The Acts 3
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1And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour; 2and 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; 3who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms. 4And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them. 6But 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. 7And having taken hold of him by the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong. 8And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 9And all the people saw him walking and praising God; 10and 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. 11And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12And 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? 13The 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. 14But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man that was a murderer should be granted to you; 15but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among the dead, whereof we are witnesses. 16And, 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. 17And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers; 18but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer. 19Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20and he may send Jesus Christ, who was foreordained for you, 21whom 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. 22Moses 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. 23And it shall be that whatsoever soul shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people. 24And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after him, as many as have spoken, have announced also these days. 25Ye 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. 26To you first God, having raised up his servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one of you from your wickedness.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Acts 3
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A Lame Man is Healed
1One day Peter and John went to the Temple at three o'clock in the afternoon, the hour for prayer. 2There at the Beautiful Gate, as it was called, was a man who had been lame all his life. Every day he was carried to the gate to beg for money from the people who were going into the Temple. 3When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them to give him something. 4They looked straight at him, and Peter said, “Look at us!” 5So he looked at them, expecting to get something from them. 6But Peter said to him, “I have no money at all, but I give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I order you to get up and walk!” 7Then he took him by his right hand and helped him up. At once the man's feet and ankles became strong; 8he jumped up, stood on his feet, and started walking around. Then he went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God. 9The people there saw him walking and praising God, 10and when they recognized him as the beggar who had sat at the Beautiful Gate, they were all surprised and amazed at what had happened to him.
Peter's Message in the Temple
11As the man held on to Peter and John in Solomon's Porch, as it was called, the people were amazed and ran to them. 12When Peter saw the people, he said to them, “Fellow-Israelites, why are you surprised at this, and why do you stare at us? Do you think that it was by means of our own power or godliness that we made this man walk? 13#Ex 3.15The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But you handed him over to the authorities, and you rejected him in Pilate's presence, even after Pilate had decided to set him free. 14#Mt 27.15–23; Mk 15.6–14; Lk 23.13–23; Jn 19.12–15He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you asked Pilate to do you the favour of turning loose a murderer. 15You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from death — and we are witnesses to this. 16It was the power of his name that gave strength to this lame man. What you see and know was done by faith in his name; it was faith in Jesus that has made him well, as you can all see.
17“And now, my fellow-Israelites, I know that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance. 18God announced long ago through all the prophets that his Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this way. 19Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do, 20times of spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he will send Jesus, who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you. 21He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets who lived long ago. 22#Deut 18.15, 18 (LXX)For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will send you a prophet, just as he sent me,#3.22 just as he sent me; or like me. and he will be one of your own people. You are to obey everything that he tells you to do. 23#Deut 18.19Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be separated from God's people and destroyed.’ 24And all the prophets who had a message, including Samuel and those who came after him, also announced what has been happening these days. 25#Gen 22.18The promises of God through his prophets are for you, and you share in the covenant which God made with your ancestors. As he said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants I will bless all the people on earth.’ 26And so God chose his Servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways.”
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Good News Bible with Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.