Acts 3
Evangelical Heritage Version
Peter Heals a Lame Man
3 Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour,[a] an hour of prayer. 2 A certain man who was lame from birth was carried there every day and placed at the temple gate, which is called Beautiful, so that he could beg for donations from those entering the temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked them for a donation.
4 Peter looked directly at him, as did John. Peter said, “Look at us.” 5 So the man paid close attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6 But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have I will give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!” 7 Peter took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. 8 Jumping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered the temple courts with them, walking, jumping, and praising God.
9 All the people saw him walking and praising God. 10 They recognized him as the one who used to sit begging for money at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 11 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people came running toward them in utter amazement in the area called Solomon’s Colonnade.
12 When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why are you staring at us, as if by our own power or godliness we have made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,[b] the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and disowned in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him. 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you. 15 You killed the Author[c] of Life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 And on the basis of faith in his name, it is the name of Jesus that has strengthened this man, whom you see and know. This faith that comes through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.
17 “Now brothers,[d] I know that you acted in ignorance, just like your leaders. 18 But in this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through the mouth of all the prophets: that his Christ would suffer. 19 Therefore repent and return to have your sins wiped out, 20 so that refreshing times may come from the presence of the Lord and that he may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you. 21 He must receive heaven[e] until the times when everything will be restored, as God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
22 “Moses said to the fathers:[f]
The Lord your[g] God will raise up for you a Prophet from your brothers who is like me. Listen to everything he tells you. 23 And this is what will happen: Every person who does not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from the people.[h]
24 “Also, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have talked about these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with our[i] fathers when he said to Abraham:
In your seed[j] all the families of the earth will be blessed.[k]
26 “God raised up his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you away from your wicked ways.”
Footnotes
- Acts 3:1 3 pm
- Acts 3:13 Some witnesses to the text read the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
- Acts 3:15 Or Prince
- Acts 3:17 When context indicates it, the Greek word for brothers may refer to all fellow believers, male and female. In this case, it seems to refer to fellow Jews.
- Acts 3:21 Or Heaven must receive him.
- Acts 3:22 Some witnesses to the text omit to the fathers.
- Acts 3:22 Some witnesses to the text read our.
- Acts 3:23 Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19
- Acts 3:25 Some witnesses to the text read your.
- Acts 3:25 Or descendant. The literal seed is retained in the translation to help readers trace the line of the promised Savior from Eve through Abraham and David to Jesus, the promised Seed of the Woman.
- Acts 3:25 Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 28:14
Hechos 3
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Curación de un cojo
3 Cierto día Pedro y Juan(A) subían al templo a la hora novena[a], la hora de la oración(B). 2 Y había un hombre, cojo desde su nacimiento[b](C), al que llevaban y ponían diariamente a la puerta(D) del templo llamada la Hermosa, para que pidiera limosna(E) a los que entraban al templo. 3 Este, viendo a Pedro y a Juan(F) que iban a entrar al templo, les pedía limosna. 4 Entonces Pedro, junto con Juan, fijando su vista(G) en él, le dijo: «¡Míranos!».
5 Él los miró atentamente[c], esperando recibir algo de ellos. 6 Pero Pedro le dijo: «No tengo plata ni oro, pero lo que tengo te doy: en el nombre de Jesucristo el Nazareno(H), ¡anda[d]!».
7 Y tomándolo de la mano derecha, lo levantó; al instante sus pies y tobillos cobraron fuerza, 8 y de un salto se puso en pie y andaba(I). Entró al templo con ellos caminando, saltando y alabando a Dios.
9 Todo el pueblo lo vio andar y alabar a Dios(J), 10 y reconocieron que era el mismo que se sentaba a la puerta del templo, la Hermosa, a pedir limosna(K), y se llenaron de asombro y admiración por lo que le había sucedido.
