Passage Research
Acts 3 — Sermon Preparation
Peter and John heal a man lame from birth at the Beautiful Gate, and Peter preaches in Solomon's Portico. Below is a research summary for Acts 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 26
- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 23
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Acts 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἱερός | hierón | G2411 | 6 | temple |
| προφήτης | prophḗtēs | G4396 | 6 | prophet |
| Πέτρος | Pétros | G4074 | 6 | Peter, rock |
| περιπατέω | peripatéō | G4043 | 5 | go, be occupied with, walk |
| ἐλεημοσύνη | eleēmosýnē | G1654 | 3 | alms |
| λαός | laós | G2992 | 4 | people |
| στερεόω | stereóō | G4732 | 2 | establish, receive strength, make strong |
How preachers through history handled this text
23 public-domain excerpts on Acts 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Here is a powerful address to warn the Jews of the dreadful consequences of their unbelief, in the very words of Moses, their favourite prophet, out of pretended zeal for whom they were ready to reject Christianity, and to try to destroy it. Christ came into the world to bring a blessing with him. And he sent his Spirit to be the great blessing. Christ came to bless us, by turning us from our iniquities, and saving us from our sins. We, by nature cleave to sin; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 3:22–40 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Beautiful Gate— Acts 3:10
- Solomon’s Portico— Acts 3:11
- Nazareth— Acts 3:6
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