Acts 3 ~ Acts 3

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1 A nd Peter and John were going up at the same time to the temple, at the hour of the prayer, the ninth,

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

2 a nd a certain man, being lame from the womb of his mother, was being carried, whom they were laying every day at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask a kindness from those entering into the temple,

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 w ho, having seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, was begging to receive a kindness.

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

4 A nd Peter, having looked stedfastly toward him with John, said, `Look toward us;'

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

5 a nd he was giving heed to them, looking to receive something from them;

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

6 a nd Peter said, `Silver and gold I have none, but what I have, that I give to thee; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and be walking.'

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 A nd having seized him by the right hand, he raised up, and presently his feet and ankles were strengthened,

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

8 a nd springing up, he stood, and was walking, and did enter with them into the temple, walking and springing, and praising God;

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 nd all the people saw him walking and praising God,

And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

10 t hey were knowing him also that this it was who for a kindness was sitting at the Beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what hath happened to him.

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 A nd at the lame man who was healed holding Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch called Solomon's -- greatly amazed,

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 a nd Peter having seen, answered unto the people, `Men, Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on us why look ye so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?

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 ` The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, did glorify His child Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, he having given judgment to release,

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 a nd ye the Holy and Righteous One did deny, and desired a man -- a murderer -- to be granted to you,

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

15 a nd the Prince of the life ye did kill, whom God did raise out of the dead, of which we are witnesses;

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

16 a nd on the faith of his name, this one whom ye see and have known, his name made strong, even the faith that through him did give to him this perfect soundness before 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 ` And now, brethren, I have known that through ignorance ye did, as also your rulers;

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

18 a nd God, what things before He had declared through the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ should suffer, He did thus fulfil;

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

19 r eform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of 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 a nd He may send Jesus Christ who before hath been preached to you,

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

21 w hom it behoveth heaven, indeed, to receive till times of a restitution of all things, of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the age.

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 ` For Moses, indeed, unto the fathers said -- A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me; him shall ye hear in all things, as many as he may speak unto you;

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 a nd it shall be, every soul that may not hear that prophet shall be utterly destroyed out of the people;

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

24 a nd also all the prophets from Samuel and those following in order, as many as spake, did also foretell 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 ` Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made unto our fathers, saying unto Abraham: And in thy seed shall be blessed all the families of the earth;

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 t o you first, God, having raised up His child Jesus, did send him, blessing you, in the turning away of each one from your evil 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.