Acts 3
1 Peter and John were on their way up to the Temple at the time of the afternoon prayer, around 3 p.m.
Now Peter and John went up to the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.
2 A man who had been lame from birth was being carried there. Every day he was placed beside the Temple gate called “Beautiful” so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.
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.
3 He saw Peter and John as they were about to enter the Temple and asked them for some money.
And this man, when he had seen Peter and John beginning to enter the temple, was begging, so that he might receive alms.
4 Peter looked right at him. John did, too. “Look at us!” Peter said.
Then Peter and John, gazing at him, said, “Look at us.”
5 The lame man gave them his full attention, expecting to get something from them.
And he looked intently at them, hoping that he might receive something from them.
6 “I don't have any silver or gold,” Peter told him, “but I'll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!”
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.”
7 Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up. Right away his feet and ankles became strong.
And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his legs and feet were strengthened.
8 He jumped to his feet, and then began to walk. He went with them into the Temple, walking and jumping and praising God.
And leaping up, he stood and walked around. And he entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 Everyone there saw him walking around and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
10 They recognized him as the beggar who used to sit by the Temple's Beautiful Gate, and they were surprised and amazed at what had happened to him.
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.
11 He held on tightly to Peter and John while everyone ran to them by Solomon's Porch in complete astonishment at what had happened.
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.
12 When Peter saw this opportunity he told them, “People of Israel, why are you surprised at what's happened to this man? Why are you staring at us as if it was by our own power or faith that we made him walk?
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?
13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of our forefathers—has glorified his servant Jesus. He was the one you betrayed and rejected in the presence of Pilate, even after Pilate had decided to release him.
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.
14 You rejected the one who is holy and good, and demanded a murderer be released to you.
Then you denied the Holy and Just One, and petitioned for a murderous man to be given to you.
15 You killed the author of life, the one God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses to this.
Truly, it was the Author of Life whom you put to death, whom God raised from the dead, to whom we are witnesses.
16 By trusting in Jesus' name this man was healed by him. You see this man here; you know him. Through trusting in Jesus this man has received complete healing right in front of all of you.
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.
17 Now I know, brothers and sisters, that you did this in ignorance, like your rulers.
And now, brothers, I know that you did this through ignorance, just as your leaders also did.
18 But God fulfilled what he had prophesied through all the prophets: that his Messiah would suffer.
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.
19 Now repent, and change your ways, that your sins can be wiped away, so the Lord can send opportunities for you to heal and recover,
Therefore, repent and be converted, so that your sins may be wiped away.
20 and send Jesus, the Messiah appointed for you.
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,
21 For he must stay in heaven until the time when everything is restored, as God announced through his holy prophets long ago. (aiōn g165)
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)
22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will send you a prophet from among your own people who is like me. You must listen to everything he tells you.
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.
23 Anybody who doesn't listen to him will be totally removed from the people.’
And this shall be: every soul who will not listen to that Prophet shall be exterminated from the people.’
24 All the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel on, prophesied about these days.
And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and thereafter, have announced these days.
25 You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers when he said to Abraham, ‘From your descendants all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
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.’
26 God prepared his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways.”
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.”
