Acts 3
Lutheran reading notes
In Acts chapter 3, the message of the gospel develops the theme of the spread of the early Church through the Holy Spirit. Lutheran interpretation frequently emphasizes the proclamation of Christ, the distinction between law and gospel, and the promise of justification through faith.
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Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, {being} the ninth {hour}.
Acts 3:1 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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;
Acts 3:2 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
Acts 3:3 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
Acts 3:4 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
Acts 3:5 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
Acts 3:6 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And he took him by the right hand, and lifted {him} up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
Acts 3:7 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
Acts 3:8 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
Acts 3:9 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Acts 3:10 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
Acts 3:11 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And when Peter saw {it}, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
Acts 3:12 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let {him} go.
Acts 3:13 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Acts 3:14 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. {Prince: or, Author}
Acts 3:15 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Acts 3:16 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did {it}, as {did} also your rulers.
Acts 3:17 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
Acts 3:18 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Acts 3:19 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
Acts 3:20 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
Acts 3:21 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
Acts 3:22 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And it shall come to pass, {that} every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Acts 3:23 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Acts 3:24 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Acts 3:25 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Acts 3:26 highlights covenant history and god’s providence with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.