Acts 3:1-26.
Acts 3:1-26 (Good News Translation)
1 One day Peter and John went to the Temple at three o'clock in the
afternoon, the hour for prayer. 2 There at the Beautiful Gate, as it
was called, was a man who had been lame all his life. Every day he was
carried to the gate to beg for money from the people who were going
into the Temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them
to give him something. 4 They looked straight at him, and Peter said,
"Look at us!" 5 So he looked at them, expecting to get something from
them. 6 But Peter said to him, "I have no money at all, but I give you
what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I order you to
get up and walk!" 7 Then he took him by his right hand and helped him
up. At once the man's feet and ankles became strong; 8 he jumped up,
stood on his feet, and started walking around. Then he went into the
Temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God. 9 The people
there saw him walking and praising God, 10 and when they recognized
him as the beggar who had sat at the Beautiful Gate, they were all
surprised and amazed at what had happened to him. 11 As the man held
on to Peter and John in Solomon's Porch, as it was called, the people
were amazed and ran to them. 12 When 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? 13 The 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. 14 He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and
instead you asked Pilate to do you the favor of turning loose a
murderer. 15 You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him
from death—and we are witnesses to this. 16 It 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. 17 And now, my friends, I know that what you
and your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance. 18 God
announced long ago through all the prophets that his Messiah had to
suffer; and he made it come true in this way. 19 Repent, then, and
turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do, 20 times of
spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he will send Jesus,
who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you. 21 He 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. 22 For 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. 23 Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be
separated from God's people and destroyed. ' 24 And all the prophets
who had a message, including Samuel and those who came after him, also
announced what has been happening these days. 25 The 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." 26 And 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."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
1 One day Peter and John went to the Temple at three o'clock in the
afternoon, the hour for prayer. 2 There at the Beautiful Gate, as it
was called, was a man who had been lame all his life. Every day he was
carried to the gate to beg for money from the people who were going
into the Temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them
to give him something. 4 They looked straight at him, and Peter said,
"Look at us!" 5 So he looked at them, expecting to get something from
them. 6 But Peter said to him, "I have no money at all, but I give you
what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I order you to
get up and walk!" 7 Then he took him by his right hand and helped him
up. At once the man's feet and ankles became strong; 8 he jumped up,
stood on his feet, and started walking around. Then he went into the
Temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God. 9 The people
there saw him walking and praising God, 10 and when they recognized
him as the beggar who had sat at the Beautiful Gate, they were all
surprised and amazed at what had happened to him. 11 As the man held
on to Peter and John in Solomon's Porch, as it was called, the people
were amazed and ran to them. 12 When 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? 13 The 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. 14 He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and
instead you asked Pilate to do you the favor of turning loose a
murderer. 15 You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him
from death—and we are witnesses to this. 16 It 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. 17 And now, my friends, I know that what you
and your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance. 18 God
announced long ago through all the prophets that his Messiah had to
suffer; and he made it come true in this way. 19 Repent, then, and
turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do, 20 times of
spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he will send Jesus,
who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you. 21 He 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. 22 For 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. 23 Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be
separated from God's people and destroyed. ' 24 And all the prophets
who had a message, including Samuel and those who came after him, also
announced what has been happening these days. 25 The 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." 26 And 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."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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