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 at the hour of 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.
Now a man lame from birth was being carried every day to the Beautiful gate of temple, so he could ask people who were going into the temple for a gift of money.
3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked them for a gift of money.
4 Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, “Look at us.”
5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
The lame man looked at 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 I do not have, but what I do have, I will give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”
7 Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
Taking him by the right hand, Peter raised him up, and immediately the man's feet and ankle were made strong.
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.
Leaping up, the lame man stood and began to walk; and he entered with Peter and John into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
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.
They noticed that it was the man who had been asking people for a gift of money at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement because of what had 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.
As he was holding on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly marveling.
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?
When Peter saw this, he answered the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel? Why do you fix your eyes on us, as if we had made him to walk by our own power or godliness?
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, has glorified his servant Jesus. He is the one whom you delivered up and rejected before the face of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One, and you asked instead for a murderer to be released to you.
15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
You killed the Founder of life, whom God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses of this.
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.
Now, by faith in his name—this man whom you see and know—this same name made him strong. The faith that is through Jesus gave to him this complete health in the presence of all of you.
17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
But the things which God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he has now fulfilled.
19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
Repent, therefore, and turn, so that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come periods of refreshing 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 that he may send the Christ who has been appointed for you, 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)
He is the One heaven must receive until the time of the restoration of all things, about which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy 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, 'The Lord God will raise up a prophet like me from among your brothers. You shall listen to everything that he will speak to you.
23 Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
It will happen that every person who does not listen to that prophet will be completely destroyed from among the people.'
24 Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after him, they spoke out and 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.’
You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, as he said to Abraham, 'In your seed shall 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.”
After God raised up his servant, he sent him to you first, in order to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
