Acts 3
1 And Peter and John were going up together to the temple, at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour.
One day Peter and John were going up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, 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 man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried in. Every day people would lay him at the gate of the temple called the Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms from those who were entering the temple courts.
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple courts, he began asking for alms.
4 And Peter fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look upon us.
But Peter, along with John, looked at him intently and said, “Look at us.”
5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
So the man 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 have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give to yoʋ. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”
7 And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.
Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once his feet and ankles were made strong.
8 And leaping forth he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, praising God.
Leaping up, he stood and began walking. Then he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking, and praising God;
When 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.
they recognized him as the man who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple asking for alms. 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.
As the lame man who had been healed clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the portico called Solomon's, utterly 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?
When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why are you staring at us as though by our own power or godliness we have made this man 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, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of our fathers—has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, even though Pilate had decided to release him.
14 But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a murderer should be granted to you.
Yes, you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
15 But the author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
You put to death the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead, of 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.
By faith in his name, his name has given strength to this man whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
“Now, brothers, I know that you acted in 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.
But in this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through the mouths of all his prophets, that the Christ would 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,
Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped away, 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 that he may send Jesus, the Christ who has been appointed 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 g165)
Heaven must receive him until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God declared by the mouths of all his holy prophets long ago. (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 Moses said to our fathers, ‘The Lord our God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells 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.”
Every soul who does not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
24 And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, announced these days.
Indeed, all the prophets who have spoken, beginning with Samuel and continuing with those who came afterward, 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.”
You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with our fathers when he said to Abraham, ‘In yoʋr offspring 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 raised up his servant Jesus and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”
