Acts 3
1 And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [which is] 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 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;
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, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
He saw Peter and John as they were about to enter the Temple and asked them for some money.
4 And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us.
Peter looked right at him. John did, too. “Look at us!” Peter said.
5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
The lame man gave them his full attention, expecting to get 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.
“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 taken hold of him [by] the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.
Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up. Right away his feet and ankles became strong.
8 And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, 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 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.
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 as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
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, 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?
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 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, 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 But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;
You rejected the one who is holy and good, and demanded a murderer be released to you.
15 but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof we are witnesses.
You killed the author of life, the one God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses to this.
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.
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 know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;
Now I know, brothers and sisters, that you did this in ignorance, like 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 God fulfilled what he had prophesied through all the prophets: that his Messiah would suffer.
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,
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 was foreordained for you,
and send Jesus, the Messiah appointed 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)
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 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.
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 that whatsoever soul shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.
Anybody who doesn't listen to him will be totally removed from 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.
All the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel on, prophesied about 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 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 servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one [of you] from your wickedness.
God prepared his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways.”
