12 When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Or why do you stare at us, as though we had made him walk by our own power or godliness? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers,(A) has glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate,(B) when he had decided to release Him. 14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One(C) and asked to have a murderer given to you.(D) 15 You killed the source[a] of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this.(E) 16 By faith in His name, His name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Him has given him this perfect health in front of all of you.

17 “And now, brothers, I know that you did it in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.(F) 18 But what God predicted through the mouth of all the prophets—that His Messiah would suffer—He has fulfilled(G) in this way. 19 Therefore repent(H) and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,(I) that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,[b] 20 and that He may send Jesus, who has been appointed(J) for you as the Messiah. 21 Heaven must welcome[c] Him until the times of the restoration of all things, which God spoke about by the mouth of His holy prophets from the beginning.(K) 22 Moses said:[d]

The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He will say to you. 23 And everyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from the people.(L)[e]

24 “In addition, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, have also announced these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.(M)[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 3:15 Or the Prince, or the Ruler
  2. Acts 3:19 Some editors or translators put that seasons . . . the Lord in v. 20
  3. Acts 3:21 Or receive, or retain
  4. Acts 3:22 Other mss add to the fathers
  5. Acts 3:23 Dt 18:15-19
  6. Acts 3:25 Gn 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4

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.

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.

16 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.

18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

19 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.

20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

21 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.

23 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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