Chapter 3
1 Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer , the ninth hour .
2 A certain man who was lame from his mother ’s womb was being carried , whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful , to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple .
3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple , he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
4 Peter , fastening his eyes on him , with John , said , "Look at us ."
5 He listened to them , expecting to receive something from them .
6 But Peter said , " I have no silver or gold , but what I have , that I give you . In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth , get up and walk !"
7 He took him by the right hand and raised him up . Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength .
8 Leaping up , he stood and began to walk . He entered with them into the temple , walking , leaping , and praising God .
9 All the people saw him walking and praising God .
10 They recognized him , that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple . They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him .
11 As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John , all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon ’s, greatly wondering .
12 When Peter saw it , he responded to the people , " You men of Israel , why do you marvel at this man ? Why do you fasten your eyes on us , as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk ?
13 The God of Abraham, Isaac , and Jacob , the God of our fathers , has glorified his Servant Jesus , whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate , when he had determined to release him .
14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you ,
15 and killed the Prince of life , whom God raised from the dead , to which we are witnesses .
16 By faith in his name , his name has made this man strong , whom you see and know . Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all .
17 " Now , brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
18 But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets , that Christ should suffer , he thus fulfilled .
19 " Repent therefore , and turn again , that your sins may be blotted out , so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord ,
20 and that he may send Christ Jesus , who was ordained for you before ,
21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things , which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets .
22 For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘ The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me . You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you .
23 It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people .’
24 Yes , and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after , as many as have spoken , also told of these days .
25 You are the children of the prophets , and of the covenant which God made with our fathers , saying to Abraham, ‘ All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’
26 God , having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you , in turning away every one of you from your wickedness ."