Acts 3:1-4:4

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*IV. ACTS 3:1-4:31 GOSPEL STRENGTHENED THROUGH MIRACLE & PERSECUTION*


 *A. 3:1-4:4 RESULTS OF A “CONFIRMED” GOSPEL*

*1. 3:1-10 LESSONS FROM THE HEALING OF THE LAME MAN*

*a. 3:1 PRAYER CUSTOMS OF EARLY CHRISTIANS*

PEtros de kai 'I*o*An*e*s aNEbai-non eis to hi-eRON [2411]

*Now Peter and John were going up into the temple*

ePI t*e*n H*O*ran t*e*s pro-seuCH*E*S, t*e*n eNAt*e*n.

*at the hour of :prayer, the ninth.*


 *b. 3:2-3 BEGGING HABITS OF THE POOR*

kai tis aN*E*R ch*o*LOS [5560] ek koiLIas [2836] m*e*TROS auTOU huPARch*o*n
e-basTAze-to [941],

*And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was carried,*

hon eTIthoun kath' h*e*MEran pros t*e*n THUran [2374] tou hi-eROU t*e*n
le-goMEn*e*n H*o*RAIan [5611]

*whom they laid daily at the door of the temple :called Beautiful*

tou aiTEIN e-le-*e*-moSUn*e*n [1654] paRA t*o*n eis-po-reu-oMEn*o*n eis to
hi-eRON;

*:to ask an alms of them that entered into the temple;*

hos iD*O*N PEtron kai I*o*An*e*n MELlon-tas ei-siEnai eis to hi-eRON,

*3 who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple,*

*e*R*O*ta e-le-*e*-moSUn*e*n laBEIN.

*asked to receive an alms.*


 *c. 3:4 FIRST STEPS OF AN EARLY CHRISTIAN TO MEET A NEED*

a-teNIsas [816] de PEtros eis auTON, sun t*o* 'I*o*An*e*, EIpen, BLEpson
[991] eis h*e*MAS.

*And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with :John, said, Look on us.*


 *d. 3:5 NATURAL EXPECTANCY*

ho de ePEIchen [1907] auTOIS, pros-doK*O*N [4328] ti par' auT*O*N laBEIN.

*And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.*


 *e. 3:6a AN EARLY CHRISTIAN'S GENEROSITY*

EIpen de PEtros, ArGUri-on [694] kai chruSIon [5225] ouch' huPARchei moi;

*But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none;*

ho de Ech*o*, TOU-TO soi DId*o*-mi.

*but what I have, that I give to you.*


 *f. 3:6b AN EARLY CHRISTIAN PROVISION: THE NAME!*

en t*o* oNOma-ti 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU tou Na-z*o*RAIou [3480], pe-riPAtei
[4043].

*In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, walk.*


 *g. 3:7 IMMEDIATE STRENGTH FROM THE NAME*

kai piAsas [4084] auTON t*e*s de-xiAS cheiROS, *E*gei-ren [1453] auTON:

*And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up:*

pa-raCHR*E*ma [3916] de e-ste-re*O*th*e*-san [4732] hai BAseis [939] auTOU
kai ta sphuDRA [4974].

*and immediately his :feet and :ankle-bones received strength.*


 *h. 3:8 REACTION OF A HEALED MAN!*

kai e-xalLOme-nos [1814], ESt*e*, kai pe-ri-ePAtei;

*And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk;*

kai eiS*E*Lthen sun auTOIS eis to hi-eRON,

*and he entered with them into the temple,*

pe-ri-paT*O*N, kai halLOme-nos [242], kai aiN*O*N [134] ton TheON.

*walking, and leaping, and praising :God.*


 *i. 3:9-10 REACTION OF THE PEOPLE TO THE HEALING*

kai EIden pas ho laOS auTON pe-ri-paTOUNta kai aiNOUNta ton TheON:

*And all the people saw him walking and praising :God:*

e-peGIn*o*-skon [1921] de auTON,

*10 and they took knowledge of him,*

HOti HOUtos *e*n ho pros t*e*n e-le-*e*-moSUn*e*n kaTH*E*me-nos ePI t*e* H*o
*RAIa PUl*e* [4439]

*that it was he that sat for :alms at the Beautiful Gate*

tou hi-eROU; kai ePL*E*Sth*e*-san [4130] THAMbous [2285]

*of the temple; and they were filled with wonder*

kai ekSTAse-*o*s [1611] ePI t*o* sum-be-b*e*KOti [4819] auT*O*.

