Acts 3:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Expecting to receive something of them - Because it was a constant custom for all who entered the temple to carry money with them to give to the treasury, or to the poor, or to both. It was on this ground that the friends of the lame man laid him at the gate of the temple, as this was the most likely place to receive alms.