A Lame Man Walks 2 ULT And a certain man, being lame from the womb of his mother, was being carried, whom each day they placed at the gate of the temple that is called Beautiful to ask for alms from those going into the temple, BSB BSB: And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
3 ULT who, seeing Peter and John being about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms. BSB BSB: When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
4 ULT But Peter, looking intently at him with John, said,“Look at us.” BSB BSB: Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
5 ULT So he paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them. BSB BSB: So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
6 ULT But Peter said,“Silver and gold I do not possess, but what I have, this I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk.” BSB BSB: But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
7 ULT And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. BSB BSB: Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
8 ULT And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and he entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God. BSB BSB: He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 ULT And all the people saw him walking and praising God. BSB BSB: When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
10 ULT And they recognized him, that he was the one sitting for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. BSB BSB: they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Colonnade (Deuteronomy 18:15–22)
11 ULT And as he was holding Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’ s, marveling. BSB BSB: While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
12 ULT But Peter, seeing this, replied to the people,“Men, Israelites, why do you marvel at this? Or why do you look intently at us, as if we have made him to walk by our own power or godliness? BSB BSB: And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
13 ULT The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and rejected before the face of Pilate, when that one had decided to release him. BSB BSB: The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
14 ULT But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a man, a murderer, to be granted to you, BSB BSB: You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
15 ULT and you killed the Originator of Life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. BSB BSB: You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
16 ULT And by faith in his name, this one whom you see and know, his name has made strong. And the faith that{ is} through him has given to him this complete health in the presence of all of you. BSB BSB: By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
17 ULT And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as also your rulers. BSB BSB: And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
18 ULT But what God foretold through the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he has fulfilled thus. BSB BSB: But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
19 ULT Repent, therefore, and turn back for your sins to be wiped away, BSB BSB: Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
20 ULT so that times of refreshment may come from the face of the Lord and he may send the one appointed for you, Christ Jesus, BSB BSB: that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
23 ULT But it will be that every soul that does not listen to that prophet will be destroyed from the people.’ BSB BSB: Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
24 ULT And indeed, all the prophets from Samuel and those after him, as many as have spoken, have also announced these days. BSB BSB: Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
25 ULT You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham,‘And in your seed will all the families of the earth be blessed.’ BSB BSB: And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
26 ULT God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to you first, blessing you by turning each of you from your wickedness.” BSB BSB: When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
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