< Acts 3 >
1 And Peter and John were going up together to the temple, at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour.
And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [which is] the ninth [hour];
2 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;
and a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they placed every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were going into the temple;
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms.
who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
4 And Peter fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look upon us.
And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6 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.
But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have, this give I to thee: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean rise up and walk.
7 And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.
And having taken hold of him [by] the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.
8 And leaping forth he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, praising God.
And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking, and praising God;
And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
10 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.
and they recognised him, that it was he who sat for alms 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 fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's greatly wondering.
And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12 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?
And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?
13 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.
The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged that he should be let go.
14 But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a murderer should be granted to you.
But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;
15 But the author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof we are witnesses.
16 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.
And, by faith in his name, his name has made this [man] strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;
18 But God thus fulfilled what he had before announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
19 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,
Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from [the] presence of the Lord,
20 and that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before appointed for you;
and he may send Jesus Christ, who was foreordained for you,
21 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 )
whom heaven indeed must receive till [the] times of [the] restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began. (aiōn )
22 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.
Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord your God raise up to you out of your brethren like me: him shall ye hear in everything whatsoever he shall say to you.
23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul which doth not hear that prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.”
And it shall be that whatsoever soul shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.
24 And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, announced these days.
And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after [him], as many as have spoken, have announced also these days.
25 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.”
Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
26 To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.
To you first God, having raised up his servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one [of you] from your wickedness.