{"book":"Acts","slug":"acts","ch":3,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Acts of the Apostles","prev":"acts/2","next":"acts/4","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"[ One afternoon ] Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth [hour].","f":["That is, three in the afternoon"],"h":"A Lame Man Walks","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"And a man who was lame from birth was being carried [to] the temple gate called Beautiful, [where] he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple [courts].","f":["Literally the temple; also in verse 8"]},{"v":3,"t":"[When] he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked [them] for money.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"Peter looked directly at him, as [did] John.“ Look at us!” said [Peter].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"[So] [the man] gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"But Peter said,“ Silver [or] gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”","f":["SBL, NE, and WH In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!"]},{"v":7,"t":"Taking him by the right hand, [Peter] helped him up, and at once [the man’s] feet and ankles were made strong.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple [courts], walking and leaping and praising God.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"[When] all the people saw him walking and praising God,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"they recognized him [as] the [man] who used to sit [begging] at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"[While] [the man] clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished [and] ran to them in the [walkway] called Solomon’s Colonnade.","f":["Literally in the colonnade called Solomon’s"],"h":"Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Colonnade","style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"And [when] Peter saw [this], he addressed the people:“ Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by [our] own power or godliness [we] had made [this man] walk?","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed [Him over] and rejected [Him] before Pilate, [even though] he had decided to release [Him].","f":["Or His child; also in verse 26"],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"You killed the Author of life, [but] God raised [Him] from [the] dead, [and] we are witnesses of this [fact].","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"By faith in [the] name of Jesus, this [man] whom you see and know has been made strong. [It is Jesus’] name and the faith that [comes] through Him [that] has given him this complete healing in your presence.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as [did] your leaders.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"But in this way [God] has fulfilled what [He] foretold through all the prophets, [saying that] His Christ would suffer.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"that times of refreshing may come from [the] presence of the Lord, and [that] He may send Jesus, [the] Christ, who has been appointed for you.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"Heaven must take Him in until [the] time [comes] for [the] restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"For Moses said,‘ The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.","f":["Deuteronomy 18:15"]},{"v":23,"t":"Everyone who does not listen [ to Him ] will be completely cut off from among [his] people.’","f":["See Deuteronomy 18:19."]},{"v":24,"t":"Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"[And] you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers [when] He said to Abraham,‘ Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’","f":["Genesis 22:18"]},{"v":26,"t":"[When] God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each [of you] from your wicked ways.”","f":[]}]}