< Acts 3 >

1 One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
And Peter and John were going up at the same time into the temple, at the hour of the prayer, the ninth [hour],
2 And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
and a certain man, being lame from the womb of his mother, was being carried, whom they were laying every day at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask a kindness from those entering into the temple,
3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
who, having seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, was begging to receive a kindness.
4 Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
And Peter, having looked steadfastly toward him with John, said, “Look toward us”;
5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
and he was giving heed to them, looking to receive something from them;
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!”
and Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I have, that I give to you; in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and be walking.”
7 Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
And having seized him by the right hand, he raised [him] up, and instantly his feet and ankles were strengthened,
8 He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
and springing up, he stood, and was walking, and entered with them into the temple, walking and springing, and praising God;
9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
and all the people saw him walking and praising God,
10 they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
and they knew him, that this it was who for a kindness was sitting at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what has happened to him.
11 While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
And at the lame man who was healed holding Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch called Solomon’s—greatly amazed,
12 And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
and Peter having seen, answered to the people, “Men, Israelites! Why do you wonder at this? Or why do you look on us so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?
13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His child Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied Him in the presence of Pilate, he having given judgment to release [Him],
14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
and you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and desired a man—a murderer—to be granted to you,
15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
and the Prince of life you killed, whom God raised out of the dead, of which we are witnesses;
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.
and on the faith of His Name, this one whom you see and have known, His Name made strong, even the faith that [is] through Him gave to him this perfect soundness before you all.
17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
And now, brothers, I have known that through ignorance you did [it], as also your rulers;
18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
and God, what things He had declared before through the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ should suffer, He thus fulfilled;
19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
convert, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the LORD,
20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
and He may send Jesus Christ who before has been preached to you,
21 Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets. (aiōn g165)
whom Heaven required, indeed, to receive until times of a restitution of all things, of which God spoke through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the age. (aiōn g165)
22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
For Moses, indeed, said to the fathers—The LORD your God will raise up a Prophet to you out of your brothers, like to me; you will hear Him in all things, as many as He may speak to you;
23 Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
and it will be, every soul that may not hear that Prophet will be utterly destroyed out of the people;
24 Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
and also all the prophets from Samuel and those following in order, as many as spoke, also foretold of these days.
25 And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in your Seed will all the families of the earth be blessed;
26 When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
to you first, God, having raised up His child Jesus, sent Him, blessing you, in the turning away of each one from your evil ways.”

< Acts 3 >