Acts 3:1

Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

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WEBBE

Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

BSB

One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

KJV

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

ASV

Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].

BBE

Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;

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Ἐπὶ Epi upon G1909 τὸ to (the) G3588 αὐτὸ auto it G846 Πέτρος Petros Peter G4074 δὲ de now G1161 καὶ kai and G2532 Ἰωάννης Iōannēs John G2491 ἀνέβαινον anebainon were going up G305 εἰς eis into G1519 τὸ to the G3588 ἱερὸν hi'eron temple G2411 ἐπὶ epi at G1909 τὴν tēn the G3588 ὥραν hōran hour G5610 τῆς tēs (the) G3588 προσευχῆς proseuchēs of prayer G4335 τὴν tēn the G3588 ἐνάτην enatēn ninth G1766

The early church

Everywhere we find these two Apostles in great harmony together. "To him Simon Peter beckoned." These two also "came together to the sepulchre." And concerning John, Peter said unto Christ, "And what shall this man do?" Now as for the other miracles, the writer of this book omits them; but he mentions the miracle by which they were all put in commotion. Observe again that they do not come to them purposely; so clear were they of ambition, so closely did they imitate their Master. Why now did they go up to the temple? Did they still live as Jews? No, but for expediency.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts
You observe how they continued in prayer. "The ninth hour:" there they prayed together.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–11

The apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. Peter and John seem to have been led by a Divine direction, to work a miracle on a man above forty years old, who had been a cripple from his birth. Peter, in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, bade him rise up and walk. Thus, if we would attempt to good purpose the healing of men's souls, we must go forth in the name and power of Jesus Christ, calling on helpless sinners to arise and walk in the way of holiness, by faith in Him. How sweet the thought to our souls, that in respect to all the crippled faculties of our fallen nature, the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth can make us whole! With what holy joy and rapture shall we tread the holy courts, when God the Spirit causes us to enter therein by his strength!

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