Acts 3:11-26
Modern English Version
Peter’s Speech at Solomon’s Porch
11 As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the entrance that is called Solomon’s Porch, greatly amazed. 12 When Peter saw it, he answered the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Or why do you stare at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk? 13 The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Son Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him. 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and you killed the Creator of Life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. 16 And His name, by faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. And faith which comes through Him has given him perfect health in your presence.
17 “Now brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God foretold through all the prophets, that His Christ should suffer, He thus fulfilled. 19 Therefore repent and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send the One who previously was preached to you, Jesus Christ, 21 whom the heavens must receive until the time of restoring what God spoke through all His holy prophets since the world began. 22 For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall hear whatever He may say to you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that prophet shall be utterly eliminated from the people.’[a]
24 “Indeed, all the prophets since Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’[b] 26 God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you from your iniquities.”
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Acts 3:11-26
Lexham English Bible
Peter’s Sermon in Solomon’s Portico
11 And while[a] he was holding fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s, utterly astonished. 12 And when he[b] saw it,[c] Peter replied to the people, “Men and Israelites, why are you astonished at this? Or why are you staring at us, as if by our own power or godliness we have made him walk? 13 The God of Abraham and of Isaac[d] and of Jacob,[e] the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, after[f] he had decided to release him.[g] 14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and demanded that a man—a murderer—be granted to you. 15 And you killed the originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses! 16 And on the basis of faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know, and the faith that is through him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all. 17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also. 18 But the things which God foretold through the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ[h] would suffer, he has fulfilled in this way. 19 Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be blotted out, 20 so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and he may send the Christ[i] appointed for you—Jesus, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of the restoration of all things, about which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times. 22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God[j] will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You will listen to him in everything that he says to you.[k] 23 And it will be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet will be destroyed utterly from the people.’[l] 24 And indeed, all the prophets from Samuel and all those who followed him[m] have spoken about and proclaimed these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God ordained with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’[n] 26 God, after he[o] had raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each of you back from your wickedness!”
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- Acts 3:11 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was holding fast to”)
- Acts 3:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 3:12 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 3:13 Some manuscripts have “the God of Isaac”
- Acts 3:13 Some manuscripts have “the God of Jacob”
- Acts 3:13 Or “although”; this genitive absolute construction can be understood as either temporal “after” or concessive “although”
- Acts 3:13 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 3:18 Or “Messiah”
- Acts 3:20 Or “Messiah”
- Acts 3:22 Some manuscripts have “The Lord your God”
- Acts 3:22 A quotation from Deut 18:15
- Acts 3:23 A quotation from Deut 18:19 and Lev 23:29
- Acts 3:24 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 3:25 A quotation from Gen 22:18
- Acts 3:26 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had raised up”) which is understood as temporal
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