1 N ow Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour (three o’clock in the afternoon),

Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

2 a certain man crippled from his birth was being carried along, who was laid each day at that gate of the temple called Beautiful, so that he might beg for charitable gifts from those who entered the temple.

A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

3 S o when he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked them to give him a gift.

Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.

4 A nd Peter directed his gaze intently at him, and so did John, and said, Look at us!

Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”

5 A nd paid attention to them, expecting that he was going to get something from them.

He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.

6 B ut Peter said, Silver and gold (money) I do not have; but what I do have, that I give to you: in '> use of] the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!

But Peter said, “Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

7 T hen he took hold of the man’s right hand with a firm grip and raised him up. And at once his feet and ankle bones became strong and steady,

He took him by the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.

8 A nd leaping forth he stood and began to walk, and he went into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.

9 A nd all the people saw him walking about and praising God,

All the people saw him walking and praising God.

10 A nd they recognized him as the man who usually sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement (bewilderment, consternation) over what had occurred to him.

They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

11 N ow while he firmly clung to Peter and John, all the people in utmost amazement ran together and crowded around them in the covered porch (walk) called Solomon’s.

As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

12 A nd Peter, seeing it, answered the people, You men of Israel, why are you so surprised and wondering at this? Why do you keep staring at us, as though by our power or piety we had made this man to walk?

When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

13 T he God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified His Servant and Son Jesus, Whom you indeed delivered up and denied and rejected and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to let Him go.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

14 B ut you denied and rejected and disowned the Pure and Holy, the Just and Blameless One, and demanded a murderer to be granted to you.

But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

15 B ut you killed the very Source (the Author) of life, Whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.

and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.

16 A nd His name, through and by faith in His name, has made this man whom you see and recognize well and strong. the faith which is through and by Him has given the man this perfect soundness before all of you.

By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

17 A nd now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your rulers also.

“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

18 T hus has God fulfilled what He foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ (the Messiah) should undergo ill treatment and be afflicted and suffer.

But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.

19 S o repent (change your mind and purpose); turn around and return, that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean), that times of refreshing (of recovering from the effects of heat, of reviving with fresh air) may come from the presence of the Lord;

“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

20 A nd that He may send the Christ (the Messiah), Who before was designated and appointed for you—even Jesus,

and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,

21 W hom heaven must receive until the time for the complete restoration of all that God spoke by the mouth of all His holy prophets for ages past.

whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.

22 T hus Moses said to the forefathers, The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet from among your brethren as me; Him you shall listen to and understand by hearing and heed in all things whatever He tells you.

For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.

23 A nd it shall be that every soul that does not listen to and understand by hearing and heed that Prophet shall be utterly exterminated from among the people.

It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’

24 I ndeed, all the prophets from Samuel and those who came afterwards, as many as have spoken, also promised and foretold and proclaimed these days.

Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

25 Y ou are the descendants (sons) of the prophets and the heirs of the covenant which God made and gave to your forefathers, saying to Abraham, And in your Seed (Heir) shall all the families of the earth be blessed and benefited.

You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘In your offspring will all the families of the earth be blessed.’

26 I t was to you first that God sent His Servant and Son Jesus, when He raised Him up '> provided and gave Him for us], to bless you in turning every one of you from your wickedness and evil ways.

God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”