The Acts of the Apostles

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- Chapter 3 -

Now Peter and John went up to the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.

And a certain man, who was lame from his mother’s womb, was being carried in. They would lay him every day at the gate of the temple, which is called the Beautiful, so that he might request alms from those entering into the temple.

And this man, when he had seen Peter and John beginning to enter the temple, was begging, so that he might receive alms.

Then Peter and John, gazing at him, said, “Look at us.”

And he looked intently at them, hoping that he might receive something from them.

But Peter said: “Silver and gold is not mine. But what I have, I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.”

And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his legs and feet were strengthened.

And leaping up, he stood and walked around. And he entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God.

And they recognized him, that he was the same one who was sitting for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with awe and amazement at what had happened to him.

Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Colonnade

(Deuteronomy 18:15–22)

Then, as he held on to Peter and John, all the people ran to them at the portico, which is called Solomon’s, in astonishment.

But Peter, seeing this, responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this? Or why do you stare at us, as if it were by our own strength or power that we caused this man to walk?

The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you, indeed, handed over and denied before the face of Pilate, when he was giving judgment to release him.

Then you denied the Holy and Just One, and petitioned for a murderous man to be given to you.

Truly, it was the Author of Life whom you put to death, whom God raised from the dead, to whom we are witnesses.

And by faith in his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, has confirmed his name. And faith through him has given this man complete health in the sight of you all.

And now, brothers, I know that you did this through ignorance, just as your leaders also did.

But in this way God has fulfilled the things that he announced beforehand through the mouth of all the Prophets: that his Christ would suffer.

Therefore, repent and be converted, so that your sins may be wiped away.

And then, when the time of consolation will have arrived from the presence of the Lord, he will send the One who was foretold to you, Jesus Christ,(a)

whom heaven certainly must take up, until the time of the restoration of all things, which God has spoken of by the mouth of his holy prophets, from ages past.(b)

Indeed, Moses said: ‘For the Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet for you from your brothers, one like me; the same shall you listen to according to everything whatsoever that he shall speak to you.

And this shall be: every soul who will not listen to that Prophet shall be exterminated from the people.’

And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and thereafter, have announced these days.

You are sons of the prophets and of the testament which God has appointed for our fathers, saying to Abraham: ‘And by your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’

God raised up his Son and sent him first to you, to bless you, so that each one may turn himself away from his wickedness.”

Footnotes

(a)3:20 The time of consolation is the time of the Return of Jesus Christ, after the end of the Antichrist’s reign.(Conte)

(b)3:21 But then, after Christ’s return, Heaven must certainly take him up again (Second Ascension), until yet another time, the time of the restoration of all things, Judgment Day, after which God makes a new heaven and a new earth. This passage supports the teaching that Christ returns twice: once at the end of the Antichrist’s reign, to establish his kingdom on earth, and again, well over a thousand years later, at the end of the Millennium of peace and holiness, for Judgment and the restoration of all things.(Conte)

Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.(a)

A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.

Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”

He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.

But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.

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

All the people saw him walking and praising God.

They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Colonnade

(Deuteronomy 18:15–22)

As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

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

and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.

By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

“Now, brothers,(b) I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

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

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

and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,

whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.

For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.

It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’(c)

Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days.

You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’(d)

(e)

God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”

Footnotes

(a)3:1 p.m.

(b)3:17 The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”

(d)3:25 or, seed

(e)3:25 ℘ Genesis 22:18; 26:4