Acts 3
1 And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [which is] the ninth [hour];
One day Peter and John were going up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, 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 man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried in. Every day people would lay him at the gate of the temple called the Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms from those who were entering the temple courts.
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple courts, he began asking for alms.
4 And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us.
But Peter, along with John, looked at him intently and said, “Look at us.”
5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
So the man gave them his attention, 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, “I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give to yoʋ. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up 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.
Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once his feet and ankles were strengthened.
8 And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
Leaping up, he stood and began walking. Then he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
When 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.
they recognized him as the man who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple asking for alms. 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.
As the lame man who had been healed clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the portico called Solomon's, utterly 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?
When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why are you staring at us as though by our own power or godliness we have made this man 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 fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, even though 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;
Yes, you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
15 but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof we are witnesses.
You put to death the Author of life, whom God 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.
By faith in his name, his name has strengthened this man whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;
“Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your rulers also.
18 but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
But in this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through the mouths of all his prophets, that the Christ 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,
Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped away, that times 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, the Christ who has been 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)
Heaven must receive him until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God declared by the mouth of all 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.
For Moses said to our fathers, ‘The Lord our God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. 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.
Every soul who does not listen to that prophet will be utterly 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.
Indeed, all the prophets who have spoken, beginning with Samuel and continuing with those who came afterward, also proclaimed 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 when he said to Abraham, ‘In yoʋr offspring 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 raised up his servant Jesus and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”
