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Learn about the sources and coverage →Peter and John were going up together to the temple at the afternoon prayer time, about three o’clock.
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
Ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ δὲ Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀνέβαινον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπὶ τὴν ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς τὴν ἐνάτην.
Epi to auto de Petros kai Iōannēs anebainon eis to hieron epi tēn hōran tēs proseuchēs tēn enatēn.
A man who had been unable to walk since birth was being carried there. Every day people placed him at the temple entrance called the Beautiful Gate so he could ask those entering the temple for money.
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;
Καί τις ἀνὴρ χωλὸς ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ὑπάρχων ἐβαστάζετο∙ ὃν ἐτίθουν καθ’ ἡμέραν πρὸς τὴν θύραν τοῦ ἱεροῦ τὴν λεγομένην Ὡραίαν, τοῦ αἰτεῖν ἐλεημοσύνην παρὰ τῶν εἰσπορευομένων εἰς τὸ ἱερόν.
Kai tis anēr chōlos ek koilias mētros autou hyparchōn ebastazeto; hon etithoun kath’ hēmeran pros tēn thyran tou hierou tēn legomenēn Hōraian, tou aitein eleēmosynēn para tōn eisporeuomenōn eis to hieron.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
Ὃς ἰδὼν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην μέλλοντας εἰσιέναι εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, ἠρώτα ἐλεημοσύνην.
Hos idōn Petron kai Iōannēn mellontas eisienai eis to hieron, ērōta eleēmosynēn.
Peter looked directly at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.”
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
Ἀτενίσας δὲ Πέτρος εἰς αὐτὸν σὺν τῷ Ἰωάννῃ, εἶπεν, Βλέψον εἰς ἡμᾶς.
Atenisas de Petros eis auton syn tō Iōannē, eipen, Blepson eis hēmas.
The man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
Ὁ δὲ ἐπεῖχεν αὐτοῖς, προσδοκῶν τι παρ’ αὐτῶν λαβεῖν.
Ho de epeichen autois, prosdokōn ti par’ autōn labein.
But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold. What I do have, I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and 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.
Εἶπεν δὲ Πέτρος, Ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον οὐχ ὑπάρχει μοι∙ ὃ δὲ ἔχω, τοῦτό σοι δίδωμι. Ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, ἔγειραι καὶ περιπάτει.
Eipen de Petros, Argyrion kai chrysion ouch hyparchei moi; ho de echō, touto soi didōmi. En tō onomati Iēsou christou tou Nazōraiou, egeirai kai peripatei.
Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up. Immediately his feet and ankles became strong.
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
Καὶ πιάσας αὐτὸν τῆς δεξιᾶς χειρὸς ἤγειρεν∙ παραχρῆμα δὲ ἐστερεώθησαν αὐτοῦ αἱ βάσεις καὶ τὰ σφυρά.
Kai piasas auton tēs dexias cheiros ēgeiren; parachrēma de estereōthēsan autou hai baseis kai ta sphyra.
He sprang to his feet and began walking. He entered the temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God.
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
Καὶ ἐξαλλόμενος ἔστη καὶ περιεπάτει, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν σὺν αὐτοῖς εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, περιπατῶν καὶ ἁλλόμενος καὶ αἰνῶν τὸν θεόν.
Kai exallomenos estē kai periepatei, kai eisēlthen syn autois eis to hieron, peripatōn kai hallomenos kai ainōn ton theon.
All the people saw him walking and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
Καὶ εἶδεν αὐτὸν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς περιπατοῦντα καὶ αἰνοῦντα τὸν θεόν∙
Kai eiden auton pas ho laos peripatounta kai ainounta ton theon;
They recognized him as the beggar who used to sit at the temple’s Beautiful Gate. What had happened to him left them utterly astonished.
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.
ἐπεγίνωσκόν τε αὐτὸν ὅτι οὗτος ἦν ὁ πρὸς τὴν ἐλεημοσύνην καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῇ Ὡραίᾳ πύλῃ τοῦ ἱεροῦ∙ καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν θάμβους καὶ ἐκστάσεως ἐπὶ τῷ συμβεβηκότι αὐτῷ.
epeginōskon te auton hoti houtos ēn ho pros tēn eleēmosynēn kathēmenos epi tē Hōraia pylē tou hierou; kai eplēsthēsan thambous kai ekstaseōs epi tō symbebēkoti autō.
