A Lame Beggar Is Healed
1 One day Peter and John went to the Temple at three o'clock in the afternoon, the hour for prayer. 2 There at the Beautiful Gate, as it was called, was a man who had been lame all his life. Every day he was carried to the gate to beg for money from the people who were going into the Temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them to give him something. 4 They looked straight at him, and Peter said, “Look at us!” 5 So he looked at them, expecting to get something from them. 6 But Peter said to him, “I have no money at all, but I give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I order you to get up and walk!” 7 Then he took him by his right hand and helped him up. At once the man's feet and ankles became strong; 8 he jumped up, stood on his feet, and started walking around. Then he went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God. 9 The people there saw him walking and praising God, 10 and when they recognized him as the beggar who had sat at the Beautiful Gate, they were all surprised and amazed at what had happened to him.
Peter's Message in the Temple
11 As the man held on to Peter and John in Solomon's Porch, as it was called, the people were amazed and ran to them. 12 When Peter saw the people, he said to them, “Fellow Israelites, why are you surprised at this, and why do you stare at us? Do you think that it was by means of our own power or godliness that we made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But you handed him over to the authorities, and you rejected him in Pilate's presence, even after Pilate had decided to set him free. 14 He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you asked Pilate to do you the favor of turning loose a murderer. 15 You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from death—and we are witnesses to this. 16 It was the power of his name that gave strength to this lame man. What you see and know was done by faith in his name; it was faith in Jesus that has made him well, as you can all see.
17 “And now, my friends, I know that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance. 18 God announced long ago through all the prophets that his Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this way. 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do, 20 times of spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he will send Jesus, who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you. 21 He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets of long ago. 22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will send you a prophet, just as he sent me, and he will be one of your own people. You are to obey everything that he tells you to do. 23 Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be separated from God's people and destroyed.’ 24 And all the prophets who had a message, including Samuel and those who came after him, also announced what has been happening these days. 25 The promises of God through his prophets are for you, and you share in the covenant which God made with your ancestors. As he said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants I will bless all the people on earth.’ 26 And so God chose his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways.”
Kroplā vīra dziedināšana
1 Pēteris un Jānis gāja uz templi ap lūgšanas stundu, tas ir, devīto. 2 Tobrīd tika nests kāds vīrs, kas bija kropls jau no mātes miesām. Viņu ik dienas nolika pie tempļa durvīm, sauktām par Krāšņajām, lai viņš lūgtu dāvanas no ienācējiem templī. 3 Viņš, ieraudzījis Pēteri un Jāni, kas gāja iekšā templī, lūdza žēlsirdības dāvanu. 4 Bet Pēteris, viņu cieši uzlūkojis, sacīja reizē ar Jāni: “Paskaties uz mums.” 5 Un tas uzlūkoja viņus, cerēdams kaut ko no viņiem saņemt. 6 Tad Pēteris sacīja: “Zelta un sudraba man nav, bet es tev došu to, kas man ir: Nācarieša, Jēzus Kristus, vārdā – celies un staigā!” 7 Viņš satvēra to pie labās rokas un piecēla; un tūlīt pēdas un locītavas tam kļuva stingras, 8 viņš pielēca kājās un sāka staigāt un kopā ar viņiem iegāja templī, staigādams, lēkādams un slavēdams Dievu. 9 Visa tauta redzēja viņu staigājam un slavējam Dievu 10 un pazina viņu – to, kurš, žēlsirdības dāvanu lūgdams, sēdēja pie tempļa Krāšņajām durvīm. Viņi izbijās un bija apjukuši par to, kas ar viņu bija noticis.
Pētera runa Sālamana kolonādē
11 Tā kā viņš turējās kopā ar Pēteri un Jāni, visi ļaudis pārsteigti saskrēja pie viņiem tā sauktajā Sālamana kolonādē. 12 To ieraudzījis, Pēteris sacīja ļaudīm: “Israēlieši, ko jūs brīnāties par to? Kādēļ jūs tā skatāties uz mums, it kā mēs paši ar savu spēku vai dievbijību būtu panākuši, ka viņš staigā? 13 Ābrahāma, Īzaka un Jēkaba Dievs, mūsu tēvu Dievs, cēla godā savu kalpu Jēzu, kuru jūs nodevāt un noliedzāt Pilāta priekšā, kas bija nolēmis viņu atlaist. 14 Jūs noliedzāt Svēto un Taisno un izlūdzāties apžēlot slepkavu. 15 Jūs nogalinājāt dzīvības Valdnieku, kuru Dievs ir uzmodinājis no mirušajiem, – mēs esam tam liecinieki. 16 Viņš ticēja Jēzus vārdam, un viņa vārds šo vīru, kuru jūs redzat un pazīstat, ir darījis veselu. Ticība, kas nāk caur Jēzu, viņu dziedināja jūsu visu priekšā. 17 Un tagad, brāļi, es zinu, ka jūs tā rīkojāties pret Jēzu aiz neziņas, tāpat kā jūsu vadoņi. 18 Bet Dievs piepildīja to, ko iepriekš bija sludinājis caur visu praviešu muti – ka viņa Svaidītajam būs jācieš. 19 Tādēļ nožēlojiet grēkus un atgriezieties, lai jūsu grēki jums tiktu izdeldēti; 20 lai no Kunga vaiga nāk atspirgšanas laiki un lai viņš sūta jums jau iepriekš izredzēto Kristu Jēzu, 21 kuram ir jāpaliek debesīs uzņemtam, līdz viss būs atjaunots, par ko Dievs jau runājis caur svētajo muti kopš savu praviešu laikiem. 22 Mozus sacīja: Kungs Dievs iecels jums pravieti no jūsu brāļiem tāpat kā mani, viņu jums būs klausīt visās lietās, ko viņš jums runās. 23 Un būs tā, ka ikviena dvēsele, kas pravieti neklausīs, tiks iznīdēta no šīs tautas. – 24 Visi pravieši no Samuēla un arī tie, kas runājuši pēc tam, – visi ir šīs dienas pasludinājuši. 25 Jūs esat praviešu un tās derības dēli, kuru Dievs noslēdza ar jūsu tēviem, sacīdams uz Ābrahāmu: caur taviem pēcnācējiem tiks svētītas visas ciltis virs zemes. – 26 Dievs, uzmodinājis no mirušajiem savu Kalpu, vispirms to sūtīja jums, lai tas jūs svētītu, ka ikviens atgriežas no savas samaitātības.”
