Acts 3:2
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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;”
ὑπάρχω
to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb)
τίθημι
they were placing
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τίθημι
To put, to place, to appoint. Tithemi. Father into Your hands I commit My spirit. The final act of Jesus was an act of trust. Put everything in His hands. That is where it is safest.
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χωλός
lame
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χωλός
Lame, crippled, limping. Cholos. The lame walk. What could not move under its own power was healed by the power of Jesus. He still restores what has been crippled by life.
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θύρα
gate
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θύρα
Door, gate, entrance. Thura. I am the door. Whoever enters through Me will be saved. Jesus is not a door among many options. He is the door. The only way in.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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λέγω
is being named
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἡμέρα
day
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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ἱερόν
temple
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ἱερόν
a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
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ἐλεημοσύνη
alms
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ἐλεημοσύνη
Mercy, almsgiving, charity. God is rich in mercy. His mercy is not reluctant or measured. It is abundant and freely given.
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ὡραῖος
Beautiful
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ὡραῖος
belonging to the right hour or season (timely), i.e. (by implication) flourishing (beauteous (figuratively))
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κοιλία
womb
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κοιλία
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
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μήτηρ
of mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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εἰσπορεύομαι
were going
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εἰσπορεύομαι
to enter (literally or figuratively)
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τὶς
a certain
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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