Acts 3:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer, the ninth hour.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ δὲ Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀνέβαινον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπὶ τὴν ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς, τὴν ἐνάτην.

Transliteration

¶Epi the same de Petros and Iōannēs were anebainon into the hieron at the hōran of the proseuchēs, the ninth.

Grammar Details

• *Epi*: preposition with accusative - upon/at
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *Petros*: nominative masculine singular - Peter
• *Iōannēs*: nominative masculine singular - John
• *anebainon*: imperfect active indicative 3rd person plural - were going up
• *hieron*: accusative neuter singular - temple
• *hōran*: accusative feminine singular - hour
• *proseuchēs*: genitive feminine singular - prayer

Word Meanings

• *Epi to auto*: together/at the same place/at the same time
• *anebainon*: were ascending/were going up/were walking up
• *hieron*: temple/sanctuary

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which was the ninth hour.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now Peter and John were going up {G1909} {G846} into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Peter and Iohn went up togedder into the teple at the nynthe houre of prayer.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Peter and Ihon wente vp together in to the temple aboute the nyenth houre to praye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe Peter and Iohn went vp together into the Temple, at the ninth houre of prayer.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe Peter and Iohn went vp together into the temple at the nynth houre of prayer.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour{3:00 PM}.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Peter and John were going up at the same time to the temple, at the hour of the prayer, the ninth `hour',

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, `being' the ninth `hour'.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour] .

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Peter and John Heal a Lame Man at the Temple Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 55:17 : 17 But I call to God, and the Lord will save me.
• Acts 2:46 : 46 Day by day, they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
• Acts 4:13 : 13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated, ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.
• Acts 5:25 : 25 Then someone came and said, 'Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.'
• Acts 8:14 : 14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
• Acts 10:3 : 3 One afternoon, about three o’clock, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying, 'Cornelius.'
• Acts 10:30 : 30 Cornelius replied, 'Four days ago at this very hour, I was fasting and praying in my house at three in the afternoon, and suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me.
• Luke 24:53 : 53 And they were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
• John 13:23-25 : 23 One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved, was reclining close beside Him. 24 So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus who it was He was talking about. 25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, 'Lord, who is it?'
• John 20:2-9 : 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and she said to them, 'They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him.' 3 Then Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. 4 The two of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent down and looked inside, and he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter arrived, following him, and he went into the tomb. He saw the linen wraps lying there. 7 He also saw the face cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wraps, but folded up separately in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside, and he saw and believed. 9 For they still did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
• John 21:7 : 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, 'It is the Lord!' When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer garment around himself (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the sea.
• Dan 6:10 : 10 So King Darius signed the written decree and the edict.
• Matt 17:1 : 1 After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John, the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
• Matt 26:37 : 37 Taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him, He began to be sorrowful and troubled.
• Luke 1:10 : 10 At the time of the incense offering, the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.
• Luke 22:8 : 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat."
• Luke 23:44-46 : 44 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. 45 The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus called out with a loud voice, 'Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.' And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
• Dan 9:21 : 21 while I was still praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision earlier, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice.
• Exod 29:39 : 39 Offer one lamb in the morning, and offer the second lamb at twilight.
• Num 28:4 : 4 Prepare one lamb in the morning and the other lamb at twilight.
• 1 Kgs 18:36 : 36 At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached and said, "LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that You are God in Israel, that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your command.
• John 21:18-22 : 18 'Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.' 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, 'Follow me.' 20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. This was the one who had leaned against Jesus at the supper and asked, 'Lord, who is going to betray you?' 21 When Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, 'Lord, what about him?' 22 Jesus said to him, 'If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!'
• Gal 2:9 : 9 And recognizing the grace given to me, James, Cephas, and John, who were esteemed as pillars, gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, so that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.