< Acts 3 >
1 Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, at three in the afternoon.
Now Peter and John were going up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which was the ninth hour.
2 A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they put daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
And a certain man, lame from his mother’s womb, was carried along, whom they laid daily at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, that he might ask charity of those who were going into the temple.
3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
This man, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked charity.
4 Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, "Look at us."
But Peter, fixing his eyes on him with John, said: Look on us.
5 He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6 But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, get up and walk."
But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none: but what I have, this I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, arise and walk.
7 He took him by the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.
And he took him by his right hand and raised him up: and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.
8 Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
And leaping up, he stood and walked, and went with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 All the people saw him walking and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
10 They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
and they recognized him, that it was he that had sat for charity 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 on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
And while he was holding to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch called Solomon’s, greatly astonished.
12 When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, "You men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?
But when Peter saw it, he answered the people: Men of Israel, why are you astonished at this? or, why do you look so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or godliness we had caused this man to walk?
13 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, when he had determined to release him.
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you delivered up, and whom you rejected in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to release him.
14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a man who was a murderer to be granted to you,
But you rejected the Holy and Just One, and demanded that a murderer should be given to you;
15 and killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
and you slew the Author of life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16 By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; even the faith which is by him, has given him this entire soundness in the presence of you all.
17 "Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance you did this, as did also your rulers.
18 But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
But the things which God foretold by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer, he has thus fulfilled.
19 "Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
Repent, therefore, and turn, in order that your sins may be blotted out, so that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
20 and that he may send Jesus, the Christ who was ordained for you before,
and that he may send Jesus Christ, who was destined for you;
21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets. (aiōn )
whom heaven must retain, till the time for restoring all things that God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets of ancient times. (aiōn )
22 For Moses indeed said to the fathers, 'The Lord your God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You must listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.
For Moses said to the fathers, A prophet like me shall the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear in all things that he shall say to you.
23 It will be, that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'
And it shall come to pass, that every soul that will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
24 Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.
And all the prophets, from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days.
25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And through your offspring 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, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
26 God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to you first, to bless you, in turning away everyone of you from your wickedness."
To you first, God, having raised up his Son Jesus, has sent him to bless you, in turning every one of you away from his iniquities.