New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 3

Healing the Lame Beggar

1NowδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491were goingἀνέβαινονanebainonG305up to the templeG2413at theninthG1729hour,the hourὥρανhōranG5610of prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335.

2Anda manἀνὴρanērG435who had beenὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225lameχωλὸςchōlosG5560from his mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836was being carriedἐβαστάζετο,ebastazetoG941along, whomὃνhonG3739theyused to setG5087downG5087everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250at the gateθύρανthuranG2374of the templeG2413which is calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004BeautifulὡραίανhōraianG5611,in order to begαἰτεῖνaiteinG154almsἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnG1654of thoseG3588who were enteringεἰσπορευομένωνeisporeuomenōnG1531the templeG2413.

3When he sawG3708PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491aboutμέλλονταςmellontasG3195to goεἰσιέναιeisienaiG1524into the templeG2413, he beganaskingἠρώταērōtaG2065to receiveλαβεῖν.labeinG2983almsἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnG1654.

4But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,alongσὺνsunG4862with JohnἸωάννῃIōannēG2491,fixedG816his gazeG816on him and saidG3004, “LookβλέψονblepsonG991at us!”

5And he beganto giveG1907them his attentionG1907,expectingπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG4328to receiveλαβεῖν.¶labeinG2983somethingτιtiG5100from them.

6But PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004, “I do not possessὑπάρχειhuparcheiG5225silverἀργύριονargurionG694and goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553,but whatὃhoG3739I do haveἔχω,echōG2192I giveδίδωμι.didōmiG1325to you:In the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547the NazareneΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480--walkπεριπάτει.peripateiG4043!”

7And seizingπιάσαςpiasasG4084him by the rightδεξιᾶςdexiasG1188handχειρὸςcheirosG5495,he raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him up; and immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916his feetβάσειςbaseisG939and his anklesσφυδρά,sphudraG4974were strengthenedἐστερεώθησανestereōthēsanG4732.

8With a leapἐξαλλόμενοςexallomenosG1814he stoodG2476uprightG2476and beganto walkπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043;and he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the templeG2413with them, walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043and leapingἁλλόμενοςhallomenosG242and praisingαἰνῶνainōnG134Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.

9AndallπᾶςpasG3956the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992sawG3708him walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043and praisingαἰνοῦνταainountaG134Godθεόν.theonG2316;

10and they were takingG1921noteG1921of him as beingἦνēnG1510the one who used tositκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521at the BeautifulὡραίᾳhōraiaG5611GateπύλῃpulēG4439of the templeG2413to begalmsἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnG1654,and they were filledG4092with wonderθάμβουςthambousG2285and amazementἐκστάσεωςekstaseōsG1611at what had happenedσυμβεβηκότιsumbebēkotiG4819to him.

Peter’s Second Sermon

11While he was clingingκρατοῦντοςkratountosG2902toPeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,allπᾶςpasG3956the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992ranG4936togetherσυνέδραμενsunedramenG4936to them at the so-calledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564porticoστοᾷstoaG4745of SolomonΣολομῶντοςSolomōntosG4672,fullG1569of amazementG1569.

12But when PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074sawG3708this,he repliedἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611to the peopleλαόν·laonG2992, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,whyτίtiG5101are you amazedθαυμάζετεthaumazeteG2296at thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778,orἢēG2228whyτίtiG5101do you gazeἀτενίζετεatenizeteG816at us, as ifὡςhōsG5613by our ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411orἢēG2228pietyεὐσεβείᾳeusebeiaG2150we had madeπεποιηκόσινpepoiēkosinG4160him walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043?

13The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,has glorifiedἐδόξασενedoxasenG1392HisservantπαῖδαpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424, the onewhomὃνhonG3739you deliveredπαρεδώκατεparedōkateG3860and disownedἠρνήσασθεērnēsastheG720in the presenceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofPilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091, when he haddecidedκρίναντοςkrinantosG2919to releaseἀπολύειν·apolueinG630Him.

14But you disownedἠρνήσασθεērnēsastheG720the HolyἅγιονhagionG40and RighteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342OneG1342andaskedᾐτήσασθεētēsastheG154for a murdererφονέαphoneaG5406to be grantedχαρισθῆναιcharisthēnaiG5483to you,

15but putG615to deathG615thePrinceἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222, the onewhomὃνhonG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, a factto whichοὗhouG3739we arewitnessesμάρτυρέςmarturesG3144.

16And on the basisἐπὶepiG1909of faithπίστειpisteiG4102in His nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686, it isthe nameὄνομαonomaG3686of Jesus which has strengthenedἐστερέωσενestereōsenG4732thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778man whomὃνhonG3739you seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334and knowG3609;and the faithπίστιςpistisG4102which comesthroughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him has givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325him thisταύτηνtautēnG3778perfectG3647healthG3647in the presenceἀπέναντιapenantiG561of you allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

17“And nowνῦν,nunG3568,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I knowG3609that you actedἐπράξατε,epraxateG4238in ignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52,justὥσπερhōsperG5618as yourrulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758did alsoG2532.

18But the things whichἃhaG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316announcedG4293beforehandG4293by the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396, that HisChristχριστὸνchristonG5547would sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958,He has thusοὕτως.houtōsG3779fulfilledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenG4137.

19ThereforeοὖνounG3767repentμετανοήσατεmetanoēsateG3340and returnἐπιστρέψατεepistrepsateG1994,soεἰςeisG1519that your sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266may be wipedG1813awayG1813,in orderG3704thattimesG2540of refreshingG403may comeG2064from the presenceG4383of the LordG2962;

20and that He may sendἀποστείλῃaposteilēG649JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424, theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547appointedπροκεχειρισμένονprokecheirismenonG4400for you,

21whomὃνhonG3739heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772mustδεῖdeiG1163receiveδέξασθαιdexasthaiG1209untilἄχριachriG891theperiodχρόνωνchronōnG5550ofrestorationἀποκαταστάσεωςapokatastaseōsG605of allG3956thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956about whichὧνhōnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980by the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of His holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40prophetsπροφητῶν.¶prophētōnG4396from ancientG165timeG165.

22MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidG3004, ‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316will raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450up for you a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396likeὡςhōsG5613me from your brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80;to Him you shall giveG191heedG191to everythingπάνταpantaG3956He saysλαλήσῃlalēsēG2980to you.

23And it will be that everyπᾶσαpasaG3956soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590that does not heedἀκούσῃakousēG191that prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396shall be utterlyG1842destroyedG1842from amongἐκekG1537the peopleλαοῦ.laouG2992.’

24And likewiseG2532,allπάντεςpantesG3956the prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396whoὅσοιhosoiG3745have spokenἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980,from SamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545and hissuccessorsG2517onwardG2517,alsoG2532announcedκατήγγειλανkatēngeilanG2605theseταύτας,tautasG3778daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

25It is you who arethe sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396and of thecovenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242whichἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeδιέθετοdiethetoG1303with your fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11, ‘And in your seedσπέρματίspermatiG4690allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956the familiesπατριαὶpatriaiG3965of the earthγῆς.gēsG1093shall be blessedἐνευλογηθήσονταιeneulogēthēsontaiG1757.’

26For youfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450up HisServantπαῖδαpaidaG3816and sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649Him to blessεὐλογοῦνταeulogountaG2127you by turningἀποστρέφεινapostrepheinG654everyG1538oneG1538of youfrom your wickedG4189waysG4189.”

Healing the Lame Beggar

Peter’s Second Sermon

Commentaries on Acts 3