Acts 3
1 And Peter and John were going up at the same time to the temple, at the hour of the prayer, the ninth [hour],
Peter and John were on their way up to the Temple at the time of the afternoon prayer, around 3 p.m.
2 and a certain man, being lame from the womb of his mother, was being carried, whom they were laying every day at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask a kindness from those entering into the temple,
A man who had been lame from birth was being carried there. Every day he was placed beside the Temple gate called “Beautiful” so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.
3 who, having seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, was begging to receive a kindness.
He saw Peter and John as they were about to enter the Temple and asked them for some money.
4 And Peter, having looked stedfastly toward him with John, said, 'Look toward us;'
Peter looked right at him. John did, too. “Look at us!” Peter said.
5 and he was giving heed to them, looking to receive something from them;
The lame man gave them his full attention, expecting to get something from them.
6 and Peter said, 'Silver and gold I have none, but what I have, that I give to thee; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and be walking.'
“I don't have any silver or gold,” Peter told him, “but I'll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!”
7 And having seized him by the right hand, he raised [him] up, and presently his feet and ankles were strengthened,
Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up. Right away his feet and ankles became strong.
8 and springing up, he stood, and was walking, and did enter with them into the temple, walking and springing, and praising God;
He jumped to his feet, and then began to walk. He went with them into the Temple, walking and jumping and praising God.
9 and all the people saw him walking and praising God,
Everyone there saw him walking around and praising God.
10 they were knowing him also that this it was who for a kindness was sitting at the Beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what hath happened to him.
They recognized him as the beggar who used to sit by the Temple's Beautiful Gate, and they were surprised and amazed at what had happened to him.
11 And at the lame man who was healed holding Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch called Solomon's — greatly amazed,
He held on tightly to Peter and John while everyone ran to them by Solomon's Porch in complete astonishment at what had happened.
12 and Peter having seen, answered unto the people, 'Men, Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on us why look ye so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?
When Peter saw this opportunity he told them, “People of Israel, why are you surprised at what's happened to this man? Why are you staring at us as if it was by our own power or faith that we made him walk?
13 'The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, did glorify His child Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, he having given judgment to release [him],
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of our forefathers—has glorified his servant Jesus. He was the one you betrayed and rejected in the presence of Pilate, even after Pilate had decided to release him.
14 and ye the Holy and Righteous One did deny, and desired a man — a murderer — to be granted to you,
You rejected the one who is holy and good, and demanded a murderer be released to you.
15 and the Prince of the life ye did kill, whom God did raise out of the dead, of which we are witnesses;
You killed the author of life, the one God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses to this.
16 and on the faith of his name, this one whom ye see and have known, his name made strong, even the faith that [is] through him did give to him this perfect soundness before you all.
By trusting in Jesus' name this man was healed by him. You see this man here; you know him. Through trusting in Jesus this man has received complete healing right in front of all of you.
17 'And now, brethren, I have known that through ignorance ye did [it], as also your rulers;
Now I know, brothers and sisters, that you did this in ignorance, like your rulers.
18 and God, what things before He had declared through the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ should suffer, He did thus fulfil;
But God fulfilled what he had prophesied through all the prophets: that his Messiah would suffer.
19 reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
Now repent, and change your ways, that your sins can be wiped away, so the Lord can send opportunities for you to heal and recover,
20 and He may send Jesus Christ who before hath been preached to you,
and send Jesus, the Messiah appointed for you.
21 whom it behoveth heaven, indeed, to receive till times of a restitution of all things, of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the age. (aiōn g165)
For he must stay in heaven until the time when everything is restored, as God announced through his holy prophets long ago. (aiōn g165)
22 'For Moses, indeed, unto the fathers said — A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me; him shall ye hear in all things, as many as he may speak unto you;
Moses said, ‘The Lord God will send you a prophet from among your own people who is like me. You must listen to everything he tells you.
23 and it shall be, every soul that may not hear that prophet shall be utterly destroyed out of the people;
Anybody who doesn't listen to him will be totally removed from the people.’
24 and also all the prophets from Samuel and those following in order, as many as spake, did also foretell of these days.
All the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel on, prophesied about these days.
25 'Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made unto our fathers, saying unto Abraham: And in thy seed shall be blessed all the families of the earth;
You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers when he said to Abraham, ‘From your descendants all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
26 to you first, God, having raised up His child Jesus, did send him, blessing you, in the turning away of each one from your evil ways.'
God prepared his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways.”
