< Acts 3 >

1 And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [which is] the ninth [hour];
Now Peter and John were going up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which was the ninth hour.
2 and a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they placed every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were going into the temple;
And a certain man, lame from his mother’s womb, was carried along, whom they laid daily at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, that he might ask charity of those who were going into the temple.
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
This man, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked charity.
4 And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us.
But Peter, fixing his eyes on him with John, said: Look on us.
5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6 But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have, this give I to thee: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean rise up and walk.
But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none: but what I have, this I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, arise and walk.
7 And having taken hold of him [by] the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.
And he took him by his right hand and raised him up: and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.
8 And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
And leaping up, he stood and walked, and went with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
10 and they recognised him, that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
and they recognized him, that it was he that had sat for charity at the Beautiful gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
And while he was holding to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch called Solomon’s, greatly astonished.
12 And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?
But when Peter saw it, he answered the people: Men of Israel, why are you astonished at this? or, why do you look so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or godliness we had caused this man to walk?
13 The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged that he should be let go.
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you delivered up, and whom you rejected in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to release him.
14 But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;
But you rejected the Holy and Just One, and demanded that a murderer should be given to you;
15 but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof we are witnesses.
and you slew the Author of life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16 And, by faith in his name, his name has made this [man] strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.
And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; even the faith which is by him, has given him this entire soundness in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;
And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance you did this, as did also your rulers.
18 but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
But the things which God foretold by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer, he has thus fulfilled.
19 Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from [the] presence of the Lord,
Repent, therefore, and turn, in order that your sins may be blotted out, so that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
20 and he may send Jesus Christ, who was foreordained for you,
and that he may send Jesus Christ, who was destined for you;
21 whom heaven indeed must receive till [the] times of [the] restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began. (aiōn g165)
whom heaven must retain, till the time for restoring all things that God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets of ancient times. (aiōn g165)
22 Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord your God raise up to you out of your brethren like me: him shall ye hear in everything whatsoever he shall say to you.
For Moses said to the fathers, A prophet like me shall the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear in all things that he shall say to you.
23 And it shall be that whatsoever soul shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.
And it shall come to pass, that every soul that will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
24 And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after [him], as many as have spoken, have announced also these days.
And all the prophets, from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days.
25 Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
26 To you first God, having raised up his servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one [of you] from your wickedness.
To you first, God, having raised up his Son Jesus, has sent him to bless you, in turning every one of you away from his iniquities.

< Acts 3 >