Acts 3
1 And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [which is] the ninth [hour];
One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2 and a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they placed every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were going into the temple;
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.
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
4 And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us.
Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
6 But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have, this give I to thee: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean rise up and walk.
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!”
7 And having taken hold of him [by] the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.
Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
8 And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
10 and they recognised him, that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
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.
11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
12 And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?
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?
13 The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged that he should be let go.
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.
14 But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
15 but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof we are witnesses.
You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
16 And, by faith in his name, his name has made this [man] strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.
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.
17 And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;
And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
18 but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
19 Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from [the] presence of the Lord,
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
20 and he may send Jesus Christ, who was foreordained for you,
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.
21 whom heaven indeed must receive till [the] times of [the] restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began. (aiōn g165)
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)
22 Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord your God raise up to you out of your brethren like me: him shall ye hear in everything whatsoever he shall say to you.
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.
23 And it shall be that whatsoever soul shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.
Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
24 And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after [him], as many as have spoken, have announced also these days.
Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
25 Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
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.’
26 To you first God, having raised up his servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one [of you] from your wickedness.
When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
