Acts 3
The Lame Beggar Healed
Now Peter and John were agoing up to the temple at bthe hour of prayer, cthe ninth hour. 2 And a man alame from birth was being carried, bwhom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate cto ask alms of those entering the temple. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. 4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” 5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, a“I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. bIn the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” 7 And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. 8 And aleaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9 And aall the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Portico
11 aWhile he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in bthe portico called Solomon’s. 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? 13 aThe God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, bthe God of our fathers, cglorified his servant Jesus, whom dyou delivered over and edenied in the presence of Pilate, fwhen he had decided to release him. 14 But you denied athe Holy and bRighteous One, and casked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and you killed athe Author of life, bwhom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 16 And ahis name—by bfaith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is cthrough Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.
17 “And now, brothers, I know that ayou acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God aforetold bby the mouth of all the prophets, that chis Christ would dsuffer, he thus fulfilled. 19 aRepent therefore, and bturn back, that cyour sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ aappointed for you, Jesus, 21 awhom heaven must receive until the time for brestoring all the things about which cGod spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. 22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you aa prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen bto him in whatever he tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet ashall be destroyed from the people.’ 24 And aall the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 aYou are the sons of the prophets and of bthe covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, c‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 aGod, bhaving raised up his servant, sent him to you first, cto bless you dby turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
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