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Acts 3:1

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

KJV

Πέτρος δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀνέβαινον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπὶ τὴν ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς τὴν ἐνάτην.

Greek NT

Petrus autem et Joannes ascendebant in templum ad horam orationis nonam.

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πέτρος
petros
noun · 154×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
προσευχή
proseuche
noun · 36×
ἀναβαίνω
anabaino
verb · 81×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔννατος
ennatos
adjective · 10×
ἱερόν
ieron
noun · 72×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
o
article · 19778×
ὥρα
ora
noun · 106×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: Πέτρος δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: Πέτρος δὲ | RP: Ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ δὲ Πέτρος
  • Πέτρος δὲSBLGNT
  • Πέτρος δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ δὲ ΠέτροςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§584Jesus went up to the Temple as the privileged place of encounter with God. For him, the Temple was the dwelling of his Father, a house of prayer, and he was angered that its outer court had become a place of commerce.353 He drove merchants out of it because of jealous love for his Father: "You shall not make my Father's house a house of trade. His disciples remembered that it w…
1. Great is the recompense of care bestowed upon the servants of God, and of itself it yields to us its fruits. For, he that receives you, it says, receives Me, and he that receives Me, receives Him that sent Me. Matthew 10:40 Now what can be equal to the receiving Christ and His Father? But what kind of connection has this with what was said before? What has it in common with …

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 18:36 — And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art
  • Acts 2:46 — And 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,
  • Acts 2:46 — And 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,
  • Acts 4:13 — Now 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.
  • Acts 5:25 — Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
  • Acts 8:14 — Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
  • Acts 10:3 — He 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 10:3 — He 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.
  • Dan 6:10 — Now 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
  • Dan 9:21 — Yea, 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 13:23 — Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
  • John 20:2 — Then 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
  • John 21:7 — Therefore 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
  • Luke 1:10 — And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
  • Luke 22:8 — And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
  • Luke 24:53 — And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
  • Matt 17:1 — And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
  • Matt 26:37 — And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
  • Ps 55:17 — Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
  • Ps 55:17 — Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
  • Ps 141:2 — Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.