6-8 Peter said, “I don’t have a nickel to my name, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!” He grabbed him by the right hand and pulled him up. In an instant his feet and ankles became firm. He jumped to his feet and walked.

8-10 The man went into the Temple with them, walking back and forth, dancing and praising God. Everybody there saw him walking around and praising God. They recognized him as the one who sat begging at the Temple’s Gate Beautiful and rubbed their eyes, astonished, scarcely believing what they were seeing.

11 The man threw his arms around Peter and John, ecstatic. All the people ran up to where they were at Solomon’s Porch to see it for themselves.

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When all the people(A) saw him walking and praising God, 10 they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful,(B) and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

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11 While the man held on to Peter and John,(C) all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade.(D)

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