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1 And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [which is] the ninth [hour]; 2 and a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they placed every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were going into the temple; 3 who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms. 4 And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have, this give I to thee: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean rise up and walk. 7 And having taken hold of him [by] the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong. 8 And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God; 10 and they recognised him, that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. 12 And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk? 13 The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged that he should be let go. 14 But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you; 15 but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof we are witnesses. 16 And, by faith in his name, his name has made this [man] strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all. 17 And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers; 18 but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer. 19 Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from [the] presence of the Lord, 20 and he may send Jesus Christ, who was foreordained for you, 21 whom heaven indeed must receive till [the] times of [the] restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began. 22 Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord your God raise up to you out of your brethren like me: him shall ye hear in everything whatsoever he shall say to you. 23 And it shall be that whatsoever soul shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people. 24 And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after [him], as many as have spoken, have announced also these days. 25 Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 26 To you first God, having raised up his servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one [of you] from your wickedness.

Cross references (24)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Psalm 55:17; Acts 10:3; Acts 4:13; Luke 1:10; Luke 24:53
  2. 2 Acts 14:8; John 9:8; Luke 16:20; Acts 10:31; Luke 18:35
  3. 4 Acts 14:9–10; John 11:40; Luke 4:20; Acts 3:12; John 5:6
  4. 6 Acts 3:16; Acts 10:38; Acts 4:10; Acts 9:34; Acts 16:18
  5. 7 Mark 1:31; Mark 9:27; Acts 9:41; Mark 5:41; Luke 13:13
  6. 8 Acts 14:10; Isaiah 35:6; Psalm 107:20–22; Psalm 103:1–2; Luke 17:15–18
  7. 9 Acts 4:21; Luke 13:17; Acts 4:16; Acts 14:11; Mark 2:11–12
  8. 10 Acts 3:2; John 5:20; Luke 9:43; John 9:3; Acts 2:12
  9. 11 Acts 5:12; John 10:23; Luke 8:38; Luke 22:8; Acts 2:6
  10. 12 2 Corinthians 3:5; John 3:27–28; Acts 14:11–15; Genesis 41:16; Daniel 2:28–30
  11. 13 Matthew 22:32; Acts 7:32; John 19:15; Luke 23:16–23; John 19:12
  12. 14 Mark 1:24; Acts 7:52; 1 Peter 3:18; Acts 4:27; Luke 23:18–19
  13. 15 Acts 2:24; Revelation 21:6; Acts 2:32; 1 Corinthians 15:45; Hebrews 2:10
  14. 16 Matthew 21:21–22; Acts 14:9; Acts 3:6; Mark 16:17–18; Acts 4:10
  15. 17 Luke 23:34; Acts 13:27; John 16:3; 1 Corinthians 2:8; 1 Timothy 1:13
  16. 18 Isaiah 53:1–12; Acts 2:23; Acts 26:22–23; Isaiah 50:6; Zechariah 12:10
  17. 19 Acts 2:38; Isaiah 44:22; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 1:16–20; Matthew 13:15
  18. 20 Revelation 1:7; Luke 19:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:2; Matthew 24:30–36
  19. 21 Romans 8:21; Isaiah 1:26; Acts 1:11; Malachi 4:5–6; Mark 9:11–13
  20. 22 Deuteronomy 18:15–19; Acts 7:37; Galatians 4:4; John 1:17; Hebrews 5:9
  21. 23 Deuteronomy 18:19; John 12:48; Hebrews 10:39; Hebrews 10:28–30; Revelation 20:15
  22. 24 Acts 3:21; Luke 24:27; 1 Samuel 3:20; Psalm 99:6; 1 Samuel 2:18
  23. 25 Genesis 22:18; Galatians 3:8; 1 Chronicles 16:17; Acts 2:39; Romans 9:4–5
  24. 26 Matthew 1:21; Acts 3:22; 1 John 3:5–8; Jude 24; Ezekiel 11:19–20

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary 3:1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles (Homily VIII)

    Everywhere we find these two Apostles in great harmony together. "To him Simon Peter beckoned." (John xiii. 24.) These two also "came together to the sepulchre. (Ib. xx. 3 et seq.) And concerning John, Peter said unto Christ, "And what shall this man do?" (Ib. xxi.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)

  2. Quotes verse 3:15 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book II, Chapter XXI)

    Then, at last, He came on to death itself, that He might be "the first-born from the dead, that in all things He might have the pre-eminence," the Prince of life, existing before all, and going before all.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 3:2–16 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter VII — 25-36)

    … at the gate rose up at Peter's voice, and walked on his feet, so that men marvelled, Peter spoke to them to this effect, that it was not by his own power that he did this, but in the virtue of Him whom they slew. Many pricked in the heart said, "What shall we do?" For they saw themselves bound …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 3:12 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXV)

    The whole people being in amazement, they said, "Why give heed to us, as though by our own power or authority we had made him to walk?" But the Lord, though He spake oftentimes many things modestly, and beneath His own glory, what saith He here, to establish the doctrine of them that were amazed at Him for His authority?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 3:21 Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (The Fourth Theological Oration, Which is the Second Concerning the Son)

    "He must reign," till such and such a time...and "be received by heaven until the time of restitution," and "have the seat at the Right Hand until the overthrow of His enemies." But after this?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)