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.
And Peter and John were going up together to the temple, at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour.
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 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 He saw Peter and John as they were about to enter the Temple and asked them for some money.
who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms.
4 Peter looked right at him. John did, too. “Look at us!” Peter said.
And Peter fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look upon us.
5 The lame man gave them his full attention, expecting to get something from them.
And he gave heed to them, expecting to 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!”
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 Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up. Right away his feet and ankles became strong.
And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.
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 forth he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, 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 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 He held on tightly to Peter and John while everyone ran to them by Solomon's Porch in complete astonishment at what had happened.
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 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 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, 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 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 You rejected the one who is holy and good, and demanded a murderer be released to you.
But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a murderer should be granted to you.
15 You killed the author of life, the one God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses to this.
But the author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof 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 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 Now I know, brothers and sisters, that you did this in ignorance, like your rulers.
And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
18 But God fulfilled what he had prophesied through all the prophets: that his Messiah would suffer.
But God thus fulfilled what he had before announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should 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,
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 send Jesus, the Messiah appointed for you.
and that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before appointed for you;
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 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 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.
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 Anybody who doesn't listen to him will be totally removed 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 All the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel on, prophesied about these days.
And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, 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.’
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 prepared his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways.”
To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.
