day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they
ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and having
favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day
those who were being saved.
3
1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of
prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried,
whom they set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called
Beautiful to beg alms of those who entered the temple. 3 When he saw
Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms. 4 And
Peter, along with John, directed his gaze at him, and said, "Look at us." 5
And he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from
them. 6 But Peter said, "I do not have silver and gold, but I give you what
I have; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." 7 And taking him
by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles
were made strong. 8 With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and
he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9
And all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and they
recognized him as 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.
11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together
to them in the porch called Solomon's, astounded. 12 And when Peter saw
this he addressed the people, "Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this,
or why do you stare at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made
him walk? 13 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 But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a
murderer to be granted to you, 15 but killed the Author of life, whom God
raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 16 And his name, by faith
in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the
faith which comes through Jesus has given him perfect health in the
presence of you all. 17 And now, brethren, I know that you acted in
ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God foretold by the mouth
of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. 19
Repent therefore, and turn again, so that your sins may be wiped out, that
times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that
he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, 21 whom heaven must
receive until the time for establishing all that God spoke by the mouth of
his holy prophets from long ago. 22 Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise
up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; you shall listen to
everything he tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul that does not
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