Peter and John Heal a Lame Man

1. Now Peter and John were going up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2. And a certain man, lame from his mother’s womb, was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those entering into the temple.
3. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.
4. And Peter, looking at him with John, said, “Look on us.”
5. And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6. Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have, this I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”
7. And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened.
8. And leaping up, he stood and walked, and went into the temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God.
9. And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
10. And they recognised him, that he was the one who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Peter Preaches About Jesus

11. And as he clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed.
12. And when Peter saw it, he answered the people, “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this? Or why do you stare at 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, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied before Pilate, when he had decided to let Him go.
14. But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
15. And you killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16. And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. And the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17. And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did.
18. But God fulfilled what He had foretold through all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer.
19. Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be wiped out,
20. so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, appointed for you,
21. whom heaven must receive until the times of the restoration of all things, of which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient times.
22. Moses indeed said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brothers; to Him you shall listen in all things whatever He speaks to you.’
23. And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.
24. And all the prophets who spoke, from Samuel and those after him, also announced these days.
25. You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
26. God having raised up His servant, sent Him first to you, to bless you, turning each one of you from your wickedness.