*and amazement at what had happened to him.*


 *2. 3:11-26 MIRACLE: AN OCCASION FOR GOSPEL PRESENTATION*

*a. 3:11 THE WONDERMENT OF THE PEOPLE*

KraTOUNtos [2902] de auTOU ton PEtron kai ton 'I*o*An*e*n, suNEdra-men
[4936] pas ho laOS

*And as he held :Peter and :John, all the people ran together*

pros auTOUS ePI t*e* stoA [4745] t*e* ka-louMEn*e* So-loM*O*Ntos [4672],
EKtham-boi [1569].

*unto them in the porch :called Solomon's, greatly wondering.*


 *b. 3:12 PETER DENIES PERSONAL POWER*

iD*O*N de ho PEtros, a-peKRIna-to pros ton laON,

*And :Peter seeing it, answered unto the people,*

ANdres 'Is-ra-*e*LEItai [2475], ti thauMAze-te [2296] ePI TOUt*o*?

*Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this?*

*e* h*e*MIN ti a-teNIze-te [816],

*or why do you fasten your eyes on us,*

h*o*s iDIa duNAmei *e* eu-seBEIa [2150] pe-poi-*e*KOsin [4160] tou
pe-ri-paTEIN auTON?

*as though by special power or godliness we had made him to walk?*


 *c. 3:13 PETER'S CLAIM: GOD HAS GLORIFIED JESUS!*

ho TheOS Ab-raAM, kai 'I-saAK, kai 'IaK*O*B,

*The God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,*

ho TheOS t*o*n paTEr*o*n h*e*M*O*N, eDOxa-sen [1392] ton PAIda [3816] auTOU
'I*e*SOUN;

*the God of our :fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus;*

hon huMEIS men pa-reD*O*ka-te [3860], kai *e*rN*E*sas-the [720] kaTA
PROs*o*-pon
PeiLAtou,

*whom YOU delivered up, and denied before Pilate's face,*

KRInan-tos [2919] eKEInou a-poLUein [630].

*when HE had determined to release him.*


 *d. 3:14-15 WHOM THEY MURDERED: GOD HAS RESURRECTED*

huMEIS de ton HAgi-on kai DIkai-on [1342] *e*rN*E*sas-the [720],

*But YOU denied the Holy and Righteous One,*

kai *e*T*E*sas-the [154] [ANdra] phoNEa [5406] cha-risTH*E*nai [5483] huMIN,

*and asked for a murderer [man] to be granted you,*

ton de ar-ch*e*GON [747] t*e*s z*o*-*E*S a-pekTEIna-te [615];

*15 and killed the Prince of :life;*

hon ho TheOS *E*gei-ren [1453] ek neKR*O*N; hou h*e*MEIS MARtuRES [3144]es-men.

*whom :God raised from the dead; of which we are witnesses.*


 *e. 3:16 FAITH IN JESUS' NAME HAS WROUGHT THIS MIRACLE*

kai t*e* PIstei tou oNOma-tos auTOU touTON,

*and by the faith in his :name has his :name strengthened this man,*

hon the-*o*REIte kai OIda-te, e-steRE*o*-sen [4732] to Ono-ma [3686] auTOU:

*whom you behold and know: *

kai h*e* PIstis h*e* di' auTOU Ed*o*-ken auT*O*

*and the faith which is through him has given him*

t*e*n ho-lo-kl*e*RIan [3647] TAUt*e*n aPEnan-ti PANt*o*n huM*O*N.

*this perfect :soundness in the presence of you all.*


 *f. 3:17 PETER ALLOWS IGNORANCE FOR THIS MURDER*

kai nun, a-delPHOI, OIda HOti kaTA AGnoi-an [52] ePRAxa-te [4238],

*And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance you did it,*

H*O*Sper kai hoi ARchon-tes [758] huM*O*N.

