KJV King James Version
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 3:1
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
WEB World English Bible
Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
ASV American Standard Version
Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Peter and John were going up at the same time to the temple, at the hour of the prayer, the ninth hour,
Surrounding context — Acts 3
1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].
2 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;
3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΠέτροςG4074 · PetrosPeterδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸωάννηςG2491 · IōannēsJohnἀνέβαινονG305 · anabainōto ascendεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱερὸνG2411 · hierostempleἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὥρανG5610 · hōrahourτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροσευχῆςG4335 · proseuchēprayerτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐνάτην.G1766 · ennatosninth (hour)
Cross-references
Psalm 55:17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.Acts 10:3He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.Acts 4:13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.Luke 1:10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.Luke 24:53And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.Acts 5:25Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.Acts 8:14Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:Luke 22:8And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.Luke 23:44-46And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.Matthew 26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.Acts 2:46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,John 13:23-25Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.John 21:7Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt [his] fisher’s coat [unto him], (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.Matthew 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,Daniel 9:21Yea, whiles I [was] speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.John 20:2-9Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.Exodus 29:39The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
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