1The time of prayer was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and Peter and John were going into the temple.
2A man who had been born lame was being carried to the temple door. Each day he was placed beside this door, known as the Beautiful Gate. He sat there and begged from the people who were going in.
3The man saw Peter and John entering the temple, and he asked them for money.
4But they looked straight at him and said, “Look up at us!”
5The man stared at them and thought he was going to get something.
6But Peter said, “I don't have any silver or gold! But I will give you what I do have. In the name of Jesus Christ from Nazareth, get up and start walking.”
7Peter then took him by the right hand and helped him up.
At once the man's feet and ankles became strong,
8and he jumped up and started walking. He went with Peter and John into the temple, walking and jumping and praising God.
9Everyone saw him walking around and praising God.
10They knew that he was the beggar who had been lying beside the Beautiful Gate, and they were completely surprised. They could not imagine what had happened to the man.
Peter speaks in the temple11While the man kept holding on to Peter and John, the whole crowd ran to them in amazement at the place known as Solomon's Porch.
12Peter saw that a crowd had gathered, and he said:
Friends, why are you surprised at what has happened? Why are you staring at us? Do you think we have some power of our own? Do you think we were able to make this man walk because we are so religious?
13The God that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and our other ancestors worshipped has brought honour to his Servant Jesus. He is the one you betrayed. You turned against him when he was being tried by Pilate, even though Pilate wanted to set him free.
14You rejected Jesus, who was holy and good. You asked for a murderer to be set free,
24Samuel and all the other prophets who came later also spoke about what is now happening.
25You are really the ones God told his prophets to speak to. And you were given the promise that God made to your ancestors. He said to Abraham, “All nations on earth will be blessed because of someone from your family.” to you first, because God wanted to bless you and make each one of you turn away from your sins.
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