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.
One day Peter and John were going up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, 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 man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried in. Every day people would lay him at the gate of the temple called the Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms from those who were entering the temple courts.
3 He saw Peter and John as they were about to enter the Temple and asked them for some money.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple courts, he began asking for alms.
4 Peter looked right at him. John did, too. “Look at us!” Peter said.
But Peter, along with John, looked at him intently and said, “Look at us.”
5 The lame man gave them his full attention, expecting to get something from them.
So the man gave them his attention, 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!”
But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give to yoʋ. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”
7 Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up. Right away his feet and ankles became strong.
Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once his feet and ankles were made strong.
8 He jumped to his feet, and then began to walk. He went with them into the Temple, walking and jumping and praising God.
Leaping up, he stood and began walking. Then he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 Everyone there saw him walking around and praising God.
When 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.
they recognized him as the man who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder 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.
As the lame man who had been healed clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the portico called Solomon's, utterly astonished.
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?
When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why are you staring at us as though by our own power or godliness we have made this man 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, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of our fathers—has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, even though Pilate had decided to release him.
14 You rejected the one who is holy and good, and demanded a murderer be released to you.
Yes, you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
15 You killed the author of life, the one God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses to this.
You put to death the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which 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.
By faith in his name, his name has given strength to this man whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
17 Now I know, brothers and sisters, that you did this in ignorance, like your rulers.
“Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your rulers also.
18 But God fulfilled what he had prophesied through all the prophets: that his Messiah would suffer.
But in this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through the mouths of all his prophets, that the 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 turn back so that your sins may be wiped away, that 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 Jesus, the Christ who has been 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)
Heaven must receive him until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God declared by the mouths of all his holy prophets long ago. (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.
For Moses said to our fathers, ‘The Lord our God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells you.
23 Anybody who doesn't listen to him will be totally removed from the people.’
Every soul who does not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
24 All the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel on, prophesied about these days.
Indeed, all the prophets who have spoken, beginning with Samuel and continuing with those who came afterward, also proclaimed 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 the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with our fathers when he said to Abraham, ‘In yoʋr offspring all the families of the earth will 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 servant Jesus and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”
