1 P eter and John were going to the house of God about three o’clock. It was the time for prayer.

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

2 E ach day a certain man was carried to the Beautiful Gate of the house of God. This man had never been able to walk. He was there begging for money from those who were going in.

And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

3 H e asked Peter and John for money when he saw them going in.

who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.

4 P eter and John looked at him. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”

And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us.

5 T he man who could not walk looked at them. He thought he would get something from them.

And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from them.

6 P eter said, “I have no money, but what I have I will give you! In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.

7 P eter took the man by the right hand and lifted him up. At once his feet and the bones in his legs became strong.

And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength.

8 H e jumped up on his feet and walked. Then he went into the house of God with them. He gave thanks to God as he walked.

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

9 A ll the people saw him walking and giving thanks to God.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

10 T hey knew it was the man who had been sitting and begging at the Beautiful Gate. They were surprised he was walking.

and they took knowledge of him, that it was he that sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

11 T he man who was healed held on to Peter and John. All the people who were surprised gathered together around them in a place called Solomon’s Porch. Peter Preaches the Second Time

And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

12 W hen Peter saw this, he said to them, “Jewish men, why are you surprised at this? Why do you look at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or holy lives?

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk?

13 T he God of our fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, has done this. He has honored His Son Jesus. He is the One you handed over to Pilate. You turned your backs on Him after Pilate had decided to let Him go free.

The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

14 B ut you turned your backs against the Holy and Right One. Then you asked for a man who had killed someone to go free.

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

15 Y ou killed the very One Who made all life. But God raised Him from the dead. We saw Him alive.

and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

16 Y ou see and know this man here. He has been made strong through faith in Jesus’ name. Yes, it is faith in Christ that has made this man well and strong. This man is standing here in front of you all.

And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

17 “ Brothers, I know you and your leaders did this without knowing what you were doing.

And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

18 I n this way, God did what He said He would do through all the early preachers. He said that Christ must suffer many hard things.

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

19 B ut you must be sorry for your sins and turn from them. You must turn to God and have your sins taken away. Then many times your soul will receive new strength from the Lord.

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

20 H e will send Jesus back to the world. He is the Christ Who long ago was chosen for you.

and that he may send the Christ who hath been appointed for you, even Jesus:

21 B ut for awhile He must stay in heaven until the time when all things are made right. God said these things would happen through His holy early preachers.

whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of His holy prophets that have been from of old.

22 “ Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up from among your brothers One Who speaks for God, as He raised me. You must listen to everything He says.

Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.

23 E veryone among the people who will not listen to that One Who speaks for God will be put to death.’

And it shall be, that every soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.

24 A ll the early preachers who have spoken from Samuel until now have told of these days.

Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

25 Y ou are of the family of the early preachers and of the promise that God made with our early fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will receive God’s favor through your children.’

Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

26 G od has raised up His Son Jesus and has sent Him to you first to give God’s favor to each of you who will turn away from his sinful ways.”

Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.