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Chapter 3 |
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1 | Now Peter and John went up together
into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. |
| 2 | 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; |
| 3 | Who seeing Peter and John about to go into
the temple asked an alms. |
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4 | And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him
with John, said, Look on us. |
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5 | And he gave heed unto them, expecting
to receive something of them. |
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6 | 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. |
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7 | And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him
up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. |
| 8 | And he
leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking,
and leaping, and praising God. |
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9 | And all the people saw him walking and
praising God: |
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10 | 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. |
| 11 | 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. |
| 12 | 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? |
| 13 | 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. |
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14 | But ye denied the Holy One and the
Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; |
| 15 | And killed
the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are
witnesses. |
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| 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. |
| 17 | And now,
brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your
rulers. |
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| But those things, which God before had shewed by the
mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so
fulfilled. |
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| 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. |
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| And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached
unto you: |
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| 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. |
| 22 | 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. |
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And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not
hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. |
| 24 | Yea,
and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have
spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. |
| 25 | 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. |
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| 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. |
