< 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 into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth.
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, 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;
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms.
who seeing Peter and John about to come into the temple, asked to receive alms.
4 And Peter fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look upon us.
And Peter along with John, fixing his attention on him, said, Look unto us.
5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
And he gave attention 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.
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.
7 And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.
And taking him by the right hand he raised him up; and immediately the bottoms of his feet and his ankle-bones were strengthened.
8 And leaping forth he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, praising God.
And leaping out, he stood, and continued to walk around, and came into the temple with them, walking around and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking, and praising God;
And all the people saw him walking round 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 sitting for alms at Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with astonishment and delight at that which 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 he holding on to Peter and John; all the people ran together to them in the porch called Solomon's, exceedingly astonished.
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 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?
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 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.
14 But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a murderer should be granted to you.
And you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and ask that a man who was a murderer should be delivered unto you,
15 But the author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
and you slew the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, whose witnesses we are.
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 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.
17 And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance, as did your rulers also;
18 But God thus fulfilled what he had before announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
and those things which God proclaimed through the mouth of all the prophets that his Christ should suffer, he hath 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, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that seasons of soul-renewing 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 forth Jesus, who has been preached unto you as the Christ,
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 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 )
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; 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.
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 come to pass, that every soul whosoever will not hear that prophet, shall be cut off from 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 consecutively, so many as spoke, also proclaimed 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 made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, In thy seed shall the families of the earth be truly 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 God, having first raised up his Son, sent him blessing you, in turning each one from your sins.