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 to the temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer.

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 man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.

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

When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms.

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

But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, “Look at us!”

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

And he began to give them his attention, 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, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—walk!”

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

And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened.

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

With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered 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 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 were taking note of him as being the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. Peter’s Second Sermon

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,

While he was clinging to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the so-called portico of Solomon, full of amazement.

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?

But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him 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, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, the one whom you delivered and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided 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 you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to 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;

but put to death the Prince of life, the one whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which 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 on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health 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 you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also.

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 announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has 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,

Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come 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 Jesus, the Christ appointed for you,

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 heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.

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 said, ‘ The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him you shall give heed to everything He says to 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 will be that every soul that does not heed 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.

And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and his successors onward, also announced 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;

It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘ And in your seed all the families of the earth shall 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.'

For you first, God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.”