As the healed man held on to Peter and John, all the people ran toward them in astonishment at the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico.
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.
Κρατοῦντος δὲ τοῦ ἰαθέντος χωλοῦ τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην, συνέδραμεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἐπὶ τῇ στοᾷ τῇ καλουμένῃ Σολομῶντος, ἔκθαμβοι.
Kratountos de tou iathentos chōlou ton Petron kai Iōannēn, synedramen pros autous pas ho laos epi tē stoa tē kaloumenē Solomōntos, ekthamboi.
Seeing this, Peter addressed the people: “People of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why are you staring at us as though our own power or devotion to God made this man 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?
Ἰδὼν δὲ Πέτρος ἀπεκρίνατο πρὸς τὸν λαόν, Ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται, τί θαυμάζετε ἐπὶ τούτῳ, ἢ ἡμῖν τί ἀτενίζετε, ὡς ἰδίᾳ δυνάμει ἢ εὐσεβείᾳ πεποιηκόσιν τοῦ περιπατεῖν αὐτόν;
Idōn de Petros apekrinato pros ton laon, Andres Israēlitai, ti thaumazete epi toutō, ē hēmin ti atenizete, hōs idia dynamei ē eusebeia pepoiēkosin tou peripatein auton?
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified His Servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though Pilate 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.
Ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακώβ, ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, ἐδόξασεν τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν∙ ὃν ὑμεῖς μὲν παρεδώκατε, καὶ ἠρνήσασθε αὐτὸν κατὰ πρόσωπον Πιλάτου, κρίναντος ἐκείνου ἀπολύειν.
Ho theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb, ho theos tōn paterōn hēmōn, edoxasen ton paida autou Iēsoun; hon hymeis men paredōkate, kai ērnēsasthe auton kata prosōpon Pilatou, krinantos ekeinou apolyein.
You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer [Barabbas] be granted his freedom.
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Ὑμεῖς δὲ τὸν ἅγιον καὶ δίκαιον ἠρνήσασθε, καὶ ᾐτήσασθε ἄνδρα φονέα χαρισθῆναι ὑμῖν,
Hymeis de ton hagion kai dikaion ērnēsasthe, kai ētēsasthe andra phonea charisthēnai hymin,
You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead. We are witnesses to that.
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
τὸν δὲ ἀρχηγὸν τῆς ζωῆς ἀπεκτείνατε∙ ὃν ὁ θεὸς ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν, οὗ ἡμεῖς μάρτυρές ἐσμεν.
ton de archēgon tēs zōēs apekteinate; hon ho theos ēgeiren ek nekrōn, hou hēmeis martyres esmen.
It is through faith in His name that His name has made this man strong—the man you see and know. The faith that comes through Jesus has given him this complete healing in front of all of you.
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.
Καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ πίστει τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ, τοῦτον ὃν θεωρεῖτε καὶ οἴδατε ἐστερέωσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ∙ καὶ ἡ πίστις ἡ δι’ αὐτοῦ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ τὴν ὁλοκληρίαν ταύτην ἀπέναντι πάντων ὑμῶν.
Kai epi tē pistei tou onomatos autou, touton hon theōreite kai oidate estereōsen to onoma autou; kai hē pistis hē di’ autou edōken autō tēn holoklērian tautēn apenanti pantōn hymōn.
“Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your rulers.
And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Καὶ νῦν, ἀδελφοί, οἶδα ὅτι κατὰ ἄγνοιαν ἐπράξατε, ὥσπερ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες ὑμῶν.
Kai nyn, adelphoi, oida hoti kata agnoian epraxate, hōsper kai hoi archontes hymōn.
But in this way God fulfilled what He had announced beforehand through all His prophets: that the Christ would suffer.
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
Ὁ δὲ θεὸς ἃ προκατήγγειλεν διὰ στόματος πάντων τῶν προφητῶν αὐτοῦ, παθεῖν τὸν χριστόν, ἐπλήρωσεν οὕτως.
