1Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer , being the ninth hour . 2And a certain man that was lame from his mother ’s womb was carried , whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful , to ask alms of them that entered into the temple ; 3who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple , asked to receive an alms . 4And Peter , fastening his eyes upon him , with John , said , Look on us . 5And he gave heed unto them , expecting to receive something from them . 6But Peter said , Silver and gold have I none ; but what I have , that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth , walk . 7And he took him by the right hand , and raised him up : and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength . 8And leaping up , he stood , and began to walk ; and he entered with them into the temple , walking , and leaping , and praising God . 9And all the people saw him walking and praising God : 10and they took knowledge of him , that it was he that 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 .
Peter's Address to the People
11And as he held Peter and John , all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon ’s, greatly wondering . 12And when Peter saw it , he answered unto the people , Ye men of Israel , why marvel ye at this man ? or why fasten ye your eyes on us , as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk ? 13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac , and of Jacob , the God of our fathers , hath glorified his Servant Jesus ; whom ye delivered up , and denied before the face of Pilate , when he had determined to release him . 14But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One , and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you , 15and killed the Prince of life ; whom God raised from the dead ; whereof we are witnesses . 16And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong , whom ye behold and know : yea , the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all . 17And now , brethren , I know that in ignorance ye did it , as did also your rulers. 18But the things which God foreshowed by the mouth of all the prophets , that his Christ should suffer , he thus fulfilled . 19Repent ye therefore , and turn again , that your sins may be blotted out , that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord ; 20and that he may send the Christ who hath been appointed for you , even Jesus : 21whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things , whereof God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old . 22Moses indeed said , A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren , like unto me ; to him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you . 23And it shall be , that every soul that shall not hearken to that prophet , shall be utterly destroyed from among the people . 24Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after , as many as have spoken , they also told of these days . 25Ye are the sons of the prophets , and of the covenant which God made with your fathers , saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed . 26Unto you first God , having raised up his Servant , sent him to bless you , in turning away every one of you from your iniquities .