Acts 3
1 Now Peter and John went up to the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.
And Peter and John were going up together to the temple, at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour.
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 lame from his birth was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who entered 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 go into the temple, asked alms.
4 Then Peter and John, gazing at him, said, “Look at us.”
And Peter fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look upon us.
5 And he looked intently at them, hoping that he might receive something from them.
And he gave heed 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.”
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.
7 And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his legs and feet were strengthened.
And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.
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 forth he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking, 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 as the man that sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement 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 as he held fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's greatly wondering.
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?
But Peter seeing it, answered the people: Men of Israel, why wonder ye at this? Or why look ye earnestly on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man to walk?
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 Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye indeed delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
14 Then you denied the Holy and Just One, and petitioned for a murderous man to be given to you.
But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a murderer should be granted to 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.
But the author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
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 his name, through faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; yea, the faith which is through him gave him this perfect 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 ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
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.
But God thus fulfilled what he had before announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
19 Therefore, repent and be converted, so that your sins may be wiped away.
Repent therefore and turn from your ways, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that the times of refreshing 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 that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before appointed for you;
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 heaven indeed must receive until the times of a restoration of all things; of which times God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from the days of old. (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, “A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you from among your brethren, as be raised up me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall 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 which doth not hear that prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.”
24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and thereafter, have announced these days.
And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, announced 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, “And in thy posterity shall all the families of the earth be 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 first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.