Ho de theos ha prokatēngeilen dia stomatos pantōn tōn prophētōn autou, pathein ton christon, eplērōsen houtōs.
So repent and turn back to God, so that your sins may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord’s presence,
¶ 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;
Μετανοήσατε οὖν καὶ ἐπιστρέψατε, εἰς τὸ ἐξαλειφθῆναι ὑμῶν τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ὅπως ἂν ἔλθωσιν καιροὶ ἀναψύξεως ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ κυρίου,
Metanoēsate oun kai epistrepsate, eis to exaleiphthēnai hymōn tas hamartias, hopōs an elthōsin kairoi anapsyxeōs apo prosōpou tou kyriou,
and that God [the Father] may send the Messiah He appointed for you—Jesus.
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
καὶ ἀποστείλῃ τὸν προκεχειρισμένον ὑμῖν χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν∙
kai aposteilē ton prokecheirismenon hymin christon Iēsoun;
He must remain in heaven until the time comes for the restoration of all things God spoke about long ago through all His holy prophets.
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.
ὃν δεῖ οὐρανὸν μὲν δέξασθαι ἄχρι χρόνων ἀποκαταστάσεως πάντων, ὧν ἐλάλησεν ὁ θεὸς διὰ στόματος πάντων τῶν ἁγίων αὐτοῦ προφητῶν ἀπ’ αἰῶνος.
hon dei ouranon men dexasthai achri chronōn apokatastaseōs pantōn, hōn elalēsen ho theos dia stomatos pantōn tōn hagiōn autou prophētōn ap’ aiōnos.
For Moses told our ancestors, ‘The Lord our God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people. You must heed everything He tells 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.
Μωσῆς μὲν γὰρ πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας εἶπεν ὅτι Προφήτην ὑμῖν ἀναστήσει κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν ὡς ἐμέ∙ αὐτοῦ ἀκούσεσθε κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἂν λαλήσῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς.
Mōsēs men gar pros tous pateras eipen hoti Prophētēn hymin anastēsei kyrios ho theos hēmōn ek tōn adelphōn hymōn hōs eme; autou akousesthe kata panta hosa an lalēsē pros hymas.
Anyone who does not heed the words of that Prophet will be completely 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.
Ἔσται δέ, πᾶσα ψυχή, ἥτις ἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃ τοῦ προφήτου ἐκείνου, ἐξολοθρευθήσεται ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ.
Estai de, pasa psychē, hētis ean mē akousē tou prophētou ekeinou, exolothreuthēsetai ek tou laou.
And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel onward, also announced the events of 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.
Καὶ πάντες δὲ οἱ προφῆται ἀπὸ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν καθεξῆς, ὅσοι ἐλάλησαν, καὶ κατήγγειλαν τὰς ἡμέρας ταύτας.
Kai pantes de hoi prophētai apo Samouēl kai tōn kathexēs, hosoi elalēsan, kai katēngeilan tas hēmeras tautas.
You are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God established with our ancestors. He told Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will 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.
Ὑμεῖς ἐστε υἱοὶ τῶν προφητῶν, καὶ τῆς διαθήκης ἧς διέθετο ὁ θεὸς πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν, λέγων πρὸς Ἀβραάμ, Καὶ ἐν τῷ σπέρματί σου ἐνευλογηθήσονται πᾶσαι αἱ πατριαὶ τῆς γῆς.
Hymeis este huioi tōn prophētōn, kai tēs diathēkēs hēs dietheto ho theos pros tous pateras hēmōn, legōn pros Abraam, Kai en tō spermati sou eneulogēthēsontai pasai hai patriai tēs gēs.
After raising up His Servant Jesus [who is the Christ], God sent Him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you away 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.
Ὑμῖν πρῶτον ὁ θεός, ἀναστήσας τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν, ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὸν εὐλογοῦντα ὑμᾶς, ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέφειν ἕκαστον ἀπὸ τῶν πονηριῶν ὑμῶν.
Hymin prōton ho theos, anastēsas ton paida autou Iēsoun, apesteilen auton eulogounta hymas, en tō apostrephein hekaston apo tōn ponēriōn hymōn.