Acts 3
1 And Peter and John were going up together to the temple, at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour.
Now Peter and John were going up together into the temple at the hour (the ninth) of prayer.
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 had actually been lame from his mother's womb, was being carried (they would lay him daily at the temple gate, the one called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple),
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms.
who, upon seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, began asking for alms.
4 And Peter fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look upon us.
So Peter, with John, fastening his gaze on him said, “Look at us.”
5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
So he gave them his attention, 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: “I do not have silver and gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Natsorean, get up and walk!”
7 And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.
And grasping him by his right hand he lifted him up; immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened.
8 And leaping forth he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, praising God.
So jumping up he stood, and began to walk! And he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking, and praising God;
Well 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 recognized him—that he was the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, with a view to alms—and they were filled with wonder and amazement because of 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.
Now as the lame man who had been healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico, the one called ‘Solomon's’, really 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?
So upon observing this Peter responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why are you marveling at this, or why are you staring at us as if we have made him walk by our own power or godliness?
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, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up; and you repudiated Him to Pilate's face, when he was intending to release Him.
14 But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a murderer should be granted to you.
Yes you repudiated the holy and righteous One, and you asked that a murderer be granted to you,
15 But the author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
while you killed the Originator of the Life, whom God raised from among the dead, to which 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.
Well His name, based on faith in His name, made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith that is through Him has given him this wholeness in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
“So now, brothers, I know that you 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 the things that God foretold through the mouth of all His prophets, that the Messiah would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.
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 turn around, so that your sins may be erased, in order that times of refreshing may come from the Lord's face
20 and that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before appointed for you;
and that He may send Jesus, who had been ordained to be your Messiah,
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 g165)
whom Heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, of which times God spoke long ago by the mouth of all His holy prophets. (aiōn g165)
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.
“For example, Moses said to the fathers: ‘The Lord our God will raise up for you a Prophet, like me, from among your brothers. You must listen to Him, in all that He may 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.”
It will be that every person who will not listen to that Prophet will be extirpated from among the people.’
24 And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, announced these days.
“Yes and all the prophets, from Samuel on down, as many as have spoken, have also foretold 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.”
You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘Yes, in your seed all the families of the earth will 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.
God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to you first, to bless you by turning each of you away from your iniquities.”