*even as did also your :rulers.*


 *g. 3:18 CHRIST'S SUFFERING IS IN FULFILMENT OF PROPHECY*

ho de TheOS ha pro-kaT*E*Ggei-len [4293] diA STOma-tos [4750] PANt*o*n t*o*n
pro-ph*e*T*O*N,

*But the things which :God foreshowed through the mouth of all the prophets,
*

paTHEIN [3958] ton ChrisTON auTOU, ePL*E*r*o*-sen [4137] HOUt*o*s.

*that his :Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.*


 *h. 3:19-21 REMEDY: REPENT TO PREPARE FOR HIS NEXT COMING*

me-ta-no*E*sa-te [3340] oun, kai e-piSTREpsa-te [1994]*,* pros to
e-xa-liphTH*E*nai [1813] huM*O*N tas ha-marTIas [266],

*Repent therefore, and turn again, unto the blotting out of your :sins,*

HOp*o*s an ELth*o*-sin kaiROI [2540] a-naPSUxe-*o*s [403] aPO proS*O*pou
[4296] tou KuRIou;

*that so seasons of refreshing may come from the Lord's face;*

kai a-poSTEIl*e* [649] ton pro-ke-chei-risMEnon [4296] huMIN ChrisTON, 'I*e*
SOUN:

*20 and he send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus:*

hon dei ou-raNON men DExas-thai Achri CHROn*o*n [5550] a-po-ka-taSTAse-*o*s
[605] PANt*o*n,

*21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, *

h*o*n eLAl*e*-sen ho TheOS diA STOma-tos t*o*n haGI*o*n ap' ai*O*nos auTOU
pro-ph*e*T*O*N.

*of which :God spoke by the mouth of his :holy prophets that have been from
of old.*


 *i. 3:22 MOSES AND CHRIST COMPARED*

M*o*-uS*E*S men EIpen HOti ProPH*E*t*e*n [4396]

*Moses indeed said [that] A prophet*

huMIN a-naST*E*sei [450] KUri-os ho TheOS ek t*o*n a-delPH*O*N huM*O*N,

*shall the Lord God raise up unto you from your :brethren,*

h*o*s eME; auTOU aKOUses-the kaTA PANta HOsa an laL*E*s*e* pros huMAS.

*like unto me; to him shall you hearken in all things whatever he shall
speak unto you.*


 *j. 3:23 MOSES WARNED OF JUDGMENT UPON THE DISOBEDIENT*

EStai de, PAsa psuCH*E* [5590] H*E*tis an m*e* aKOUs*e* tou proPH*E*tou
[4396] eKEInou,

*And it shall be, that every soul that shall not listen to that :prophet,*

e-xo-le-threuTH*E*se-tai [1842] ek tou laOU.

*shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.*


 *k. 3:24 THESE DAYS FORETOLD BY SAMUEL AND HIS SUCCESSORS*

kai PANtes de hoi proPH*E*tai aPO Samou*E*L kai t*o*n ka-theX*E*S [2517],

*And all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed,*

HOsoi eLAl*e*-san, kai kaT*E*Ggei-lan [2605] tas h*e*MEras TAUtas.

*as many as have spoken, they also told of these :days.*


 *l. 3:25 JEWS ARE DESCENDANTS OF THE FATHERS AND THE PROMISES*

huMEIS es-te hoi huiOI t*o*n pro-ph*e*T*O*N,

*YOU are the sons of the prophets,*

kai t*e*s di-aTH*E*k*e*s [1242] h*e*s ho TheOS diEthe-to [1303]

*and of the covenant which :God covenanted*

pros tous paTEras huM*O*N, LEg*o*n pros A-braAM,

*with your :fathers, saying unto Abraham,*

Kai en t*o* SPERmaTI [4690] sou eu-lo-g*e*TH*E*son-tai [1757] PAsai hai
pa-triAI [3965] t*e*s g*e*s.

*And in your :seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.*


 *m. 3:26 JEWS HAVE FIRST CHANCE AT JESUS' FORGIVENESS*

huMIN PR*O*ton, a-naST*E*sas [450] ho TheOS ton PAIda [3816] auTOU,

*To you first :God, having raised up his :servant, *

aPEstei-len [649] auTON eu-loGOUNta [2127] huMAS,

*sent him to bless you,*

en t*o* a-poSTREphein [654] HEka-ston aPO t*o*n po-n*e*-ri*O*N [4189] huM*O*
N.

