3. When the man saw that Peter and John were about to go into the courtyard, he asked them for a handout.
4. Peter and John stared at him. “Look at us!” Peter said.
5. So the man watched them closely. He expected to receive something from them.
6. However, Peter said to him, “I don’t have any money, but I’ll give you what I do have. Through the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth, walk!”
7. Peter took hold of the man’s right hand and began to help him up. Immediately, the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
8. Springing to his feet, he stood up and started to walk. He went with Peter and John into the temple courtyard. The man was walking, jumping, and praising God.
9. All the people saw him walking and praising God.
10. They knew that he was the man who used to sit and beg at the temple’s Beautiful Gate. The people were amazed and stunned to see what had happened to him.