A Lame Man Walks 2 RV And a certain man that was lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered 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 RV who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms. BSB BSB: When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
4 RV And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us. BSB BSB: Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
5 RV And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from them. BSB BSB: So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
6 RV But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, 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 RV And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength. 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 RV 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 RV And all the people saw him walking and praising God: BSB BSB: When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
10 RV and they took knowledge of him, 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. 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 RV And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering. 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 RV And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk? 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 RV The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined 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 RV But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you, BSB BSB: You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
15 RV and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof 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 RV And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 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 RV And now, brethren, I wot that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. BSB BSB: And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
18 RV But the things which God foreshewed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled. BSB BSB: But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
19 RV Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord; BSB BSB: Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
20 RV and that he may send the Christ who hath been appointed for you, even 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 RV And it shall be, that every soul, which shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. BSB BSB: Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
24 RV Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days. BSB BSB: Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
25 RV Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall 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 RV Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities. 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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