Ma`asei (Acts) 3
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1And Kĕpha and Yoḥanan were going up to the Set-apart Place at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2And a certain man, lame from his birth, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the Set-apart Place which is called Yaphah,#Beautiful or Lovely. to ask alms from those entering into the Set-apart Place,
3who, seeing Kĕpha and Yoḥanan about to go into the Set-apart Place, asked for alms.
4And Kĕpha, with Yoḥanan, looking steadfastly at him, said, “Look at us.”
5And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive whatever from them.
6But Kĕpha said, “I do not have silver and gold, but what I do possess, this I give you: In the Name of יהושע Messiah of Natsareth, rise up and walk.”
7And taking him by the right hand he lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made firm.
8And leaping up, he stood and walked, and went in with them into the Set-apart Place, walking and leaping and praising Elohim.
9And all the people saw him walking and praising Elohim.
10And they recognised him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Lovely Gate of the Set-apart Place. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what befell him.
11And as the lame man who was healed was clinging to Kĕpha and Yoḥanan, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Shelomoh’s, greatly amazed.
12And seeing it, Kĕpha responded to the people, “Men of Yisra’ĕl, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or reverence we have made him walk?
13“The Elohim of Aḇraham, and of Yitsḥaq, and of Ya‛aqoḇ, the Elohim of our fathers,# Exo. 3:6; Exo. 3:13; Exo. 3:15 esteemed His Servant יהושע, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him.
14“But you denied the Set-apart and Righteous One, and asked that a man, a murderer, be granted you.
15“But you killed the Prince#See Acts 5:31 of life, whom Elohim raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16“And by the belief in His Name, this one whom you see and know, His Name made strong, and the belief which comes through Him has given him this perfect healing before all of you.
17“And now, brothers, I know that you did it in ignorance, as your rulers did too.
18“But this is how Elohim has filled what He had announced beforehand through the mouth of all the prophets, that His Messiah was to suffer.
19“Repent therefore and turn back, for the blotting out of your sins, in order that times of refreshing might come from the presence of the Master,
20and that He sends יהושע Messiah, pre-appointed for you,
21whom heaven needs to receive until the times of restoration of all matters, of which Elohim spoke through the mouth of all His set-apart prophets since of old.
22“For Mosheh truly said to the fathers, ‘יהוה your Elohim shall raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brothers. Him you shall hear according to all matters, whatever He says to you.
23‘And it shall be that every being who does not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’# Deu. 18:15-19
24“And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, from Shemu’ĕl and those following, have also announced these days.
25“You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which Elohim made with our fathers, saying to Aḇraham, ‘And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.’# Gen. 12:3; Gen. 22:18; Gen.26.4
26“To you first, Elohim, having raised up His Servant יהושע, sent Him to bless you, in turning away each one of you from your wicked ways.”#See also Acts 2:38
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Acts 3
3
Peter Heals a Crippled Man
1One day Peter and John went to the Temple area. It was three o’clock in the afternoon, which was the time for the daily Temple prayer service. 2As they were entering the Temple area, a man was there who had been crippled all his life. He was being carried by some friends who brought him to the Temple every day. They put him by one of the gates outside the Temple. It was called Beautiful Gate. There he begged for money from the people going to the Temple. 3That day he saw Peter and John going into the Temple area. He asked them for money.
4Peter and John looked at the crippled man and said, “Look at us!” 5He looked at them; he thought they would give him some money. 6But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold, but I do have something else I can give you. By the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth—stand up and walk!”
7Then Peter took the man’s right hand and lifted him up. Immediately his feet and legs became strong. 8He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk. He went into the Temple area with them. He was walking and jumping and praising God. 9-10All the people recognized him. They knew he was the crippled man who always sat by the Beautiful Gate to beg for money. Now they saw this same man walking and praising God. They were amazed. They did not understand how this could happen.
Peter Speaks to the People
11The man was holding on to Peter and John. All the people were amazed. They ran to Peter and John at Solomon’s Porch.
12When Peter saw this, he said to the people, “My Jewish brothers, why are you surprised at this? You are looking at us as if it was our power that made this man walk. Do you think this was done because we are good? 13No, God did it! He is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He is the God of all our fathers. He gave glory to Jesus, his special servant. But you handed him over to be killed. Pilate decided to let him go free. But you told Pilate you did not want him. 14Jesus was holy and good, but you said you did not want him. You told Pilate to give you a murderer#3:14 murderer Barabbas, the man the Jews chose to let go free instead of Jesus. See Lk. 23:18. instead of Jesus. 15And so you killed the one who gives life! But God raised him from death. We are witnesses of this—we saw it with our own eyes.
16“This crippled man was healed because we trusted in Jesus. It was Jesus’ power that made him well. You can see this man, and you know him. He was made completely well because of faith in Jesus. You all saw it happen!
17“My brothers, I know that what you did to Jesus was done because you did not understand what you were doing. And your leaders did not understand any more than you did. 18But God said these things would happen. Through the prophets he said that his Messiah would suffer and die. I have told you how God made this happen. 19So you must change your hearts and lives. Come back to God, and he will forgive your sins. 20Then the Lord will give you times of spiritual rest. He will send you Jesus, the one he chose to be the Messiah.
21“But Jesus must stay in heaven until the time when all things will be made right again. God told about this time when he spoke long ago through his holy prophets. 22Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will give you a prophet. That prophet will come from among your own people. He will be like me. You must obey everything he tells you. 23And anyone who refuses to obey that prophet will die, separated from God’s people.’#Quote from Deut. 18:15, 19.
24“Samuel, and all the other prophets who spoke for God after Samuel, said that this time would come. 25And what those prophets talked about is for you, their descendants. You have received the agreement that God made with your fathers. God said to your father Abraham, ‘Every nation on earth will be blessed through your descendants.’#Quote from Gen. 22:18; 26:24. 26God has sent his special servant Jesus. He sent him to you first. He sent him to bless you by causing each of you to turn away from your evil ways.”
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