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“ Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. ”

Acts 3:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Peter and John went up ... - In Luke 24:53 , it is said that the apostles were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. From Acts 2:46 , it is clear that all the disciples were acc...
Acts 3:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now (1) Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour]. (1) Christ, in healing a man that was born lame and well known to all men, both in a famous p...
Acts 3:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Example of the Works of the Apostles. The cure of lame persons is frequently spoken of in the Synoptic Gospels, as a mark of the Messianic age; but no such cure is there recorded. Paul deals with a...
Acts 3:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Peter and John. Mentioned together seven times in Acts, John always in subordination to Peter. went . were going. temple. See Acts 2:46 . at . upon. App-104. prayer. App-134. the ninth...
Acts 3:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. We saw before that many signs were showed by the hands of the apostles; now Luke reciteth one of many for example’s sake, after his common custom; namely, that a lame man, which was lame of...
Acts 3:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour . Peter and John went up together - The words επι το αυτο, which we translate together, and which ar...
Acts 3:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Now Peter and John went up together, &c.— About that time, according to Grotius and several others; as it does not seem to suit so well with the original, to take it to imply no more than tha...
Acts 3:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. The Lame Man Healed (3:1-8) How long after Pentecost the following incident occurred it is imp...
Acts 3:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The ninth hour ] The hours of prayer were the third ( Acts 2:15 ), when the morning sacrifice was offered; the sixth (noon); and the ninth, the time of the evening sacrifice.
Acts 3:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

III. (1) Now Peter and John went up. — Better, were going up. The union of the two brings the narratives of the Gospels into an interesting connection with the Acts. They were probably about t...
Acts 3:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 8 THE FIRST MIRACLE. Acts 3:1-6 THE Acts of the Apostles considered as the first history of the Church may be viewed as typical of all ecclesiastical history. It is in this respect a m...
Acts 3:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Uplifting Power Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John differed greatly, in age, in gift, and in point of view. They had been rivals; now they walked together. It was at three in the afternoon that this in...
Acts 3:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The men at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple is the illustration of a constant fact: approximation to God is a habit of humanity in its need. Mendicants are not often found at the doors where an infid...
Acts 3:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS Peter and John heal a Cripple at the Gate of the Temple. Peter takes Occasion therefrom to preach to the People. Acts 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour...
Acts 3:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple ,.... These two disciples were intimate companions, and great lovers of each other; they were often together: they are thought, by some, to have b...
Acts 3:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour . Ver. 1. At the hour of prayer ] The Jews had their stata precibus tempora, set hours of pra...
Acts 3:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now Peter and John , &c. We are not informed when the fact here recorded took place; but it is probable it was during the days of the feast of pentecost, and while the city was still full of peo...
Acts 3:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In this great work the apostles were not dealing only with large numbers. As Peter and John went to the temple, not to speak, but at the mid afternoon hour of prayer, they contacted a man lame from h...
Acts 3:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Healing of a Cripple. 1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. ...
Acts 3:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

ACTS CHAPTER 3 Acts 3:1-11 The lame man healed by Peter and John. Acts 3:12-26 Peter declares to the people that this cure was not wrought by any power or holiness in himself or John, but by...
Acts 3:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Healing of the Lame Man (3:1-11). ‘Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.' Peter and John being together (compare Acts 1:13 ) seems to...
Acts 3:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 3:1 . Peter and John .—The old companionship which had existed between these two disciples before the crucifixion ( John 1:20 ; Matthew 17:1 ), and was resumed after the r...
Acts 3:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 3:1 (with Acts 4:4 ) St. Peter's Second Apology If the latter portion of this speech of St. Peter's be examined, it will be found that its central point, on which is thrown the chief wei...
Acts 3:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 3:1 . Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. Peter and John seem to have been linked in closest friendship. Peter had been brought b...
Acts 3:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 3:1 . Peter and John went into the temple at the hour of prayer. Some read, At the same time Peter and John went into the temple, intimating that this was the afternoon of the day of pentecos...
Acts 3:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now Peter and John. Peter and John The union of the two brings the narratives of the Gospels into an interesting connection with the Acts. They were probably about the same age (the idea that P...
Acts 3:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 3:1 Were going up for went up together, A.V. and T.R. Peter and John. The close friendship of these two apostles is remarkable. The origin of it appears to have been t...
Acts 3:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now Peter and John went up together into the Temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
Acts 3:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:36 ; Acts 10:3 ; Acts 10:30 ; Acts 2:46 ; Acts 4:13 ; Acts 5:25 ; Acts 8:14 ; Daniel 6:10 ; Daniel 9:21 ; Exodus 29:39 ; Galatians 2:9 ; John 13:23-25 ; John 20:2-9 ; John 21...
Acts 3:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

A Pitiful Pauper at the Beautiful Gate Acts 3:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is impossible for us even to suggest the many striking lessons that surround the story of the pitiful pauper at the Bea...
Acts 3:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The ninth hour — The Jews divided the time from sunrise to sunset into twelve hours; which were consequently of unequal length at different times of the year, as the days were longer or shorter. Th...

Acts 3:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 3:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 3:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 3:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 3:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 3:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 3:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 3:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 3:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 3:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 3:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Acts 3:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 3:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 3:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 3:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 3:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 3:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 3:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 3:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 3:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 3:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 3:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 3:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 3:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 3:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 3:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 3:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 3:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 3:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 3:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 3:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes