NOW at that time Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour
of prayer, the ninth; (2)when a certain man who was lame from his
mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the
temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were entering into
the temple; (3)who seeing Peter and John just going into the temple,
asked to receive alms.
(4)Then Peter fixing his eves stedfastly on him with John, said, Look
on us. (5)So he attentively regarded them, expecting to receive
something from them. (6)Then said Peter, I have neither silver nor
gold; but what I have, that I give thee: By the name of Jesus Christ
the Nazarean, arise, and walk! (7)And taking him by the right hand, he
raised him up: and immediately his feet and ancles were restored to
strength. (8)And springing up he stood on his feet, and walked, and
entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising
God. (9)And all the people beheld him walking and praising God: (10)and
they took notice of him, that it was the same person who had sat for
alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with
astonishment and amazed at what had happened to him. (11)But as the
lame man that was cured held fast Peter and John, all the people ran
together unto them into the portico called Solomon's, in vast
amazement.
(12)Then Peter observing it, addressed himself to the people, Ye men of
Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why gaze ye upon us, as if by our own
power or piety we had enabled this man to walk?
(13)The God of Abraham, and Isaac, and 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 had determined to release him. (14)But
ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and besought that a man, a
murderer, might as a favour be given unto you; (15)but ye slew the
Author of life, whom God raised from the dead: of which we are
witnesses. (16)And through faith in his name hath his name restored
this man to strength, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is
by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the sight of you all.
(17)And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did this deed,
as did also your rulers. (18)But the things which God before announced
by the mouth of all his prophets, that Messiah should suffer, he hath
thus fulfilled. (19)Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your
sins may be blotted out, when refreshing seasons shall come from the
presence of the Lord; (20)and he will send Jesus Christ, who was before
preached unto you: (21)whom the heaven indeed must receive, until the
times of restoration of all things, which God hath spoken of by the
mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning of the world. (22)For
Moses truly said unto the fathers, "A prophet shall the Lord your God
raise up unto you from among your brethren, like myself; him shall ye
hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak to you. (23)But it shall
come to pass, that every soul which will not hearken to that prophet,
shall be utterly exterminated from amidst the people[28]." (24)And all
the prophets indeed from Samuel, and those who succeeded him, as many
as have spoken, have also foretold those days. (25)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 nations of the
earth be blessed[29]." (26)Unto you in the first instance, hath God,
after raising up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, to the end that
every one of you should turn away from your iniquities.