*in turning each away from your :iniquities.*


 *3. 4:1-4 RESULT OF MIRACLE: CONVERSIONS AND PERSECUTION*

*a. 4:1-2 PERSECUTION: FOR PREACHING RESURRECTION OF JESUS*

LaLOUNt*o*n de auT*O*N pros ton laON,

*And as they spoke unto the people,*

ePEst*e*-san auTOIS hoi ar-chi-eREIS [749] kai ho stra-t*e*GOS [4755] tou
hi-eROU kai hoi Sad-douKAIoi [4523],

*the chief priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon
them,*

di-a-poNOUme-noi [1278] diA to diDAskein [1321] auTOUS ton laON,

*2 being sore troubled because they :taught the people,*

kai ka-tagGELlein [2605] en t*o* 'I*e*SOU t*e*n aNAsta-sin [386] t*e*n ek
neKR*O*N.

*and proclaimed in :Jesus the resurrection :from the dead.*


 *b. 4:3 PERSECUTION UNTO IMPRISONMENT*

kai ePEba-lon [1911] auTOIS tas CHEIras, kai Ethen-to eis T*E*r*e*-sin
[5084]

*And they laid :hands on them, and put them in ward*

eis t*e*n AUri-on: *e*n gar heSPEra *E*d*e*.

*unto the morrow: for it was now evening.*


 *c. 4:4 RESULT: CONVERTS NOW UP TO 5000 MEN*

polLOI de t*o*n a-kouSANt*o*n ton LOgon ePIsteu-san;

*But many of them that heard the word believed;*

kai e-geN*E*th*e* a-rithMOS [706] t*o*n anDR*O*N h*o*SEI chi-liAdes PENte.

*and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.*



 *NOTE**: *3:1-10 - Notice how swiftly the apostles move into action
following the Day of Pentecost. And - Peter and John are clear to say that
it is *the Lord* working through them by His Spirit. It is *God* glorifying
His Son Jesus for His Atoning work of Redemption, and the apostles and early
church give *Him* all the glory.


 3:11-26 - But, the apostles use miracle, signs and wonders to point to the
Resurrection of Jesus, and how unbelievers can be helped to understand *
God's* thinking on all of this. “Acts of the Apostles” is one title given
for the book - but more accurately it could be entitled, “The Acts of Jesus
Christ by the Holy Spirit through His apostles.”


 Acts 1-12 major on the leadership of Peter, the Apostle of the
circumcision, the Jews. From Acts 13 through to the end, God majors on Paul,
the Apostle of the Uncircumcision, the Gentiles. Both Jew and Gentile
believers are members of the “One New Man”, but throughout this Church Age,
we have seen little of this practical manifestation. But when our Lord
returns, we shall see a *great* change. The Manifestation of God's Kingdom
in the Millennial Age will be a shock to all the earth. The prayers of David
in the Psalms will then abundantly be fulfilled.


 It is good to follow Peter's contrast between Moses and Christ. Moses was
leader of God's Israel in its beginning as a nation, followed through with
Joshua. But all that it encompasses are “types and shadows”. The reality is
what Jesus has commenced in His invisible Kingdom the last 2000 years, and
what is about to be manifested openly. Now individual believers have the
privilege of entering this Kingdom of the Spirit - *then* the world that is
left after tribulation and the wrath of God - will behold that open
manifestation of the Kingdom!


 Peter in this section powerfully uses the miracle of the lame man's healing
to produce strong conviction and repentance upon his Jewish hearers. It is a
powerful follow-up upon the Day of Pentecost with its 3000 converts of men.
Moses stressed the importance for NT believers to hear and follow the words
of Jesus. Review again this passage above to see his insistence.


 4:1-4 - And lastly, these 4 verses spell out the results of miracle
manifestation: persecution and unusual conversions. Mrs. Maria
Woodworth-Etter called these - “bright” conversions”, in the order of 2
Corinthians 5:17. God has promised these signs shall increase at the time of
the soon-return of His Son as Lord of lords and King of kings. Even so, come
quickly, Lord Jesus. J.A.W.

















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