Acts 3:2

Easy To Read Version

When they were going into the temple yard, a man was there. This man had been crippled all his life. He could not walk, so some friends carried him. His friends brought him to the temple every day. They put the crippled man by one of the gates outside the temple. It was called Beautiful Gate. There the man begged for money from the people going to the temple.

Cross References

Luke 16:20

There was also a very poor man named Lazarus. Lazarus’ body was covered with sores. Lazarus was often put at the rich man’s gate.

Luke 18:35

Jesus came near the city of Jericho. There was a blind man sitting beside the road. The blind man was begging people for money.

John 9:8

Some people had seen this man begging before. These people and the man’s neighbors said, “Look! Is this the same man that always sits and begs?”

Acts 10:31

The man said, ‘Cornelius! God has heard your prayer. God has seen the things you give to the poor people. God remembers you.

Acts 10:4

Cornelius looked at the angel. He became afraid and said, “What do you want, sir?”

Acts 14:8

In Lystra there was a man who had something wrong with his feet. He had been born crippled; he had never walked.