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Acts 3 📜 📕 ↷
A Lame Man Walks
1 AND Peter and John went up into the temple, at the ninth hour of prayer.📜💬📚
2 And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb, was carried; whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, that is called Specious, that he might ask alms of them that went into the temple.📜💬📚
3 He, when he had seen Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive an alms.📜💬📚
4 But Peter with John looking upon him, said: Look upon us.📜💬📚
5 But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them.📜💬📚
6 But Peter said: Silver and gold I have not, but that which I have, the same I give to thee: In the name of JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth arise, and walk.📜💬📚
7 And taking his right hand, he lifted him up, and forthwith his feet & soles were made strong.📜💬📚
8 And springing he stood, & walked; & went in with them into the temple walking, and leaping, and praising God.📜💬📚
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.📜💬📚
10 And they knew him, that it was he which sat for alms at the Specious gate of the temple: and they were exceedingly astonished and aghast at that that had chanced to him.📜💬📚
Peter Speaks in Solomon's Colonnade
11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them unto the porch which is called Salomon's, wondering.📜💬📚
12 But Peter seeing them, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why marvel you at this, or why look you upon us, as though by our power or holiness we have made this man to walk?📜💬📚
13 The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his Son JESUS, whom you indeed delivered & denied before the face of Pilate, he judging him to be released.📜💬📚
14 But you denied the Holy and the Just One, and asked a mankiller to be given unto you.📜💬📚
15 But the Author of life you killed, whom God hath raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.📜💬📚
16 And in the faith of his name, this man whom you see and know, his name hath strengthened; & the faith which is by him, hath given this perfect health in the sight of all you.📜💬📚
17 And now (brethren) I know that you did it through ignorance, as also your princes.📜💬📚
18 But God who foreshewed by the mouth of all the Prophets that his CHRIST should suffer, hath so fulfilled it.📜💬📚
19 Be Penitent therefore & convert, that your sins may be put out.📜💬📚
20 That, when the times shall come of refreshing by the sight of our Lord, and he shall send him that hath been preached unto you JESUS CHRIST.📜💬📚
21 Whom Heaven truly must receive until the times of the restitution of all things, which God spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets from the beginning of the world.📜💬📚
22 Moyses indeed said: That a prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, as my self: him you shall hear according to all things whatsoever he shall speak to you.📜💬📚
23 And it shall be, every soul that shall not hear that Prophet, shall be destroyed out of the people.📜💬📚
24 And all the Prophets from Samuel and afterward that have spoken, told of these days.📜💬📚
25 You are the children of the Prophets and of the Testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.📜💬📚
26 To you first God raising up his Son, hath sent him blessing you: that every one should convert himself from his naughtiness.📜💬📚
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