Berean Standard Bible

Acts 3

1One afternoonδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491were going upἀνέβαινονanebainonG305toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411atἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588hourὥρανhōranG5610τῆςtēsG3588of prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335,theτὴνtēnG3588ninthἐνάτην.enatēnG1766hour.

2AndκαίkaiG2532aτιςtisG5100manἀνὴρanērG435who wasὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225lameχωλὸςchōlosG5560fromἐκekG1537birthκοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦkoilias mētros autouG846 G3384 G2836was being carriedἐβαστάζετο,ebastazetoG941toπρὸςprosG4314theτὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦhi'erouG2411gateθύρανthuranG2374τὴνtēnG3588calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004BeautifulὡραίανhōraianG5611ὃνhonG3739, wherehe was putἐτίθουνetithounG5087everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250τοῦtouG3588to begαἰτεῖν ἐλεημοσύνηνaitein eleēmosunēnG154 G1654fromπαρὰparaG3844thoseτῶνtōnG3588enteringεἰσπορευομένων εἰςeisporeuomenōn eisG1531 G1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερόν.hi'eronG2411courts.

3WhenὃςhosG3739he sawG3708PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491aboutμέλλονταςmellontasG3195to enterεἰσιέναιeisienaiG1524εἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588ἱερὸνhi'eronG2411,he askedἠρώταērōtaG2065themforλαβεῖν.labeinG2983moneyἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnG1654.

4δὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074looked directlyἀτενίσαςatenisasG816atεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846,asσὺνsunG4862didτῷtōG3588JohnἸωάννῃIōannēG2491. “LookβλέψονblepsonG991atεἰςeisG1519usG1473!”saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036Peter.

5SoδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588the mangave them his attentionἐπεῖχεν αὐτοῖςepeichen autoisG1907 G846,expectingπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG4328to receiveλαβεῖν.¶labeinG2983somethingτιtiG5100fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

6ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidΕἶπενEipenG2036, “SilverἀργύριονargurionG694orκαὶkaiG2532goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553I do not haveοὐχ ὑπάρχειouch huparcheiG1473 G5225 G3756,butδὲdeG1161whatὃhoG3739I haveἔχω,echōG2192τοῦτόtoutoG3778I giveδίδωμι.didōmiG1325youσοιsoiG4771:InἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ofτοῦtouG3588NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480,get upἔγειρεegeireG1453andκαὶkaiG2532walkπεριπάτει.peripateiG4043!”

7καὶkaiG2532TakingπιάσαςpiasasG4084himαὐτὸνautonG846by theτῆςtēsG3588rightδεξιᾶςdexiasG1188handχειρὸςcheirosG5495, Peterhelped him upἤγειρεν αὐτόν.ēgeiren autonG1453 G846,andδὲdeG1161at onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916the man’sαὐτοῦautouG846αἱhaiG3588feetβάσειςbaseisG939andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588anklesσφυδρά,sphudraG4974were made strongἐστερεώθησανestereōthēsanG4732.

8καὶkaiG2532He sprangἐξαλλόμενοςexallomenosG1814to his feetἔστηestēG2476andκαὶkaiG2532began to walkπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he wentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411courts,walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043andκαὶkaiG2532leapingἁλλόμενοςhallomenosG242andκαὶkaiG2532praisingαἰνῶνainōnG134τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.

9WhenΚαὶKaiG2532allπᾶςpasG3956theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992sawG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043andκαὶkaiG2532praisingαἰνοῦνταainountaG134τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν.theonG2316,

10δὲdeG1161they recognizedἐπεγίνωσκονepeginōskonG1921himG846asὅτιhotiG3754G3778ἦνēnG1510theὁhoG3588manwho used to sitκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521beggingπρὸς τὴν ἐλεημοσύνηνpros tēn eleēmosunēnG4314 G3588 G1654atἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588BeautifulὡραίᾳhōraiaG5611GateπύλῃpulēG4439of theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦ,hi'erouG2411,andκαὶkaiG2532they were filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130with wonderθάμβουςthambousG2285andκαὶkaiG2532amazementἐκστάσεωςekstaseōsG1611atἐπὶepiG1909whatτῷtōG3588had happenedσυμβεβηκότιsumbebēkotiG4819to himG846.

Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Colonnade

(Deuteronomy 18:15–22)

11WhileδὲdeG1161the manαὐτοῦautouG846clung toκρατοῦντοςkratountosG2902τὸνtonG3588PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,allπᾶςpasG3956theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992were astonishedἔκθαμβοι.ekthamboiG1569andranσυνέδραμενsunedramenG4936toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846inἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588walkwayτῇtēaG3588calledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564Solomon’sΣολομῶντοςSolomōntosG4672ColonnadeστοᾷstoaG4745.

12AndδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588whenPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074sawG3708this,he addressedἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611πρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν·laonG2992: “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,whyτίtiG5101are you surprisedθαυμάζετεthaumazeteG2296byἐπὶepiG1909thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778ἢēG2228?WhyτίtiG5101do you stareἀτενίζετεatenizeteG816at usG1473as ifὡςhōsG5613by our ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411orἢēG2228godlinessεὐσεβείᾳeusebeiaG2150wehad madeπεποιηκόσινpepoiēkosinG4160this manαὐτόν;autonG846τοῦtouG3588walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043?

13TheG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11καὶkaiG2532G3588G2316,IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532G3588G2316JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,theG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of ourG1473G3588fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,has glorifiedἐδόξασενedoxasenG1392HisαὐτοῦautouG846G3588servantπαῖδαpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771μὲνmenG3303handedπαρεδώκατεparedōkateG3860Him overandκαὶkaiG2532rejectedἠρνήσασθεērnēsastheG720HimὃνhonG3739beforeκατὰ πρόσωπονkata prosōponG2596 G4383PilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091, even thoughheἐκείνουekeinouG1565had decidedκρίναντοςkrinantosG2919to releaseἀπολύειν·apolueinG630Him.

14δὲdeG1161YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771rejectedἠρνήσασθεērnēsastheG720theτὸνtonG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40andκαὶkaiG2532Righteous OneδίκαιονdikaionG1342andκαὶkaiG2532asked thatᾐτήσασθεētēsastheG154a murdererἄνδρα φονέαandra phoneaG435 G5406be releasedχαρισθῆναιcharisthēnaiG5483to youὑμῖν,huminG4771.

15δὲdeG1161You killedἀπεκτείνατεapekteinateG615theτὸνtonG3588AuthorἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747τῆςtēsG3588of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222ὁhoG3588, butGodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453HimὃνhonG3739fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, andweG1473areἐσμεν.esmenG1510witnessesμάρτυρέςmarturesG3144of thisοὗhouG3739fact.

16καὶkaiG2532ByἐπὶepiG1909τῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102inτοῦtouG3588thenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of JesusαὐτοῦautouG846,thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manwhomὃνhonG3739you seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334andκαὶkaiG2532knowG1492has been made strongἐστερέωσενestereōsenG4732. It is JesusαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588’nameὄνομαonomaG3686andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102thatἡhēG3588comesthroughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846thathas givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325himαὐτῷautōG846thisταύτηνtautēnG3778complete healingὁλοκληρίανholoklērianG3647τὴνtēnG3588in your presenceἀπέναντι πάντων ὑμῶν.apenanti pantōn humōnG561 G3956 G4771.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦν,nunG3568,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754you actedἐπράξατε,epraxateG4238inκατὰkataG2596ignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52,asὥσπερhōsperG5618didyourὑμῶν·humōnG4771οἱhoiG3588leadersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758καὶkaiG2532.

18ButδὲdeG1161in this wayοὕτως.houtōsG3779Godhas fulfilledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenG4137whatἃhaG3739ὁhoG3588HeθεὸςtheosG2316foretoldπροκατήγγειλενprokatēngeilenG4293throughδιὰdiaG1223allπάντωνpantōnG3956theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396, saying thatστόματοςstomatosG4750HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547would sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958.

