Acts 3
1 Now, Peter and John, were going up into the temple, for the hour of prayer—the ninth;
One day, as Peter and John were going up into the Temple Courts for the three o’clock Prayers,
2 And, a certain man, who had been, lame from his mother’s womb, was being carried, —whom they used to lay daily at the door of the temple—the [door] called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them who were entering into the temple:
a man, who had been lame from his birth, was being carried by. This man used to be set down every day at the gate of the Temple called ‘the Beautiful Gate,’ to beg of those who went in.
3 Who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, was requesting to receive, an alms.
Seeing Peter and John on the point of entering, he asked them to give him something.
4 But Peter looking steadfastly at him—with John—said: Look on us!
Peter fixed his eyes on him, and so did John, and then Peter said, “Look at us.”
5 And, he, gave heed unto them, expecting to receive, something from them.
The man was all attention, expecting to get something from them;
6 But Peter said—Silver and gold, have none, but, what I have, the same, unto thee do I give: —In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, Walk!
but Peter added, “I have no gold or silver, but I give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk.”
7 And, laying hold of him by the right hand, he raised him up; and, instantly, were his feet and ankles strengthened; —
Grasping the lame man by the right hand, Peter lifted him up. Instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong,
8 And, leaping forward, he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.
and, leaping up, he stood and began to walk about, and then went with them into the Temple Courts, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him, walking and praising God;
All the people saw him walking about and praising God;
10 And they began to recognise him, that, the same, was he who, for the alms, used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; —and they were filled with amazement and transport at what had happened unto him.
and, when they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, they were utterly astonished and amazed at what had happened to him.
11 And, as he held fast Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them, in the portico which is called Solomon’s, —greatly amazed.
While the man still clung to Peter and John, the people all quickly gathered around them in the Colonnade named after Solomon, in the greatest astonishment.
12 And Peter, seeing it, made answer unto the people: —Ye men of Israel! Why marvel ye at this man? Or, upon us, why are ye intently looking, as though, by our own power or godliness, we had made him walk?
On seeing this, Peter said to the people, “People of Israel, why are you surprised at this? And why do you stare at us, as though we, by any power or piety of our own, had enabled this man 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 to Pilate’s, face when he had adjudged to release him;
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has done honor to his servant Jesus – him whom you gave up and disowned before Pilate, when he had decided to set him free.
14 But, ye, denied, the Holy and Righteous One, and claimed a man that was a murderer to be granted you;
You, I say, disowned the holy and righteous one, and asked for the release of a murderer!
15 But, the Princely Leader of Life, ye slew: —whom, God, raised from among the dead, whereof, we, are witnesses.
The guide to life you put to death! But God raised him from the dead – and of that we are ourselves witnesses.
16 And, by the faith of his name, unto this man whom ye see and know, hath his name given strength, —yea, the faith which is through him, hath given unto him this perfect soundness, over against you all!
And it is by faith in the name of Jesus, that this man, whom you all see and know, has – by his name – been made strong. Yes, it is the faith inspired by Jesus that has made this complete cure of the man, before the eyes of you all.
17 And now brethren, I know that by way of ignorance ye acted, —just as even your rulers.
And yet, my friends, I know that you acted as you did from ignorance, and your rulers also.
18 Howbeit, God—what things he had before declared, through the mouth of all the prophets, for his Christ to suffer, —did thus fulfill!
But it was in this way that God fulfilled all that he had long ago foretold, as to the sufferings of his Christ, by the lips of all the prophets.
19 Repent ye, therefore, and turn, —unto the blotting out of your sins; to the end that in that case, there may come seasons of refreshing from the face of the Lord,
Therefore, repent and turn so that your sins may be wiped away; so that happier times may come from the Lord himself,
20 And he may send forth him who had been fore-appointed for you—Christ Jesus:
and so that he may send you, in Jesus, your long-appointed Christ.
21 Unto whom, indeed, heaven must needs give welcome, until the times of the due establishment of all things, of which God hath spoken through the mouth of his holy age-past prophets. (aiōn g165)
But heaven must be his home, until the days of the Universal Restoration, of which God has spoken by the lips of his holy prophets from the very first. (aiōn g165)
22 Moses, indeed, said—A prophet, unto you, shall the Lord God raise up among your brethren, like unto me: unto him, shall ye hearken respecting all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.
Moses himself said – ‘The Lord your God will raise up from among yourselves a prophet, as he raised me. To him you will listen whenever he speaks to you.
23 And it shall be—every soul, whatsoever, which shall not hearken unto that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.
And it will be that should anyone among the people not listen to that prophet, he will be utterly destroyed.’
24 But, indeed, all the prophets, —from Samuel and those following after, as many as have spoken, have even announced these days.
Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel onwards, and all their successors who had a message to deliver, told of these days.
25 Ye, are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God covenanted unto your fathers, saying unto Abraham—And, in thy seed, shall be blessed, all the families of the ground.
You yourselves are the heirs of the prophets, and heirs, too, of the covenant which God made with your ancestors, when he said to Abraham – ‘In your descendants will all the nations of the earth be blessed.’
26 Unto you first, God—having raised up his Servant—hath sent him forth, ready to bless you, when ye are turning away, each one, from your wickednesses.
For you, first, God raised up his servant, and sent him to bless you, by turning each one of you from his wicked ways.”
