Acts 3

1 One afternoon Peter and John were going up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

2 And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

4 Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.

5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

6 But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

7 Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.

8 He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.

9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God,

10 they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

11 While the lame man who had been healed clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.

12 And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.

14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.

16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.

17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all His prophets, saying that the Christ would suffer.

19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.

21 Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through all His holy prophets.

22 For Moses said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.

23 Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’

24 Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.

25 And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with our fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’

26 When God raised up His servant Jesus, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

1 ¶ Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].

2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

12 ¶ And when Peter saw [it], he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let [him] go.

14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did [it], as [did] also your rulers.

18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

23 And it shall come to pass, [that] every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

1 And Peter and John went up together into the temple about the ninth hour, when they were wont to pray.

2 And there was a man lame from his mother's womb, which was carried. And they set him daily at the door of the temple, which is called the beautiful door, to beg alms of them that came into the temple.

3 When therefore he saw Peter and John about to enter into the temple, he asked an alms.

4 And Peter looked on him with John, and said, Behold us.

5 And he looked upon them, waiting to receive of them.

6 And Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but that which I have I give thee: in the name of JESUS Christ of Nazareth arise, and walk.

7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up. And immediately his thighs and his ankles were sore;

8 leaped up, able to walk and stand, and went with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising GOD.

9 And all the people saw him walking, and praising GOD.

10 They knew him also, that it was he which sat at the door of the temple for alms: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had befallen him.

11 And when this lame man, which was now healed, stood by Peter and John, all the people ran unto them into the hall which is called Solomon's, and marvelled.

12 And when Peter saw it, he said unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this, or why look ye on us, as if we had made this walk by our own power or merit?

13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his child Jesus, whom ye delivered up and denied before Pilate, when he judged to let him go.

14 But ye denied the holy and righteous, and asked to be given the murderer;

15 But ye have killed the prince of life. Him hath God raised from the dead; of this we are witnesses.

16 And by faith in his name he hath confirmed his name in this man, whom ye see and know: and faith through him hath given this health in your sight.

17 Now, brethren, I know that ye have done it through ignorance, as also your rulers.

18 And God, which he declared beforehand by the mouth of all his prophets, how that Christ should suffer, hath fulfilled it.

19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,

20 That the time of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, when he shall send him that is now preached unto you, Jesus Christ,

21 Which must occupy heaven until the time that all that God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the world began to be brought again.

22 For Moses said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the LORD your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul which shall not hear the same prophet shall be cut off from among the people. 24: And all the prophets from Samuel and after, as many as have spoken of them, have proclaimed of those days.

25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

26 God hath first raised up his child Jesus from the dead, and hath sent him unto you to bless you, that every man might repent of his wickedness.