1 | Now Peter and
John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth
hour. |
2 | And a certain man
lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of
the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the
temple; |
3 | Who seeing
Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. |
4 | And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him
with John, said, Look on us. |
5
| And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of
them. |
6 | Then Peter said,
Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: 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 ankle bones received strength. |
8 | And he leaping up stood, and walked, and
entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. |
9 | And all the people saw him
walking and praising God: |
10 |
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of
the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had
happened unto him. |
11 |
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran
together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly
wondering. |
12 | And when
Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at
this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness
we had made this man to walk? |
13
| The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our
fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in
the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. |
14 | But ye denied the Holy One and the
Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; |
15 | And killed the Prince of life, whom
God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. |
16 | And his name through faith in his name
hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him
hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. |
17 | And now, brethren, I wot that
through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. |
18 | But those things, which God before had
shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so
fulfilled. |
19 | Repent ye
therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times
of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. |
20 | And he shall send Jesus Christ, which
before was preached unto you: |
21
| Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all
things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the
world began. |
22 | For
Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up
unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things
whatsoever he shall say unto you.
Deut 18:15,18,19
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23 | And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear
that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Deut 18:19
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24 | Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel
and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of
these days. |
25 | Ye are
the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our
fathers, saying unto Abraham,
And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the
earth be blessed.
Gen 12:3
Gal 3:8
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26 |
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in
turning away every one of you from his iniquities. |