New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 3:1-16

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.

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.

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