Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

3 One day at three o'clock, Peter and John went to the temple to talk with God.

² There was a man who had been born lame. He was carried and was laid at the gate of the temple every day. The gate was called Beautiful. He was brought there to beg. He asked for money from the people who went into the temple.

³ This man saw Peter and John ready to go into the temple. He begged them to give him something.

⁴ Peter and John looked at him. Peter said, `Look at us.'

⁵ The man looked at them. He thought they would give him something.

⁶ Then Peter said, `I have no money. But I will give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!'

⁷ He took the man's right hand and raised him up. Right away his feet and ankles became strong.

⁸ He jumped to his feet and walked into the temple with them. He was so happy he jumped around and praised God.

⁹ All the people saw him walking and praising God.

¹⁰ And they knew that this was the man who sat begging at the temple gate which was called Beautiful. They were very much surprised at what had happened to him. They could hardly believe it.

²⁴ They started to quarrel among themselves about which of them was the greatest person.

²⁵ Jesus said to them, `The kings of countries make their people obey them. Those who rule give themselves a good name.

²⁶ But it must not be so among you. The one who is greatest among you must be like the most unimportant. And the leader must be like one who helps others.

²⁷ Which man is greater, the man who sits at the table or the man who helps him? Is it not the man who sits at the table? But I am like the man who helps you.

²⁸ `You have stayed with me through my troubles.

²⁹ My Father made me a ruler, and now I make you rulers.

³⁰ You will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. You will sit on chief chairs or thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.'