Acts 3:2

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Acts 3:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

2 And 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 entering the temple courts.

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

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

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“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.

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