Segundo sermón de Pedro
11 Estando el que era cojo aferrado a Pedro y a Juan(L), todo el pueblo, lleno de asombro, corrió al pórtico llamado de Salomón(M), donde ellos estaban. 12 Al ver esto, Pedro dijo al pueblo: «Hombres de Israel, ¿por qué se maravillan de esto, o por qué nos miran así, como si por nuestro propio poder o piedad le hubiéramos hecho andar? 13 El Dios de Abraham, de Isaac y de Jacob(N), el Dios de nuestros padres(O), ha glorificado a Su Siervo[e] Jesús(P), al que ustedes entregaron(Q) y repudiaron en presencia de Pilato(R), cuando este había resuelto poner a Jesús en libertad(S). 14 Pero ustedes repudiaron al Santo y Justo(T), y pidieron que se les concediera un asesino(U), 15 y dieron muerte al Autor[f](V) de la vida, al que Dios resucitó de entre los muertos(W), de lo cual nosotros somos testigos(X).
16 »Por la fe en Su nombre(Y), es el nombre de Jesús[g] lo que ha fortalecido a este hombre a quien ven y conocen. La fe que viene por medio de Jesús, le ha dado a este esta perfecta sanidad en presencia de todos ustedes. 17 Y ahora, hermanos, yo sé que obraron por ignorancia(Z), lo mismo que sus gobernantes(AA). 18 Pero Dios ha cumplido así lo que anunció de antemano(AB) por boca de todos los profetas: que Su Cristo[h] debía padecer(AC).
19 »Por tanto, arrepiéntanse(AD) y conviértanse, para que sus pecados sean borrados, a fin de que tiempos de alivio vengan de la presencia del Señor(AE), 20 y Él envíe a Jesús, el Cristo designado de antemano para ustedes. 21 A Él el cielo debe recibir[i](AF) hasta el día[j] de la restauración de todas las cosas(AG), acerca de lo cual Dios habló por boca de Sus santos profetas desde tiempos antiguos(AH). 22 Moisés dijo: “El Señor Dios les levantará a ustedes un profeta como yo[k] de entre sus hermanos; a Él prestarán atención en todo cuanto les diga(AI). 23 Y sucederá que todo el que[l](AJ) no preste atención a aquel profeta, será totalmente destruido de entre el pueblo”. 24 Asimismo todos los profetas(AK) que han hablado desde Samuel y sus sucesores en adelante, también anunciaron estos días.
25 »Ustedes son los hijos de los profetas(AL) y del pacto que Dios hizo[m] con sus padres(AM), al decir a Abraham: “Y en tu simiente serán benditas todas las familias de la tierra(AN)”. 26 Para ustedes en primer lugar(AO), Dios, habiendo resucitado(AP) a Su Siervo[n], lo ha enviado(AQ) para que los bendiga, a fin de apartar a cada uno de ustedes de sus iniquidades».
Footnotes
- 3:1 I.e. 3 p.m.
- 3:2 Lit. el vientre de su madre.
- 3:5 Lit. les ponía atención.
- 3:6 Algunos mss. dicen: levántate y anda.
- 3:13 O Hijo.
- 3:15 O Príncipe.
- 3:16 Lit. su nombre.
- 3:18 O el Mesías, el Ungido.
- 3:21 O retener.
- 3:21 Lit. los tiempos.
- 3:22 O como me levantó a mí.
- 3:23 Lit. toda alma que.
- 3:25 Lit. pactó.
- 3:26 O Hijo.
Acts 3
New King James Version
A Lame Man Healed
3 Now Peter and John went up together (A)to the temple at the hour of prayer, (B)the ninth hour. 2 And (C)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, (D)to [a]ask alms from those who entered the temple; 3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. 4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” 5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. 6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: (E)In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” 7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 So he, (F)leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. 9 (G)And all the people saw him walking and praising God. 10 Then they knew that it was he who (H)sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Preaching in Solomon’s Portico
11 Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch (I)which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed. 12 So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 (J)The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, (K)glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you (L)delivered up and (M)denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. 14 But you denied (N)the Holy One (O)and the Just, and (P)asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and killed the [b]Prince of life, (Q)whom God raised from the dead, (R)of which we are witnesses. 16 (S)And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17 “Yet now, brethren, I know that (T)you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But (U)those things which God foretold (V)by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. 19 (W)Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send [c]Jesus Christ, who was [d]preached to you before, 21 (X)whom heaven must receive until the times of (Y)restoration of all things, (Z)which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since [e]the world began. 22 For Moses truly said to the fathers, (AA)‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ 24 Yes, and (AB)all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also [f]foretold these days. 25 (AC)You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, (AD)‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ 26 To you (AE)first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, (AF)in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.”
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