1 N ow Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

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

2 A nd a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;

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.

3 w ho, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.

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

4 A nd fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.”

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

5 S o he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

And paid attention to them, expecting that he was going to get something from them.

6 T hen Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”

But 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!

7 A nd he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

Then 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,

8 S o he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.

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

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

And all the people saw him walking about and praising God,

10 T hen they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. Preaching in Solomon’s Portico

And 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.

11 N ow as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed.

Now 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.

12 S o when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

And 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?

13 T he God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.

The 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.

14 B ut you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

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

15 a nd killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

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

16 A nd His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

And 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.

17 “ Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

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

18 B ut those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.

Thus 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.

19 R epent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

So 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;

20 a nd that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,

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

21 w hom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.

Whom 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.

22 F or Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The L ord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.

Thus 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.

23 A nd it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’

And 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.

24 Y es, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days.

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

25 Y ou are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’

You 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.

26 T o you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.”

It 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.