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Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer.

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

And a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order for him to beg for charitable gifts from those entering the temple grounds.

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;

When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple grounds, he began asking to receive a charitable gift.

Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

But Peter, along with John, looked at him intently and said, "Look at us!"

And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

And he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

But Peter said, "I do not have silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!"

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.

And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened.

And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

And leaping up, he stood and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God;

And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

and they recognized him as being the very one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg for charitable gifts, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

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.

While he was clinging to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the portico named Solomon's, completely astonished.

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.

But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, "Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why are you staring at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

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?

"The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Servant Jesus, the one whom you handed over and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him.

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.

"But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

but put to death the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.

And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

"And on the basis of faith in 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 in the presence of you all.

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.

"And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers also did.

And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

"But the things which God previously announced by the mouths of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has fulfilled in this way.

But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

"Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;

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.

and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you,

And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things, about which God spoke by the mouths of His holy prophets from ancient times.

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.

"Moses said, 'THE LORD GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET LIKE ME FROM YOUR COUNTRYMEN; TO HIM YOU SHALL LISTEN regarding everything He says to you.

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.

'And it shall be that every soul that does not listen to that prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.'

And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

"And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken from Samuel and his successors onward, have also announced these days.

Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

"It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God ordained with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.'

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.

"God raised up His Servant for you first, and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways."

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.