Acts 3:5

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So he turned to them, expecting to get something from them.

King James Version (1611)
And he gaue heede vnto them, expecting to receiue something of them.

King James Version
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

English Standard Version
And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.

New American Standard Bible
And he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

New Century Version
The man looked at them, thinking they were going to give him some money.

Amplified Bible
And the man began to pay attention to them, eagerly expecting to receive something from them.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

Berean Standard Bible
So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

Contemporary English Version
The man stared at them and thought he was going to get something.

Complete Jewish Bible
The crippled man fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.

Darby Translation
And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.

Easy-to-Read Version
He looked at them; he thought they would give him some money.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee gaue heede vnto them, trusting to receiue some thing of them.

George Lamsa Translation
And he looked at them, expecting to receive something from them.

Good News Translation
So he looked at them, expecting to get something from them.

Lexham English Bible
So he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.

Literal Translation
And he paid heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.

American Standard Version
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from them.

Bible in Basic English
And he gave attention to them, hoping to get something from them.

Hebrew Names Version
He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.

International Standard Version
So the manhe">[fn] watched them closely, expecting to get something from them.

Etheridge Translation
But he regarded them, expecting to receive from them somewhat.

Murdock Translation
And he looked on them, expecting to receive something from them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he gaue heede vnto the, trustyng to receaue somethyng of them.

English Revised Version
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from them.

World English Bible
He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something of them.

Weymouth's New Testament
So he looked and waited, expecting to receive something from them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he biheelde in to hem, and hopide, that he schulde take sumwhat of hem.

Update Bible Version
And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.

New English Translation
So the lame man paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.

New King James Version
So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

New Living Translation
The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money.

New Life Bible
The man who could not walk looked at them. He thought he would get something from them.

New Revised Standard
And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, he, gave heed unto them, expecting to receive, something from them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them.

Revised Standard Version
And he fixed his attention upon them, expecting to receive something from them.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he gaue hede vnto the trustinge to receave somthinge of them.

Young's Literal Translation
and he was giving heed to them, looking to receive something from them;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he gaue hede vnto them, hopynge to receaue some thinge of them.

Mace New Testament (1729)
at which he look'd very attentively, expecting to receive something of them.

Simplified Cowboy Version
The man looked up, obviously expecting a handout.

