Acts 3:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 3:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 3:2 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is calle..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 3:2 — KJV
“And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;”
— Acts 3:2 (KJV)
Acts 3:2 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 3:2
“In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them. captive...: or, his substance”
Shares key themes with Acts 3:2: carried, gate, entered
“Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity; substance: or, forces”
Shares key themes with Acts 3:2: laid, gate, entered
“And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.”
Shares key themes with Acts 3:2: gate, temple, beautiful
“And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.”
Shares key themes with Acts 3:2: temple, called, entered
“Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.”
Shares key themes with Acts 3:2: mother, womb, whom
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