Acts, 3

1. Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].

1. Once when Peter and John were going up to the Temple at three in the afternoon, the hour for prayer,

2. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

2. a man crippled from birth was being carried in. Every day they would bring him and put him at the temple gate called "Beautiful"; there he begged from those who entered the Temple.

3. Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

3. When he saw Peter and John on their way into the Temple, he asked for alms.

4. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

4. Then Peter with John at his side looked straight at him and said, "Look at us."

5. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

5. So he looked at them, expecting to receive something from them.

6. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

6. But Peter said, "I have neither silver nor gold, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, walk!"

7. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

7. Then he took the beggar by his right hand and helped him up. At once his feet and ankles became firm,

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

8. and jumping up he stood on his feet and began to walk. And he went with them into the Temple walking and leaping and praising God.

9. And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

9. All the people saw him walking and praising God;

10. And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

10. they recognized him as the one who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, and they were all astonished and amazed at what had happened to him.

11. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

11. While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, struck with astonishment, came running to them in Solomon's Porch, as it was called.

12. And when Peter saw [it], he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

12. When Peter saw the people, he said to them, "Fellow Israelites, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if it was by some power or holiness of our own that we made this man walk?

13. The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of 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 was determined to let [him] go.

13. The God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus whom you handed over to death and denied before Pilate, when even Pilate had decided to release him.

14. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

14. You rejected the Holy and Just One, and you insisted that a murderer be released to you.

15. And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

15. You killed the Master of life, but God raised him from the dead and we are witnesses to this.

16. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

16. It is his Name, and faith in his Name, that has healed this man whom you see and recognize. The faith which comes through Jesus has given him wholeness in the presence of all of you.

17. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did [it], as [did] also your rulers.

17. Yet I know that you acted out of ignorance, as did your leaders.

18. But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

18. God has fulfilled in this way what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer.

19. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

19. Repent, then, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out

20. And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

20. and the time of refreshment may come by the mercy of God, when he sends the Messiah appointed for you, Jesus.

21. Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

21. For he must remain in heaven until the time of the universal restoration which God spoke of long ago through his holy prophets.

22. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

22. Moses foretold this when he said: The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall listen to him in all that he says to you.

23. And it shall come to pass, [that] every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

23. Whoever does not listen to that prophet is to be cut off from among his people.

24. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

24. In fact, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel onward, have announced the events of these 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 kindreds of the earth be blessed.

25. You are the children of the prophets and heirs of the covenant which God gave to your ancestors when he said to Abraham: All the families of the earth will be blessed through your descendant.

26. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

26. It is to you first that God sends his Servant; he raised him to life to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."