Discovery BoxActs 3:2-8 
Context3:2 And a man lame 1 from birth 2 was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day 3 so he could beg for money 4 from those going into the temple courts. 5 3:3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, 6 he asked them for money. 7 3:4 Peter looked directly 8 at him (as did John) and said, “Look at us!” 3:5 So the lame man 9 paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them. 3:6 But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, 10 but what I do have I give you. In the name 11 of Jesus Christ 12 the Nazarene, stand up and 13 walk!” 3:7 Then 14 Peter 15 took hold 16 of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man’s 17 feet and ankles were made strong. 18 3:8 He 19 jumped up, 20 stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts 21 with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
1 tn Or “crippled.”
2 tn Grk “from his mother’s womb.”
3 tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase.
4 tn Grk “alms.” The term “alms” is not in common use today, so what the man expected, “money,” is used in the translation instead. The idea is that of money given as a gift to someone who was poor. Giving alms was viewed as honorable in Judaism (Tob 1:3, 16; 12:8-9; m. Pe’ah 1:1). See also Luke 11:41; 12:33; Acts 9:36; 10:2, 4, 31; 24:17.
5 tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
sn Into the temple courts. The exact location of this incident is debated. The ‘Beautiful Gate’ referred either to the Nicanor Gate (which led from the Court of the Gentiles into the Court of Women) or the Shushan Gate at the eastern wall.
6 tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
sn See the note on the phrase the temple courts in the previous verse.
7 tn Grk “alms.” See the note on the word “money” in the previous verse.
8 tn Grk “Peter, looking directly at him, as did John, said.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
9 tn Grk “So he”; the referent (the lame man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Or “I have no money.” L&N 6.69 classifies the expression ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον (argurion kai crusion) as an idiom that is a generic expression for currency, thus “money.”
11 sn In the name. Note the authority in the name of Jesus the Messiah. His presence and power are at work for the man. The reference to “the name” is not like a magical incantation, but is designed to indicate the agent who performs the healing. The theme is quite frequent in Acts (2:38 plus 21 other times).
12 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
13 tc The words “stand up and” (ἔγειρε καί, egeire kai) are not in a few
14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to reflect the sequence of events.
15 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
16 tn Grk “Peter taking hold of him…raised him up.” The participle πιάσας (piasas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
17 tn Grk “his”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
18 sn At once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. Note that despite the past lameness, the man is immediately able to walk. The restoration of his ability to walk pictures the presence of a renewed walk, a fresh start at life; this was far more than money would have given him.
19 tn Grk “And he.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.
20 tn Grk “Jumping up, he stood.” The participle ἐξαλλόμενος (exallomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. It is possible that the paralyzed man actually jumped off the ground, but more probably this term simply refers to the speed with which he stood up. See L&N 15.240.
21 tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
