Acts 3:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καί τις ἀνὴρ χωλὸς ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ὑπάρχων ἐβαστάζετο, ὃν ἐτίθουν καθʼ ἡμέραν πρὸς τὴν θύραν τοῦ ἱεροῦ τὴν λεγομένην Ὡραίαν, τοῦ αἰτεῖν ἐλεημοσύνην παρὰ τῶν εἰσπορευομένων εἰς τὸ ἱερόν·

Transliteration

And a certain anēr chōlos from koilias mētros of him hyparchōn was ebastazeto, whom they etithoun according to hēmeran toward the thyran of the hierou the being called Hōraian, of the aitein eleēmosynēn from the ones eisporeuomenōn into the hieron;

Grammar Details

• *anēr*: nominative masculine singular - man
• *chōlos*: nominative masculine singular - lame
• *koilias*: genitive feminine singular - womb
• *mētros*: genitive feminine singular - mother
• *hyparchōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being/existing
• *ebastazeto*: imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was being carried
• *etithoun*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were placing/setting
• *hēmeran*: accusative feminine singular - day
• *thyran*: accusative feminine singular - door/gate
• *hierou*: genitive neuter singular - temple
• *Hōraian*: accusative feminine singular - Beautiful
• *aitein*: present active infinitive - to ask/request
• *eleēmosynēn*: accusative feminine singular - alms/charity
• *eisporeuomenōn*: present middle participle, genitive plural - those entering

Word Meanings

• *hyparchōn*: being/existing as/belonging
• *ebastazeto*: was being carried/was carried regularly
• *Hōraian*: Beautiful/Lovely
• *aitein*: to ask for/to beg
• *eleēmosynēn*: alms/charity/mercy gift

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  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 those who entered the temple;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily {G2596} at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ther was a certayne man halt from his mothers wobe who they brought and layde at the gate of the temple called beutifull to axe almes of them that entred into the temple.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there was a certayne man halt from his mothers wombe, whom they brought and layed daylie at the gate of the teple, which is called, the Bewtyfull, that he might axe almesse of them that wete in to the temple.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And a certaine ma which was a creeple fro his mothers wombe, was caried, whom they layde dayly at the gate of the Temple called Beautifull, to aske almes of them that entred into ye Temple.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And a certayne man, that was lame from his mothers wombe, was brought, whom they layde dayly at the gate of the temple which is called beawtifull, to aske almes of them that entred into the temple.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and a certain man, being lame from the womb of his mother, was being carried, whom they were laying every day at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask a kindness from those entering into the temple,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;

• World English Bible (2000)

  A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called“the Beautiful Gate” every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts.

Referenced Verses

• John 9:8 : 8 His neighbors and those who had previously seen him begging asked, 'Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?'
• Luke 16:20 : 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores.
• Acts 14:8 : 8 In Lystra, there was a man who could not use his feet; he was lame from birth and had never walked.
• Luke 18:35 : 35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
• Acts 4:22 : 22 For the man on whom this miraculous sign of healing was performed was over forty years old.
• Acts 10:4 : 4 Cornelius gazed at him in fear and asked, 'What is it, Lord?' The angel replied, 'Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.'
• Acts 10:31 : 31 He said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
• John 1:9-9 : 9 The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. 11 He came to His own, but His own people did not receive Him. 12 Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. 13 They were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John testified about Him and cried out, saying, 'This is the one I spoke about when I said, “He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”' 16 From His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known. 19 This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?' 20 He confessed and did not deny, but confessed, 'I am not the Christ.' 21 They asked him, 'Then who are you? Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' He answered, 'No.' 22 So they said to him, 'Who are you? Tell us so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?' 23 He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.' 24 Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?' 26 John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know.' 27 He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. 28 This all happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!' 30 This is the one I was talking about when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”