오후 세 시의 기도 시간이 되어서, 베드로와 요한이 성전으로 올라가는데,
나면서부터 못 걷는 사람을 사람들이 떠메고 왔다. 그들은 성전으로 들어가는 사람들에게 구걸하게 하려고, 이 못 걷는 사람을 날마다 '아름다운 문'이라는 성전 문 곁에 앉혀 놓았다.
그는, 베드로와 요한이 성전으로 들어가려는 것을 보고, 구걸을 하였다.
베드로가 요한과 더불어 그를 눈여겨 보고, 그에게 말하였다. "우리를 보시오!"
그 못 걷는 사람은 무엇을 얻으려니 하고, 두 사람을 빤히 쳐다보았다.베드로가 말하기를 "은과 금은 내게 없으나, 내게 있는 것을 그대에게 주니, 나사렛 예수 그리스도의 이름으로 [일어나] 걸으시오" 하고,
그의 오른손을 잡아 일으켰다. 그는 즉시 다리와 발목에 힘을 얻어서,
벌떡 일어나서 걸었다. 그는 걷기도 하고, 뛰기도 하며, 하나님을 찬양하면서, 그들과 함께 성전으로 들어갔다.
사람들은 모두 그가 걸어다니는 것과 하나님을 찬양하는 것을 보고,
또 그가 아름다운 문 곁에 앉아 구걸하던 바로 그 사람임을 알고서, 그에게 일어난 일로 몹시 놀랐으며, 이상하게 여겼다.One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer--at three in the afternoon.
Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!"
So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."
Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong.
He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.
When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
1 comment:
Who were the people that carried him to the temple where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts and why didn't they just help him instead of doing this to him?
the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them....This something turned out to be his salvation given to him by God as a gift. again....we don't know when and how God will show His mercy on people. It's always wrong to judge other people with our standards.
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