Jun. 30, Jul. 1
Acts 3
Act 3:1 Peter and John
were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
Act 3:2 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.
Act 3:3 Seeing Peter
and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for
the needy.
Act 3:4 Peter,
fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, "Look at us."
Act 3:5 He listened to
them, expecting to receive something from them.
Act 3:6 But Peter said,
"Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you.
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"
Act 3:7 He took him by
the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle
bones received strength.
Act 3:8 Leaping up, he
stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple,
walking, leaping, and praising God.
Act 3:9 All the people
saw him walking and praising God.
Act 3:10 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.
Act 3:11 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.
Act 3:12 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?
Act 3:13 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.
Act 3:14 But you denied
the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to
you,
Act 3:15 and killed the
Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are
witnesses.
Act 3:16 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.
Act 3:17 "Now,
brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your
rulers.
Act 3:18 But the things
which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ
should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
Act 3:19 "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,
Act 3:20 and that he
may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
Act 3:21 whom heaven
must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God
spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
Act 3:22 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.
Act 3:23 It will be,
that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly
destroyed from among the people.'
Act 3:24 Yes, and all
the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as
have spoken, they also told of these days.
Act 3:25 You are the
children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our
fathers, saying to Abraham, 'In your seed will all the families of
the earth be blessed.'
Act 3:26 God, having
raised up his servant, Jesus, sent him to you first, to bless you, in
turning away everyone of you from your wickedness."