< Acts 3 >

1 Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple together at the hour of prayer, which is 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 certain man who had been lame from his birth was carried along; whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those that were going into the temple:
3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms of them.
4 Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”
But Peter, and John, looking earnestly at him said, Look on us.
5 He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
And he fixed his eyes upon them, 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, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have I give thee: 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.
And taking him by the right hand, he raised him up: and immediately his feet and ancles were strengthened:
8 Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
and leaping up he stood firm, and walked; and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9 All the people saw him walking and praising God.
And 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.
and knew that it was he who sat to ask for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with astonishment and extasy at what had befallen 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.
And as the lame man that was healed had hold of Peter and John, all the people being astonished ran together to them to the porch called Solomon's porch.
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?
And Peter seeing this said to the people, Men of Israel, why marvel ye at this, or why look ye so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or piety we had made this man able to 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 and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his son Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied before Pilate, when he determined to release Him.
14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
But ye refused the holy and righteous One, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you:
15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
and put to death the prince of life; whom God hath 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.
And through faith in his name, hath strengthened this man, whom ye see and know: his name, I say, and saith in Him, hath wrought this perfect cure before you all.
17 “Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
And now, brethren, I know that ye did it through ignorance, as did also your rulers:
18 But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
but thus hath God accomplished those things which He had foretold by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should 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,
Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out: that seasons of refreshing may come upon you from the presence of the Lord;
20 and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
and He may send Jesus Christ, who was before preached unto 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)
whom heaven must indeed receive till the times of settling all things, of which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning. (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 unto the fathers, the Lord your God will raise up a prophet unto you, of your brethren, like me, Him shall ye hear in all things whatever He shall say unto you;
23 It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
and every soul, who will not hearken to that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people: yea and all the prophets from Samuel,
24 Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days.
and those that followed, as many as have prophesied, have also foretold 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.’
Now ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth 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.”
and to you first God having raised up his son Jesus, sent Him to bless you; in your turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

< Acts 3 >