Acts 3
1 Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
And Peter and John were going up together to the temple, 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 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;
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.
4 Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”
And Peter fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look upon us.
5 He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
And he gave heed to 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!”
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.
7 He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.
And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.
8 Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
And leaping forth he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, 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 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.
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 he held fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's greatly wondering.
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?
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?
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 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.
14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a murderer should be granted to you.
15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
But the author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof 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 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.
17 “Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in 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 God thus fulfilled what he had before announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his 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 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,
20 and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
and that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before 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)
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)
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.
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.
23 It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
And it shall come to pass, that every soul which doth not hear that prophet shall 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.
And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, announced 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.’
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.”
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.”
To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.
