Acts 3
1 Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, at three in the afternoon.
Peter and John were on their way up to the Temple at the time of the afternoon prayer, around 3 p.m.
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.
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.
3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
He saw Peter and John as they were about to enter the Temple and asked them for some money.
4 Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, "Look at us."
Peter looked right at him. John did, too. “Look at us!” Peter said.
5 He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
The lame man gave them his full attention, expecting to get 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."
“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!”
7 He took him by the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.
Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up. Right away his feet and ankles became strong.
8 Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
He jumped to his feet, and then began to walk. He went with them into the Temple, walking and jumping and praising God.
9 All the people saw him walking and praising God.
Everyone there saw him walking around 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.
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.
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.
He held on tightly to Peter and John while everyone ran to them by Solomon's Porch in complete astonishment at what had happened.
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?
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?
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, 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.
14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a man who was a murderer to be granted to you,
You rejected the one who is holy and good, and demanded a murderer be released to you.
15 and killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
You killed the author of life, the one God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses to this.
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.
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.
17 "Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
Now I know, brothers and sisters, that you did this in ignorance, like 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 God fulfilled what he had prophesied through all the prophets: that his Messiah would suffer.
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,
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,
20 and that he may send Jesus, the Christ who was ordained for you before,
and send Jesus, the Messiah appointed 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 g165)
For he must stay in heaven until the time when everything is restored, as God announced through his holy prophets long ago. (aiōn g165)
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.
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.
23 It will be, that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'
Anybody who doesn't listen to him will be totally removed from 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.
All the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel on, prophesied about 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 agreement which God made with your fathers when he said to Abraham, ‘From your descendants all the families of the earth will 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."
God prepared his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways.”
