Acts 3
1 Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
One day Peter and John were going up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2 A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into 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 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple courts, he began asking for alms.
4 Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”
But Peter, along with John, looked at him intently and said, “Look at us.”
5 He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
6 But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get 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 He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones 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 Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
Leaping up, he stood and began walking. Then he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 All the people saw him walking and praising God.
When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
10 They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what 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 As the lame man who was healed held on 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 When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him 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, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined 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 you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
Yes, you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
You put to death the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16 By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given 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 “Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
“Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your rulers also.
18 But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
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 again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing 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 Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
and that he may send Jesus, the Christ who has been appointed for you.
21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets. (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 For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says 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 It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will 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 Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days.
Indeed, all the prophets who have spoken, beginning with Samuel and continuing with those who came afterward, also proclaimed these days.
25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’
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 God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”
God raised up his servant Jesus and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”
