1 Now Peter and John wereoSee Luke 18:10 going up to the temple atpPs. 55:17 the hour of prayer,qch. 10:3, 30; Matt. 27:46; [1 Kgs. 18:29] the ninth hour. 2 And a manrch. 14:8 lame from birth was being carried,s[Luke 16:20] whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gatet[John 9:8] to ask alms of those entering the temple. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. 4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us. ” 5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said,u2 Cor. 6:10 “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you.v[ch. 9:34] In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk! ” 7 And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. 8 Andwch. 14:10; Isa. 35:6 leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9 Andxch. 4:16, 21 all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
11 ych. 4:14 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them inzch. 5:12; John 10:23 the portico called Solomon's, astounded. 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? 13 aMatt. 22:32 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,bch. 5:30; 22:14; [ch. 7:32] the God of our fathers,cIsa. 55:5; [Isa. 52:13]; See John 8:54 glorified his servant1Or child; also verse 26 Jesus, whomdSee Matt. 20:19 you delivered over andech. 13:28; John 19:7, 12, 15 denied in the presence of Pilate,fLuke 23:14, 16; John 19:12 when he had decided to release him. 14 But you deniedg[ch. 4:27, 30]; See Mark 1:24 the Holy andhch. 7:52; 22:14; 1 Pet. 3:18; 1 John 2:1; 3:7; [James 5:6] Righteous One, andiLuke 23:18, 19, 25 asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and you killedjch. 5:31 the Author of life,kSee ch. 2:24 whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 16 Andl[ver. 6] his name—bym[John 1:12] faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that isn[1 Pet. 1:21] through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brothers, I know thatoch. 13:27; [ch. 26:9; Luke 23:34; John 16:3; 1 Cor. 2:8; 1 Tim. 1:13] you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what GodpSee ch. 2:23 foretoldqch. 17:3; 26:22, 23; [Heb. 2:10]; See Luke 24:26, 27 by the mouth of all the prophets, thatrSee Luke 9:20 his Christ wouldsMatt. 17:12; Luke 22:15; 24:46; Heb. 13:12 suffer, he thus fulfilled. 19 tSee ch. 2:38 Repent therefore, anduSee Luke 22:32 turn again, thatvPs. 51:1, 9; Isa. 43:25; 44:22; Col. 2:14 your sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christwch. 22:14; 26:16 appointed for you, Jesus, 21 x[ch. 1:11; Luke 24:26] whom heaven must receive until the time fory[Matt. 17:11; Rom. 8:21] restoring all the things about whichzLuke 1:70 God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. 22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for youach. 7:37, cited from Deut. 18:15, 18, 19 a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listenbMatt. 17:5 to him in whatever he tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophetcLev. 23:29 shall be destroyed from the people. ’ 24 Anddch. 13:20; 1 Sam. 3:20; Heb. 11:32 all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 eSee ch. 2:39 You are the sons of the prophets and offSee Rom. 9:4, 5 the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham,gCited from Gen. 22:18; See Gen. 12:3 ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. ’ 26 hRom. 1:16; 2:9; 15:8; [Mark 7:27] God,iver. 22 having raised up his servant, sent him to you first,jver. 25 to bless youkRom. 11:26; [Ezek. 3:19]; See Matt. 1:21 by turning every one of you from your wickedness. ”