Acts 3:11-26
Acts 3:11-26 (Good News Translation)
11As the man held on to Peter and John in Solomon's Porch, as it was
called, the people were amazed and ran to them.
12When Peter saw the people, he said to them,
Fellow Israelites, why are you surprised at this, and why do you
stare at us? Do you think that it was by means of our own power or
godliness that we made this man walk?
13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our
ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But you handed him
over to the authorities, and you rejected him in Pilate's presence, even
after Pilate had decided to set him free.
14He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you
asked Pilate to do you the favor of turning loose a murderer.
15You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from
death—and we are witnesses to this.
16It was the power of his name that gave strength to this lame
man. What you see and know was done by faith in his name; it was faith in
Jesus that has made him well, as you can all see.
17And now, my friends, I know that what you and your leaders
did to Jesus was due to your ignorance.
18God announced long ago through all the prophets that his
Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this way.
19Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your
sins. If you do,
20times of spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he
will send Jesus, who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you.
21He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things
to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets of long ago.
22For Moses said,
The Lord your God will send you a prophet, just as he sent me,
and he will be one of your own people. You are to obey
everything that he tells you to do.
23Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be separated from
God's people and destroyed.
24And all the prophets who had a message, including Samuel and
those who came after him, also announced what has been happening these
days.
25The promises of God through his prophets are for you, and you
share in the covenant which God made with your ancestors. As he said to
Abraham,
"Through your descendants I will bless all the people on earth."
26And so God chose his Servant and sent him to you first, to
bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways.
God bless you.
11As the man held on to Peter and John in Solomon's Porch, as it was
called, the people were amazed and ran to them.
12When Peter saw the people, he said to them,
Fellow Israelites, why are you surprised at this, and why do you
stare at us? Do you think that it was by means of our own power or
godliness that we made this man walk?
13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our
ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But you handed him
over to the authorities, and you rejected him in Pilate's presence, even
after Pilate had decided to set him free.
14He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you
asked Pilate to do you the favor of turning loose a murderer.
15You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from
death—and we are witnesses to this.
16It was the power of his name that gave strength to this lame
man. What you see and know was done by faith in his name; it was faith in
Jesus that has made him well, as you can all see.
17And now, my friends, I know that what you and your leaders
did to Jesus was due to your ignorance.
18God announced long ago through all the prophets that his
Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this way.
19Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your
sins. If you do,
20times of spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he
will send Jesus, who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you.
21He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things
to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets of long ago.
22For Moses said,
The Lord your God will send you a prophet, just as he sent me,
and he will be one of your own people. You are to obey
everything that he tells you to do.
23Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be separated from
God's people and destroyed.
24And all the prophets who had a message, including Samuel and
those who came after him, also announced what has been happening these
days.
25The promises of God through his prophets are for you, and you
share in the covenant which God made with your ancestors. As he said to
Abraham,
"Through your descendants I will bless all the people on earth."
26And so God chose his Servant and sent him to you first, to
bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways.
God bless you.
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