Bible Strands
Acts 3:6
But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter speaks to a man born lame at the temple gate who has just asked for alms (v. 5). The moment is the pivot from expected material charity to an unrequested act of healing.
The words — ὑπάρχει (huparchei, G5225) is the present-tense verb of possession: "there is not" / "I do not have." It anchors the contrast — what Peter lacks in his hand versus what he holds in the name he invokes.
The thread — The "name of Jesus" as the operative agent of healing recurs in Acts 3:16, 4:10, and 10:38, where it is tied to faith, anointing, and power.
Why it lands — The man expected a coin and received a command; the verse demands that the reader treat the name not as a formula but as a claim on authority that requires the receiver to act (get up, walk).
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
Cross-references
- Acts 3:16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
- Acts 4:10 then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
- Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- Acts 9:34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
- Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
- Acts 16:18 She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
- James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Acts 4:7 They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
- Acts 2:22 Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.