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One day Peter and John went to the Temple at three o'clock in the afternoon, the hour for prayer.
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There at the Beautiful Gate, as it was called, was a man who had been lame all his life. Every day he was carried to the gate to beg for money from the people who were going into the Temple.
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When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them to give him something.
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They looked straight at him, and Peter said, "Look at us!"
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So he looked at them, expecting to get something from them.
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But Peter said to him, "I have no money at all, but I give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I order you to get up and walk!"
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Then he took him by his right hand and helped him up. At once the man's feet and ankles became strong;
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he jumped up, stood on his feet, and started walking around. Then he went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God.
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The people there saw him walking and praising God,