Now ^aPeter and John were going up to the temple at ^bthe hour of prayer, the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.) , 2 and ^aa man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried along, whom ^bthey used to set down every day at that gate of the temple which is called ¹Beautiful, ^cso that he could beg alms from those entering the temple. 3 So when he saw ^aPeter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking them for coins. 4 But Peter, along with John, ^astared at him intently and said, “Look at us!” 5 And the man began to pay attention to them, eagerly expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have; but what I do have I give to you: ^aIn the name (authority, power) of Jesus Christ the Nazarene— begin now to walk and go on walking!” 7 Then he seized the man’s right hand with a firm grip and raised him up. And at once his feet and ankles became strong and steady, 8 ^aand with a leap he stood up and began to walk; and he went into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9 All ^athe people saw him walking and praising God; 10 and they recognized him as the very man who usually ^asat begging for coins at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement and were mystified at what had happened to him.

11 Now while he was still holding on to ^aPeter and John, all the people, utterly amazed, ran together and crowded around them at the ^bcovered porch called Solomon’s portico. 12 And Peter, seeing this, said to the people, “You men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why are you staring at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 ^aThe God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ^bthe God of our fathers, has glorified His ^cServant and Son Jesus doing Him this honor, the One whom ^dyou handed over and disowned and rejected before ^ePilate, when he had ^fdecided to release Him. Ex 3:6; Is 52:13 14 But you disowned and denied ^athe Holy and Righteous One and ^basked for the pardon of a murderer to be granted to you. 15 But you killed the ^aPrince (Author, Originator, Source) of life, whom ^bGod raised bodily from the dead. To this fact we are ^cwitnesses for we have seen the risen Christ. 16 And on the basis of faith ^ain His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health and complete wholeness in your presence.

17 “Now, brothers, I know that you acted ^ain ignorance not fully aware of what you were doing, just as your ^brulers did also. 18 And so ^aGod has fulfilled what He foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, ^bthat His Christ (Messiah, Anointed) would suffer. 19 So ^arepent change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins and return to God—seek His purpose for your life, so that your sins may be wiped away blotted out, completely erased, so that ^btimes of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day; 20 and that He may send to you Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you, 21 ^awhom heaven must keep until the time for the complete ^brestoration of all things about which ^cGod promised through the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time. 22 Moses said, ‘^aTHE LORD GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET ¹LIKE ME FROM YOUR COUNTRYMEN; YOU SHALL LISTEN TO HIM and OBEY everything He tells you. 23 ^aAnd it will be that every ^bperson that does not listen to and heed that Prophet ^cwill be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ Deut 18:15-19 24 Indeed, ^aall the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also announced these days. 25 You are ^athe sons (descendants) of the prophets and heirs of the ^bcovenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘^cAND IN YOUR SEED (descendant) ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.’ Gen 22:18; Gal 3:16 26 It was for you ^afirst of all that God ^braised up His Servant and Son Jesus, and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.” Acts 2:24; 3:22