Acts 3:3

3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

Acts 3:3 in Other Translations

3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.

3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.

3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter the Temple, he asked for a handout.

3 who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.

3 When the man saw that Peter and John were about to go into the courtyard, he asked them for a handout.

3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple complex, he asked for help.

3 He saw that Peter and John were about to enter. So he asked them for money.

Acts 3:3 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 3:3

Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple
Just as they were entering through the gate at which he lay, he looked at them; and though they were strangers to him, he concluded they were Israelites by their going into the temple at that time:

asked an alms;
of them; prayed them to give him something for his relief and support.

Acts 3:3 In-Context

1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon.

2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.

3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”

5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.