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3 : 1 Now Peter and John weregoing up to the temple atthe hour of prayer,the ninth hour.
3 : 2 And a manlame from birth was being carried,whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gateto ask alms of those entering the temple.
3 : 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.
3 : 4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said,Look at us.
3 : 5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.
3 : 6 But Peter said,I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you.In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!
3 : 7 And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
3 : 8 Andleaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
3 : 9 Andall the people saw him walking and praising God,
3 : 10 and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
3 : 11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them inthe portico called Solomon's.
3 : 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed 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 piety we have made him walk?
3 : 13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,the God of our fathers,glorified his servantJesus, whomyou delivered over anddenied in the presence of Pilate,when he had decided to release him.
3 : 14 But you deniedthe Holy andRighteous One, andasked for a murderer to be granted to you,
3 : 15 and you killedthe Author of life,whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.
3 : 16 Andhis name&emdash;byfaith in his name&emdash;has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that isthrough Jesushas given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.
3 : 17 And now, brothers, I know thatyou acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
3 : 18 But what Godforetoldby the mouth of all the prophets, thathis Christ wouldsuffer, he thus fulfilled.
3 : 19 Repent therefore, andturn back, thatyour sins may be blotted out,
3 : 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christappointed for you, Jesus,
3 : 21 whom heaven must receive until the time forrestoring all the things about whichGod spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
3 : 22 Moses said,The Lord God will raise up for youa prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listento him in whatever he tells you.
3 : 23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophetshall be destroyed from the people.
3 : 24 Andall the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days.
3 : 25 You are the sons of the prophets and ofthe covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham,And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
3 : 26 God,having raised up his servant, sent him to you first,to bless youby turning every one of you from your wickedness.