Acts 3:1 bbe — Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;

Acts 3:1 in the Bible in Basic English reads: “Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;”

Acts 3:1 is found in the New Testament, in the book of Acts, chapter 3, verse 1.

Acts is traditionally attributed to Luke. It was written c. AD 62–64.

Acts is the sequel to Luke's Gospel — the story of how the message of the risen Jesus moved out from Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. Through Peter, Paul, and many ordinary believers, the Holy Spirit builds the early church across the Roman world.

Acts explores themes including Holy Spirit, Mission, Church Growth, Persecution, Gospel to the Gentiles. These themes shape the meaning and context of Acts 3:1.

Acts 3:1 is available on GodsGoodBook in the King James Version (KJV), American Standard Version (ASV), World English Bible (WEB), NET Bible, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Bible, Douay-Rheims Bible, and the Bible in Basic English. Each translation reflects different translation philosophies — use the translation picker on this page to compare them, or browse our full translations directory.

Acts 3:1 reads (BBE): “Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.