A short time after the descent of the Holy Spirit, and immediately after a season of earnest prayer, Peter and John, going up to the temple to worship, saw at the gate Beautiful a cripple, forty years of age, whose life, from his birth, had been one of pain and infirmity. This unfortunate man had long desired to see Jesus, that he might be healed; but he was almost helpless, and was far removed from the scene of the great Physician's labors. His pleadings at last induced some friends to bear him to the gate of the temple, 58 but upon arriving there, he found that the One upon whom his hopes were centered, had been put to a cruel death.

Kort tid efter udgydelsen af Helligånden og lige efter en tid med inderlig bøn gik Peter og Johannes op til templet for at bede og så der ved en port, som kaldes den skønne, en krøbling, hvis liv, fra han blev født, havde været fuldt af lidelse og skrøbelighed. Denne ulykkelige mand havde længe håbet at møde Jesus for at kunne blive helbredt, men han var næsten hjælpeløs og var langt borte fra de steder, hvor den store læge arbejdede. Til sidst bevægede hans bønner nogle venner til at bære ham hen til tempelporten, men da han kom, opdagede han, at den, som hans håb stod til, var død en frygtelig død.