Acts 3

Healing the Lame Beggar

1NowG1161 1PeterG4074 and JohnG2491 were goingG305 up to the templeG2413 at the 2ninthG1729 hour, 3the hourG5610 of prayerG4335. 2And 4a manG435 who had beenG5225 lameG5560 from his mother’sG3384 wombG2836 was being carriedG941 along, whomG3739 they 5used to setG5087 downG5087 everyG2596 dayG2250 at the gateG2374 of the templeG2413 which is calledG3004 BeautifulG5611, 6in order to begG154 7almsG1654 of thoseG3588 who were enteringG1531 the templeG2413. 3When he sawG3708 8PeterG4074 and JohnG2491 aboutG3195 to goG1524 into the templeG2413, he began askingG2065 to receiveG2983 almsG1654. 4But PeterG4074, alongG4862 with JohnG2491, 9fixedG816 his gazeG816 on him and saidG3004, “LookG991 at us!” 5And he began to giveG1907 them his attentionG1907, expectingG4328 to receiveG2983 somethingG5100 from them. 6But PeterG4074 saidG3004, “I do not possessG5225 silverG694 and goldG5553, but whatG3739 I do haveG2192 I giveG1325 to you: 10In the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 the NazareneG3480--walkG4043!” 7And seizingG4084 him by the rightG1188 handG5495, he raisedG1453 him up; and immediatelyG3916 his feetG939 and his anklesG4974 were strengthenedG4732. 81112With a leapG1814 he stoodG2476 uprightG2476 and began to walkG4043; and he enteredG1525 the templeG2413 with them, walkingG4043 and leapingG242 and praisingG134 GodG2316. 9And 13allG3956 the peopleG2992 sawG3708 him walkingG4043 and praisingG134 GodG2316; 10and they were takingG1921 noteG1921 of him as beingG1510 the one who used to 14sitG2521 at the BeautifulG5611 GateG4439 of the templeG2413 to beg almsG1654, and they were filledG4092 with wonderG2285 and amazementG1611 at what had happenedG4819 to him.

Peter’s Second Sermon

11While he was clingingG2902 to 15PeterG4074 and JohnG2491, allG3956 the peopleG2992 ranG4936 togetherG4936 to them at the so-calledG2564 1617porticoG4745 of SolomonG4672, fullG1569 of amazementG1569. 12But when PeterG4074 sawG3708 this, he repliedG611 to the peopleG2992, “MenG435 of IsraelG2475, whyG5101 are you amazedG2296 at thisG3778, orG2228 whyG5101 do you gazeG816 at us, as ifG5613 by our ownG2398 powerG1411 orG2228 pietyG2150 we had madeG4160 him walkG4043? 1318The GodG2316 of AbrahamG11, IsaacG2464 and JacobG2384, 19the GodG2316 of our fathersG3962, has glorifiedG1392 His 2021servantG3816 JesusG2424, the one whomG3739 22you deliveredG3860 and disownedG720 in the presenceG4383 of 23PilateG4091, when he had 24decidedG2919 to releaseG630 Him. 14But you disownedG720 25the HolyG40 and RighteousG1342 OneG1342 and 26askedG154 for a murdererG5406 to be grantedG5483 to you, 15but putG615 to deathG615 the 2728PrinceG747 of lifeG2222, the one whomG3739 29GodG2316 raisedG1453 from the deadG3498, a fact to whichG3739 we are 30witnessesG3144. 16And on the basisG1909 of faithG4102 31in His nameG3686, it is 32the nameG3686 of Jesus which has strengthenedG4732 thisG3778 man whomG3739 you seeG2334 and knowG3609; and the faithG4102 which comes throughG1223 Him has givenG1325 him thisG3778 perfectG3647 healthG3647 in the presenceG561 of you allG3956.

17“And nowG3568, brethrenG80, I knowG3609 that you actedG4238 33in ignoranceG52, justG5618 as your 34rulersG758 did alsoG2532. 18But the things whichG3739 35GodG2316 announcedG4293 beforehandG4293 by the mouthG4750 of allG3956 the prophetsG4396, 36that His 37ChristG5547 would sufferG3958, He has thusG3779 fulfilledG4137. 19ThereforeG3767 38repentG3340 and returnG1994, soG1519 that your sinsG266 may be wipedG1813 awayG1813, in orderG3704 that 39timesG2540 of refreshingG403 may comeG2064 from the presenceG4383 of the LordG2962; 20and that He may sendG649 JesusG2424, the 40ChristG5547 appointedG4400 for you, 2141whomG3739 heavenG3772 mustG1163 receiveG1209 untilG891 the 42periodG5550 of 43restorationG605 of allG3956 thingsG3956 about whichG3739 44GodG2316 spokeG2980 by the mouthG4750 of His holyG40 prophetsG4396 from ancientG165 timeG165. 22MosesG3475 saidG3004, ‘45The LordG2962 GodG2316 will raiseG450 up for you a prophetG4396 46likeG5613 me from your brethrenG80; to Him you shall giveG191 heedG191 to everythingG3956 He saysG2980 to you. 2347And it will be that everyG3956 48soulG5590 that does not heedG191 that prophetG4396 49shall be utterlyG1842 destroyedG1842 from amongG1537 the peopleG2992.’ 24And likewiseG2532, 50allG3956 the prophetsG4396 whoG3745 have spokenG2980, from SamuelG4545 and his successorsG2517 onwardG2517, alsoG2532 announcedG2605 theseG3778 daysG2250. 25It is you who are 51the sonsG5207 of the prophetsG4396 and of the 52covenantG1242 whichG3739 GodG2316 53madeG1303 with your fathersG3962, sayingG3004 to AbrahamG11, ‘54And in your seedG4690 allG3956 the familiesG3965 of the earthG1093 shall be blessedG1757.’ 26For you 55firstG4413, GodG2316 56raisedG450 up His 57ServantG3816 and sentG649 Him to blessG2127 you by turningG654 everyG1538 oneG1538 of you from your wickedG4189 waysG4189.”