Acts 3
A Lame Man Healed at
the Gate of the Temple |
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Now Peter and John went up together into
the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
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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;
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who, seeing Peter and John about to go
into the temple, asked an alms.
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And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him
with John, said, Look on us.
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And he gave heed unto them, expecting to
receive something of them.
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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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And he took him by the right hand, and
lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones
received strength.
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And he leaping up stood, and walked, and
entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and
praising God.
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And all the people saw him walking and
praising God:
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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.
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Peter's Address in
Solomon's Porch |
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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.
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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?
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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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But ye denied the Holy One and the Just,
and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; Mt. 27.15-23 · Mk. 15.6-14 · Lk. 23.13-23 · Joh.
19.12-15
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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.
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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
showed 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.
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For Moses truly said unto the
fathers,
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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. Deut.
18.15, 16 |
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And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that Prophet,
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Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and
those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise
foretold of these days.
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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. Gen. 22.18
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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.
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