Acts 3

1And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [which is] the ninth [hour];

1Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;

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;

2And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;

3who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.

3He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them.

4And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us.

4And Peter, looking at him, with John, said, Keep your eyes on us.

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

5And he gave attention to them, hoping to get 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.

6But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up on your feet.

7And having taken hold of him [by] the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.

7And he took him by his right hand, lifting him up; and straight away his feet and the bones of his legs became strong,

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

8And, jumping up, he got on to his feet and went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and giving praise to God.

9And all the people saw him walking and praisingGod;

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.

10And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

11And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

11And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder.

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?

12And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?

13TheGod of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, theGod 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.

13The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.

14But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;

14But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,

15but the originator of life ye slew, whomGod raised from among [the] dead, whereof we are witnesses.

15And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact 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.

16And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.

17And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;

17And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.

18butGod has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.

18But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.

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,

19So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

20and he may send Jesus Christ, who was foreordained for you,

20And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:

21whom heaven indeed must receive till [the] times of [the] restoring of all things, of whichGod has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.

21Who is to be kept in heaven till the time when all things are put right, of which God has given word by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been from the earliest times.

22Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord yourGod raise up to you out of your brethren like me: him shall ye hear in everything whatsoever he shall say to you.

22For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you.

23And it shall be that whatsoever soul shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.

23And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off 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.

24And all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after, every one of them, gave word of these days.

25Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant whichGod appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

25You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, Through your seed a blessing will come on all the families of the earth.

26To you firstGod, having raised up his servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one [of you] from your wickedness.

26To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.