Verse 8

His neighbors and those who had previously seen him begging asked, 'Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?'

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  • 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 'He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit with nobles and inherit a seat of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them He has set the world.'
  • Luke 18:35 : 35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
  • 1 Sam 21:11 : 11 David got up and fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to Achish the king of Gath.
  • Mark 10:46 : 46 They came to Jericho. As Jesus was leaving the city with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind man named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.
  • Luke 16:20-22 : 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
  • Acts 3:2-9 : 2 And a man who had been lame from birth was being carried there. Every day they would set him at the temple gate called Beautiful so that he could ask for alms from those entering the temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he began asking them for alms. 4 Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, "Look at us." 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." 7 Then Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened. 8 He jumped to his feet, stood, and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God. 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God. 10 They recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 11 While the healed man clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them on Solomon’s Colonnade, utterly amazed.
  • Ruth 1:19 : 19 So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, "Can this be Naomi?"