Acts 3:11

As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

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WEBBE

As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

BSB

While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.

KJV

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.

ASV

And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

BBE

And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder.

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κρατοῦντος kratountos When is clinging G2902 δὲ de now G1161 αὐτοῦ autou he G846 ἰαθέντος iathentos having been healed G2390 χωλοῦ chōlou lame [one] G5560 τὸν ton (the) G3588 Πέτρον Petron to Peter G4074 καὶ kai and G2532 τὸν ton (the) G3588 Ἰωάννην Iōannēn John G2491 συνέδραμεν sunedramen ran together G4936 πᾶς pas all G3956 ὁ ho the G3588 λαὸς laos people G2992 πρὸς pros to G4314 αὐτοὺς autous them G846 ἐπὶ epi in G1909 τῇ tēa the G3588 στοᾷ stoa porch G4745 τῇ tēa which G3588 καλουμένῃ kaloumenē is being called G2564 Σολομῶντος Solomōntos Solomon’s G4672 ἔκθαμβοι ekthamboi greatly amazed G1569

The early church

"And as he held Peter and John, all the people came together at the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering." From his good feelings and love towards the Apostles, the lame man would not leave them; perhaps he was thanking them openly, and praising them. "And all the people," it is said, "ran together unto them."
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts
How then, I pray you, was it believed? The man himself who was healed proclaimed the benefit. For there was no reason why he should lie, nor why he should have joined a different set of people. Either then it was because of the spaciousness of the place, that he there wrought the miracle, or because the spot was retired.
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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SimonJohnSolomon Solomon's Portico

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TempleSolomon'S Porch

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.