< Acts 3 >
1 And Peter and John went up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth.
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man, being lame from his mother's womb was habitually carried, whom they placed daily at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those entering into the temple;
And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
3 who seeing Peter and John about to come into the temple, asked to receive alms.
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked alms.
4 And Peter along with John, fixing his attention on him, said, Look unto us.
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.
And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6 Peter said, Silver and gold do not belong to me; but I give thee that which I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk about.
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7 And taking him by the right hand he raised him up; and immediately the bottoms of his feet and his ankle-bones were strengthened.
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 And leaping out, he stood, and continued to walk around, and came into the temple with them, walking around and leaping, and praising God.
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking round and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
10 And they recognized him, that he was the one sitting for alms at Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with astonishment and delight at that which had happened to him.
And they knew that it was he who 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 And he holding on to Peter and John; all the people ran together to them in the porch called Solomon's, exceedingly astonished.
And as the lame man who was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
12 And Peter seeing them, responded to the people; Israelitish men, why are you astonished at this, or why do you look upon us as having by our own power or holiness, made this man to walk about?
And when Peter saw it, he answered to the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
13 The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Child, Jesus, who you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate having decided to release Him.
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
14 And you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and ask that a man who was a murderer should be delivered unto you,
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted to you;
15 and you slew the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, whose witnesses we are.
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; to which we are witnesses.
16 And through the faith of his name, his name hath made sound this one who you see and know, and through him faith has given unto him this soundness, in the presence of you all.
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance, as did your rulers also;
And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
18 and those things which God proclaimed through the mouth of all the prophets that his Christ should suffer, he hath thus fulfilled.
But those things, which God before had shown by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
19 Repent, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that seasons of soul-renewing may come from the presence of the Lord,
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20 and he may send forth Jesus, who has been preached unto you as the Christ,
And he shall send Jesus Christ, who before was preached to you:
21 whom it behooves heaven indeed to receive until the times of the restitution of all things which God spoke through the mouth of all his prophets from the beginning. (aiōn )
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. (aiōn )
22 Moses indeed said; The Lord our God will raise up to you from your brethren a prophet like unto me; Him you will hear concerning all things so many as he may speak to you.
For Moses truly said to the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear in all things whatever he shall say to you.
23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul whosoever will not hear that prophet, shall be cut off from the people.
And it shall come to pass, that every soul, who will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
24 And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and consecutively, so many as spoke, also proclaimed these days.
Yea, and all the prophets also from Samuel and those that follow, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold these days.
25 Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, In thy seed shall the families of the earth be truly blessed.
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26 To you God, having first raised up his Son, sent him blessing you, in turning each one from your sins.
To you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away each one of you from his iniquities.