Act 3 | ESV | STEP | Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer , the ninth hour.

‏ Acts 3

The Lame Beggar Healed

1 Now Peter and John were ^agoing up to the temple at ^bthe hour of prayer, ^cthe ninth hour. ^{▼▼That is, 3 p.m.} 2 And a man ^elame from birth was being carried, ^fwhom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate ^gto 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, ^h“I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. ⁱIn 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 And ^jleaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9 And ^kall 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.

Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Portico

11 ^lWhile he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in ^mthe portico called Solomon’s. 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 ⁿThe God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, ^othe God of our fathers, ^pglorified his servant ^{▼▼Or child; also verse 26} Jesus, whom ^ryou delivered over and ^sdenied in the presence of Pilate, ^twhen he had decided to release him. 14 But you denied ^uthe Holy and ^vRighteous One, and ^wasked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and you killed ^xthe Author of life, ^ywhom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 16 And ^zhis name—by ^aafaith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is ^abthrough Jesus ^{▼▼Greek him} has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

17 “And now, brothers, I know that ^adyou acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God ^aeforetold ^afby the mouth of all the prophets, that ^aghis Christ would ^ahsuffer, he thus fulfilled. 19 ^aiRepent therefore, and ^ajturn back, that ^akyour sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ ^alappointed for you, Jesus, 21 ^amwhom heaven must receive until the time for ^anrestoring all the things about which ^aoGod spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. 22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you ^apa prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen ^aqto him in whatever he tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet ^arshall be destroyed from the people.’ 24 And ^asall the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 ^atYou are the sons of the prophets and of ^authe covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ^av‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 ^awGod, ^axhaving raised up his servant, sent him to you first, ^ayto bless you ^azby turning every one of you from your wickedness.”