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Acts 3:3-5
New English Translation
Acts 3:3-5
New English Translation
3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts,[a] he asked them for money.[b] 4 Peter looked directly[c] at him (as did John) and said, “Look at us!” 5 So the lame man[d] paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.
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- Acts 3:3 tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.sn See the note on the phrase the temple courts in the previous verse.
- Acts 3:3 tn Grk “alms.” See the note on the word “money” in the previous verse.
- Acts 3:4 tn Grk “Peter, looking directly at him, as did John, said.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 3:5 tn Grk “So he”; the referent (the lame man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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