19RepentμετανοήσατεmetanoēsateG3340,thenοὖνounG3767,andκαὶkaiG2532turn backἐπιστρέψατεepistrepsateG1994,so thatG4314yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266τὰςtasG3588may be wiped awayἐξαλειφθῆναιexaleiphthēnaiG1813,

20thatG3704 G302timesG2540of refreshingG403may comeG2064fromG575thepresenceG4383of theG3588LordG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532thatHe may sendἀποστείλῃaposteilēG649JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424, theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547,whoG3588has been appointedπροκεχειρισμένονprokecheirismenonG4400for youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

21HeavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772μὲνmenG3303mustδεῖdeiG1163take Him inὃν δέξασθαιhon dexasthaiG1209 G3739untilἄχριachriG891thetimeχρόνωνchronōnG5550comesfor the restorationἀποκαταστάσεωςapokatastaseōsG605of all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956,whichὧνhōnG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316announcedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980long agoἀπ᾽ αἰῶνοςap᾽ aiōnosG575 G165throughδιὰ στόματος τῶνdia stomatos tōnG1223 G4750 G3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40prophetsπροφητῶν.¶prophētōnG4396.

22ForμὲνmenG3303MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidεἶπενeipenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962yourὑμῖνhuminG4771GodθεὸςtheosG2316will raise upἀναστήσειanastēseiG450for youὑμῶνhumōnG4771a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396likeὡςhōsG5613meἐμέ·emeG1473from amongἐκekG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.You must listen toἀκούσεσθεakousestheG191HimαὐτοῦautouG846inκατὰkataG2596everythingπάντα ὅσα ἂνpanta hosa anG3956 G3745 G302He tellsλαλήσῃ πρὸςlalēsē prosG2980 G4314youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

23δὲdeG1161ἔσταιestaiG1510Everyoneπᾶσα ψυχὴpasa psuchēG3956 G5590whoἥτιςhētisG3748does not listenἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃean mē akousēG1437 G3361 G191to Himτοῦ προφήτου ἐκείνουtou prophētou ekeinouG1565 G3588 G4396will be completely cut offἐξολεθρευθήσεταιexolethreuthēsetaiG1842from amongἐκekG1537hisτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦ.laouG2992.’

24IndeedκαὶkaiG2532δὲdeG1161,allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396fromἀπὸapoG575Samuel onΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545καὶkaiG2532,as many asὅσοιhosoiG3745τῶνtōnG3588have spokenκαθεξῆς ἐλάλησανkathexēs elalēsanG2517 G2980καὶkaiG2532,have proclaimedκατήγγειλανkatēngeilanG2605theseταύτας,tautasG3778τὰςtasG3588daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

25AndyouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510οἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396andκαὶkaiG2532of theτῆςtēsG3588covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242ἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeδιέθετοdiethetoG1303withπρὸςprosG4314ὁhoG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοὺςtousG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962whenHe saidλέγωνlegōnG3004toπρὸςprosG4314AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11καὶkaiG2532, ‘ThroughἐνenG1722yourσουsouG4771τῷtōG3588offspringσπέρματίspermatiG4690allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956theαἱhaiG3588familiesπατριαὶpatriaiG3965of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093will be blessedἐνευλογηθήσονταιeneulogēthēsontaiG1757.’

26ὁhoG3588WhenGodθεὸςtheosG2316raised upἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588ServantπαῖδαpaidaG3816,He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649HimαὐτὸνautonG846firstG4412to youὑμῖνhuminG4771to blessεὐλογοῦνταeulogountaG2127youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588turningἀποστρέφεινapostrepheinG654eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538of youfromἀπὸapoG575yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588wicked waysπονηριῶνponēriōnG4189.”

Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Colonnade

(Deuteronomy 18:15–22)

Commentaries on Acts 3