Contextual Overview

¹One day at three o'clock in the afternoon, Peter and John were on their way into the Temple for prayer meeting. At the same time there was a man crippled from birth being carried up. Every day he was set down at the Temple gate, the one named Beautiful, to beg from those going into the Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to enter the Temple, he asked for a handout. Peter, with John at his side, looked him straight in the eye and said, "Look here." He looked up, expecting to get something from them. ⁶Peter said, "I don't have a nickel to my name, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!" He grabbed him by the right hand and pulled him up. In an instant his feet and ankles became firm. He jumped to his feet and walked. The man went into the Temple with them, walking back and forth, dancing and praising God. Everybody there saw him walking around and praising God. They recognized him as the one who sat begging at the Temple's Gate Beautiful and rubbed their eyes, astonished, scarcely believing what they were seeing. The man threw his arms around Peter and John, ecstatic. All the people ran up to where they were at Solomon's Porch to see it for themselves. When Peter saw he had a congregation, he addressed the people: "Oh, Israelites, why does this take you by such complete surprise, and why stare at us as if our power or piety made him walk? The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his Son Jesus. The very One that Pilate called innocent, you repudiated. You repudiated the Holy One, the Just One, and asked for a murderer in his place. You no sooner killed the Author of Life than God raised him from the dead—and we're the witnesses. Faith in Jesus' name put this man, whose condition you know so well, on his feet—yes, faith and nothing but faith put this man healed and whole right before your eyes. "And now, friends, I know you had no idea what you were doing when you killed Jesus, and neither did your leaders. But God, who through the preaching of all the prophets had said all along that his Messiah would be killed, knew exactly what you were doing and used it to fulfill his plans. "Now it's time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you, and send you the Messiah he prepared for you, namely, Jesus. For the time being he must remain out of sight in heaven until everything is restored to order again just the way God, through the preaching of his holy prophets of old, said it would be. Moses, for instance, said, ‘Your God will raise up for you a prophet just like me from your family. Listen to every word he speaks to you. Every last living soul who refuses to listen to that prophet will be wiped out from the people.' "All the prophets from Samuel on down said the same thing, said most emphatically that these days would come. These prophets, along with the covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God's covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: ‘By your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.' But you are first in line: God, having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you as you turn, one by one, from your evil ways." ⁹ One day at three o'clock in the afternoon, Peter and John were on their way into the Temple for prayer meeting. At the same time there was a man crippled from birth being carried up. Every day he was set down at the Temple gate, the one named Beautiful, to beg from those going into the Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to enter the Temple, he asked for a handout. Peter, with John at his side, looked him straight in the eye and said, "Look here." He looked up, expecting to get something from them. Peter said, "I don't have a nickel to my name, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!" He grabbed him by the right hand and pulled him up. In an instant his feet and ankles became firm. He jumped to his feet and walked. The man went into the Temple with them, walking back and forth, dancing and praising God. Everybody there saw him walking around and praising God. They recognized him as the one who sat begging at the Temple's Gate Beautiful and rubbed their eyes, astonished, scarcely believing what they were seeing. The man threw his arms around Peter and John, ecstatic. All the people ran up to where they were at Solomon's Porch to see it for themselves. When Peter saw he had a congregation, he addressed the people: "Oh, Israelites, why does this take you by such complete surprise, and why stare at us as if our power or piety made him walk? The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his Son Jesus. The very One that Pilate called innocent, you repudiated. You repudiated the Holy One, the Just One, and asked for a murderer in his place. You no sooner killed the Author of Life than God raised him from the dead—and we're the witnesses. Faith in Jesus' name put this man, whose condition you know so well, on his feet—yes, faith and nothing but faith put this man healed and whole right before your eyes. "And now, friends, I know you had no idea what you were doing when you killed Jesus, and neither did your leaders. But God, who through the preaching of all the prophets had said all along that his Messiah would be killed, knew exactly what you were doing and used it to fulfill his plans. "Now it's time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you, and send you the Messiah he prepared for you, namely, Jesus. For the time being he must remain out of sight in heaven until everything is restored to order again just the way God, through the preaching of his holy prophets of old, said it would be. Moses, for instance, said, ‘Your God will raise up for you a prophet just like me from your family. Listen to every word he speaks to you. Every last living soul who refuses to listen to that prophet will be wiped out from the people.' "All the prophets from Samuel on down said the same thing, said most emphatically that these days would come. These prophets, along with the covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God's covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: ‘By your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.' But you are first in line: God, having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you as you turn, one by one, from your evil ways." ¹⁰ One day at three o'clock in the afternoon, Peter and John were on their way into the Temple for prayer meeting. At the same time there was a man crippled from birth being carried up. Every day he was set down at the Temple gate, the one named Beautiful, to beg from those going into the Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to enter the Temple, he asked for a handout. Peter, with John at his side, looked him straight in the eye and said, "Look here." He looked up, expecting to get something from them. Peter said, "I don't have a nickel to my name, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!" He grabbed him by the right hand and pulled him up. In an instant his feet and ankles became firm. He jumped to his feet and walked. The man went into the Temple with them, walking back and forth, dancing and praising God. Everybody there saw him walking around and praising God. They recognized him as the one who sat begging at the Temple's Gate Beautiful and rubbed their eyes, astonished, scarcely believing what they were seeing. ¹¹ The man threw his arms around Peter and John, ecstatic. All the people ran up to where they were at Solomon's Porch to see it for themselves.

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Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"

Genesis 3:6
When the Woman saw that the tree looked like good eating and realized what she would get out of it—she'd know everything!—she took and ate the fruit and then gave some to her husband, and he ate.

Genesis 3:7
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.

Genesis 3:10
He said, "I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked. And I hid."

Genesis 3:13
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."

Genesis 3:14
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."

Genesis 3:22
God said, "The Man has become like one of us, capable of knowing everything, ranging from good to evil. What if he now should reach out and take fruit from the Tree-of-Life and eat, and live forever? Never—this cannot happen!"

Genesis 3:23
So God expelled them from the Garden of Eden and sent them to work the ground, the same dirt out of which they'd been made. He threw them out of the garden and stationed angel-cherubim and a revolving sword of fire east of it, guarding the path to the Tree-of-Life.

Exodus 5:2
Pharaoh said, "And who is God that I should listen to him and send Israel off? I know nothing of this so-called ‘ God ' and I'm certainly not going to send Israel off."

Exodus 20:7
No using the name of God, your God, in curses or silly banter; God won't put up with the irreverent use of his name.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he gave heed unto them,.... Or "he looked at them", as the Syriac version renders it, as they bid him: he was not only attentive to them in his mind, but he directed his eyes towards them, and looked wistly at them. This clause is left out in the Ethiopic version.

Expecting to receive something of them; not a cure for his lameness, which he little thought of, but some money, as an alms.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 3:5. 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.