The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Apostles 03
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 Leapingup, he stoodandbeganto 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 themouthof allhis 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 thathe may send ChristJesus, 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.”