491], all [3956] the people [2992] ran together [4936] unto [4314] them [846] in [1909] the porch [4745] that is called [2564] Solomon's [4672], greatly wondering [1569].
12 And [2532] Jesus [2424] went [1525] into [1519] the temple [2411] of God [2316], and [2532] cast out [1544] all them [3956] that sold [4453] and [2532] bought [59] in [1722] the temple [2411], and [2532] overthrew [2690] the tables [5132] of the moneychangers [2855], and [2532] the seats [2515] of them that sold [4453] doves [4058],
1 And [2532] as Jesus passed by [3855], he saw [1492] a man [444] which was blind [5185] from [1537] his birth [1079].
2 And [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] asked [2065] him [846], saying [3004], Master [4461], who [5101] did sin [264], this man [3778], or [2228] his [846] parents [1118], that [2443] he was born [1080] blind [5185]?
3 Jesus [2424] answered [611], Neither [3777] hath [264] this man [3778] sinned [264], nor [3777] his [846] parents [1118]: but [235] that [2443] the works [2041] of God [2316] should be made manifest [5319] in [1722] him [846].
4 I [1691] must [1163] work [2038] the works [2041] of him that sent [3992] me [3165], while [2193] it is [2076] day [2250]: the night [3571] cometh [2064], when [3753] no man [3762] can [1410] work [2038].
5 As long as [3752] I am [5600] in [1722] the world [2889], I am [1510] the light [5457] of the world [2889].
6 When he had thus [5023] spoken [2036], he spat [4429] on the ground [5476], and [2532] made [4160] clay [4081] of [1537] the spittle [4427], and [2532] he anointed [2025] [1909] the eyes [3788] of the blind man [5185] with the clay [4081],
7 And [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Go [5217], wash [3538] in [1519] the pool [2861] of Siloam [4611], (which [3739] is by interpretation [2059], Sent [649] He went his way [565] therefore [3767], and [2532] washed [3538], and [2532] came [2064] seeing [991].
8 The neighbours [1069] therefore [3767], and [2532] they which before [4386] had seen [2334] him [846] that [3754] he was [2258] blind [5185], said [3004], Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] he that sat [2521] and [2532] begged [4319]?
35 And [1161] it came to pass [1096], that as [1722] he [846] was come nigh [1448] unto [1519] Jericho [2410], a certain [5100] blind man [5185] sat [2521] by [3844] the way side [3598] begging [4319]:
46 And [2532] they came [2064] to [1519] Jericho [2410]: and [2532] as he [846] went [1607] out of [575] Jericho [2410] with [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] and [2532] a great [2425] number of people [3793], blind [5185] Bartimaeus [924], the son [5207] of Timaeus [5090], sat [2521] by [3844] the highway side [3598] begging [4319].
20 And [1161] there was [2258] a certain [5100] beggar [4434] named [3686] Lazarus [2976], which [3739] was laid [906] at [4314] his [846] gate [4440], full of sores [1669],
1 Now [1161] Peter [4074] and [2532] John [2491] went up [305] together [1909] [846] into [1519] the temple [2411] at the hour [5610] of prayer [4335], being the ninth [1766] hour.
15 If [1437] [1161] a brother [80] or [2228] sister [79] be [5225] naked [1131], and [2532] destitute [3007] [5600] of daily [2184] food [5160],