Acts 3
1 One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
Now, Peter and John, were going up into the temple, for the hour of prayer—the ninth;
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, who had been, lame from his mother’s womb, was being carried, —whom they used to lay daily at the door of the temple—the [door] called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them who were entering into the temple:
3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
Who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, was requesting to receive, an alms.
4 Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
But Peter looking steadfastly at him—with John—said: Look on us!
5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
And, he, gave heed unto them, expecting 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!”
But Peter said—Silver and gold, have none, but, what I have, the same, unto thee do I give: —In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, Walk!
7 Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
And, laying hold of him by the right hand, he raised him up; and, instantly, were his feet and ankles 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, leaping forward, he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping 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 began to recognise him, that, the same, was he who, for the alms, used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; —and they were filled with amazement and transport at what had happened unto 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, as he held fast Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them, in the portico which is 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, seeing it, made answer unto the people: —Ye men of Israel! Why marvel ye at this man? Or, upon us, why are ye intently looking, as though, by our own power or godliness, we had made him 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 Isaac and Jacob, —the God of our fathers, hath glorified his servant Jesus: —whom, ye, indeed, delivered up and denied to Pilate’s, face when he had adjudged to release him;
14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
But, ye, denied, the Holy and Righteous One, and claimed a man that was a murderer to be granted you;
15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
But, the Princely Leader of Life, ye slew: —whom, God, raised from among the dead, whereof, 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, by the faith of his name, unto this man whom ye see and know, hath his name given strength, —yea, the faith which is through him, hath given unto him this perfect soundness, over against you all!
17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
And now brethren, I know that by way of ignorance ye acted, —just as even your rulers.
18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
Howbeit, God—what things he had before declared, through the mouth of all the prophets, for his Christ to suffer, —did thus fulfill!
19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
Repent ye, therefore, and turn, —unto the blotting out of your sins; to the end that in that case, there may come seasons of refreshing from the face 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 forth him who had been fore-appointed for you—Christ Jesus:
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)
Unto whom, indeed, heaven must needs give welcome, until the times of the due establishment of all things, of which God hath spoken through the mouth of his holy age-past prophets. (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.
Moses, indeed, said—A prophet, unto you, shall the Lord God raise up among your brethren, like unto me: unto him, shall ye hearken respecting all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.
23 Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
And it shall be—every soul, whatsoever, which shall not hearken unto that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.
24 Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
But, indeed, all the prophets, —from Samuel and those following after, as many as have spoken, have even announced 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.’
Ye, are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God covenanted unto your fathers, saying unto Abraham—And, in thy seed, shall be blessed, all the families of the ground.
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.”
Unto you first, God—having raised up his Servant—hath sent him forth, ready to bless you, when ye are turning away, each one, from your wickednesses.
