Acts 3
1 Now Peter and John went up to the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.
And Peter and John went up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth.
2 And a certain man, who was lame from his mother’s womb, was being carried in. They would lay him every day at the gate of the temple, which is called the Beautiful, so that he might request alms from those entering into the temple.
And a certain man, being lame from his mother's womb was habitually carried, whom they placed daily at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those entering into the temple;
3 And this man, when he had seen Peter and John beginning to enter the temple, was begging, so that he might receive alms.
who seeing Peter and John about to come into the temple, asked to receive alms.
4 Then Peter and John, gazing at him, said, “Look at us.”
And Peter along with John, fixing his attention on him, said, Look unto us.
5 And he looked intently at them, hoping that he might receive something from them.
And he gave attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6 But Peter said: “Silver and gold is not mine. But what I have, I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.”
Peter said, Silver and gold do not belong to me; but I give thee that which I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk about.
7 And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his legs and feet were strengthened.
And taking him by the right hand he raised him up; and immediately the bottoms of his feet and his ankle-bones were strengthened.
8 And leaping up, he stood and walked around. And he entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.
And leaping out, he stood, and continued to walk around, and came into the temple with them, walking around and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking round and praising God.
10 And they recognized him, that he was the same one who was sitting for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with awe and amazement at what had happened to him.
And they recognized him, that he was the one sitting for alms at Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with astonishment and delight at that which had happened to him.
11 Then, as he held on to Peter and John, all the people ran to them at the portico, which is called Solomon’s, in astonishment.
And he holding on to Peter and John; all the people ran together to them in the porch called Solomon's, exceedingly astonished.
12 But Peter, seeing this, responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this? Or why do you stare at us, as if it were by our own strength or power that we caused this man to walk?
And Peter seeing them, responded to the people; Israelitish men, why are you astonished at this, or why do you look upon us as having by our own power or holiness, made this man to walk about?
13 The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you, indeed, handed over and denied before the face of Pilate, when he was giving judgment to release him.
The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Child, Jesus, who you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate having decided to release Him.
14 Then you denied the Holy and Just One, and petitioned for a murderous man to be given to you.
And you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and ask that a man who was a murderer should be delivered unto you,
15 Truly, it was the Author of Life whom you put to death, whom God raised from the dead, to whom we are witnesses.
and you slew the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, whose witnesses we are.
16 And by faith in his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, has confirmed his name. And faith through him has given this man complete health in the sight of you all.
And through the faith of his name, his name hath made sound this one who you see and know, and through him faith has given unto him this soundness, in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brothers, I know that you did this through ignorance, just as your leaders also did.
And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance, as did your rulers also;
18 But in this way God has fulfilled the things that he announced beforehand through the mouth of all the Prophets: that his Christ would suffer.
and those things which God proclaimed through the mouth of all the prophets that his Christ should suffer, he hath thus fulfilled.
19 Therefore, repent and be converted, so that your sins may be wiped away.
Repent, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that seasons of soul-renewing may come from the presence of the Lord,
20 And then, when the time of consolation will have arrived from the presence of the Lord, he will send the One who was foretold to you, Jesus Christ,
and he may send forth Jesus, who has been preached unto you as the Christ,
21 whom heaven certainly must take up, until the time of the restoration of all things, which God has spoken of by the mouth of his holy prophets, from ages past. (aiōn g165)
whom it behooves heaven indeed to receive until the times of the restitution of all things which God spoke through the mouth of all his prophets from the beginning. (aiōn g165)
22 Indeed, Moses said: ‘For the Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet for you from your brothers, one like me; the same shall you listen to according to everything whatsoever that he shall speak to you.
Moses indeed said; The Lord our God will raise up to you from your brethren a prophet like unto me; Him you will hear concerning all things so many as he may speak to you.
23 And this shall be: every soul who will not listen to that Prophet shall be exterminated from the people.’
And it shall come to pass, that every soul whosoever will not hear that prophet, shall be cut off from the people.
24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and thereafter, have announced these days.
And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and consecutively, so many as spoke, also proclaimed these days.
25 You are sons of the prophets and of the testament which God has appointed for our fathers, saying to Abraham: ‘And by your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, In thy seed shall the families of the earth be truly blessed.
26 God raised up his Son and sent him first to you, to bless you, so that each one may turn himself away from his wickedness.”
To you God, having first raised up his Son, sent him blessing you, in turning each one from your sins.
