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A certain man who was lame from his mother`s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who entered into the temple.
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Commentators stress that the man was lame from birth and placed daily at the temple gate. His condition was a long-standing, public fact, making him well-known to worshippers. This detail is crucial because it establishes the absolute authenticity of the miracle Peter is about to perform, ruling out any possibility of deception.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lame. The mention of this shows that there was no deception in the case. The man had always been lame; he was obliged to be carried; and h…
Was carried (εβασταζετο). Imperfect passive, picturing the process as in verse 1.
Laid daily (ετιθουν καθ'…
19th Century
Anglican
A certain man lame from his mother’s womb.—The careful record of the duration of his suffering is more or less characteristic of S…
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Baptist
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 alm…
The man is described as “crippled from birth” and having to be carried daily “to the temple gate called Beautiful” to beg for his living. Since alm…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb He was born so; his lameness came not through any disease or fall, or…
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The apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. Peter and John seem to have been led by a divine direction…
