Acts 3:11

And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
lame	χωλοῦ chōlou	G5560	"halt" · adjective — genitive plural masculine
man	κρατοῦντος kratountos	G2902	to use strength · verb — present active participle, genitive singular masculine
healed	ἰαθέντος iathentos	G2390	to cure (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist passive participle, genitive singular masculine
held	κρατέω kratéō	G2902	to use strength
Peter	Πέτρον Petron	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
John	Ἰωάννην Iōannēn	G2491	Joannes (i.e. Jochanan) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
all	πᾶς pas	G3956	all · adjective — nominative singular masculine
people	λαὸς laos	G2992	a people (in general · noun — nominative singular masculine
together	συνέδραμεν sunedramen	G4936	to rush together (hastily assemble) or headlong (figura… · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
them	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
in	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
porch	στοᾷ stoa	G4745	a colonnade or interior piazza · noun — dative singular feminine
called	καλουμένῃ kaloumenē	G2564	to "call" (properly · verb — present passive participle, dative singular feminine
Solomon’s	Σολομῶντος Solomōntos	G4672	Solomon (i.e. Shelomoh) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
wondering	ἔκθαμβοι. ekthamboi	G1569	utterly astounded · adjective — nominative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Acts 5:12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch…
Luke 8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
John 10:23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
Luke 22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
Acts 2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own langua…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 3:1-11

We were told in general (Act 2:43) that many signs and wonders were done by the apostles, which are not written in this book; but here we have one given us for an instance. As they wrought miracles, not upon every body as every body had occasion for them, but as the Holy Spirit gave direction, so as to answer the end of their commission; so all the miracles they did work are not written in this book, but such only are recorded as the Holy Ghost thought fit, to answer the end of this sacred history. I. The persons by whose ministry this miracle was wrought were Peter and John, two principal men among the apostles; they were so in Christ's time, one speaker of the house for the most part, the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 3:11

the lame man . . . held, &c.--This is human nature. all the people ran together unto them in the porch, &c.--How vividly do these graphic details bring the whole scene before us! Thus was Peter again furnished with a vast audience, whose wonder at the spectacle of the healed beggar clinging to his benefactors prepared them to listen with reverence to his words.

Adam Clarke on Acts 3:11

Held Peter and John - He felt the strongest affection for them, as the instruments by which the Divine influence was converted to his diseased body. In the porch that is called Solomon's - On this portico see Bp. Pearce's note, inserted in this work, Joh 10:23 (note).

John Gill on Acts 3:11

And as the lame man which was healed,.... This is left out in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, and in the Alexandrian copy, which only read, and as he held Peter and John; by their clothes or arms, either through fear, lest his lameness should return on their leaving him; or rather out of affection to them for the favour he had received, and therefore hung about them, and was loath to part with them; unless it was to make them known, and point them out as the authors of his cure, that they might be taken notice of by others, and the miracle be ascribed unto them: all the people ran together unto them; to the man that was healed, and to Peter and John, when they saw him sta…

The Church Fathers

It is called Solomon's portico, because Solomon went to pray there. The porches of a temple are usually named after the temple
— Alcuin of York,

"At the porch called." This porch alone stood from the construction of Solomon. For Nebuchadnezzar set the temple on fire, and Cyrus the Persian rebuilt it.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

After the threshold of the temple, the Porch of Solomon, who is rightly called Peacemaker, holds him [the lame man]. In the reign of faith, who will always be Peacemaker in the world except Christ? He protects all who please him under the guidance of Peter, by whose leadership they stand up.
— Arator, ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 1

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Dictionary and topics

Apostle — A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as…
Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Porch, Solomon’s — A colonnade on the east of the temple, so called from a tradition that it was a relic of Solomon’s temple left standing after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. (Comp. 1 Kings 7:6.) The…
Solomon’s Porch — (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12), a colonnade, or cloister probably, on the eastern side of the temple. It is not mentioned in connection with the first temple, but Josephus mentions a porch, so called,…
Iconium · General references — General references
Lameness · .Peter — .Peter
Solomon’s Porch · .A part of the outer courtyard of the temple — .A part of the outer courtyard of the temple
Temple, The Second · Solomon’s porch connected with — Solomon’s porch connected with

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Acts 3:11

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 3:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 3:11

Adam Clarke on Acts 3:11

John Gill on Acts 3:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 3:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 3:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 3:11

Adam Clarke on Acts 3:11

John Gill on Acts 3:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 3:1-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 3:10-11