Study it in the app“And a certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they used to set every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms from those entering into the temple.”
Andκαίa certainτιςmanἀνὴρwho wasὑπάρχωνlameχωλὸςfromἐκhisαὐτοῦmother’sμητρὸςwombκοιλίαςwas being carried,ἐβαστάζετοwhomὃνthey used to setἐτίθουνevery dayκαθ’ ἡμέρανatπρὸςthe gateτὴν θύρανof the templeτοῦ ἱεροῦcalledτὴν λεγομένηνBeautiful,Ὡραίανto askτοῦ αἰτεῖνalmsἐλεημοσύνηνfromπαρὰthose enteringτῶν εἰσπορευομένωνintoεἰςthe temple.τὸ ἱερόν
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “anēr” appearsbe
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appearslame
Lame.
Where else “chōlos” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētros” appearswomb
The place where a mother carries her child before birth.
Where else “koilias” appearscarry
To hold something in hand or on one's back.
Where else “ebastazeto” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “etithoun” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appearsdoor
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyran” appearstemple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierou” appearscall
To call someone by a name.
Where else “legomenēn” appearsbeautiful
Beautiful, lovely; also timely.
Where else “Hōraian” appearsask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aitein” appearsalms, charity
Alms: what is given to the poor out of mercy; also acts of mercy.
Where else “eleēmosynēn” appearsgo in, enter
Go in, enter.
Where else “eisporeuomenōn” appears1Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth.
2 · This verse (above)
3He, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, was asking to receive alms.
1. What it says
What do Peter and John do for the lame man at the temple gate, and how does he react? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
When the people are amazed, Peter turns attention to Jesus and not to himself. Why does he do that? (vv. 12-16)
3. How I live it
When someone thanks or praises you, how can you simply acknowledge what helped you do it?
