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 went up together 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 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 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 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 of 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!”

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and 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 lifted him up: and immediately his feet and 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 he leaping up stood, and walked, and 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 knew that it was he which 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 the lame man which was healed 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? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man 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 Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

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 One and the Just, and desired 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 hath 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 his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by 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 wot that through 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 those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so 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 be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come 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 he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

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 restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

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.

For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say 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 come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be 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 those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold 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 children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds 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 Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.