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1 Nowe Peter and Iohn went vp together into the Temple, at the ninth houre of prayer. 2 And a certaine man which was a creeple from his mothers wombe, was caried, whom they layde dayly at the gate of the Temple called Beautifull, to aske almes of them that entred into ye Temple. 3 Who seeing Peter and Iohn, that they would enter into the Temple, desired to receiue an almes. 4 And Peter earnestly beholding him with Iohn, said, Looke on vs. 5 And hee gaue heede vnto them, trusting to receiue some thing of them. 6 Then said Peter, Siluer and gold haue I none, but such as I haue, that giue I thee: In the Name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth, rise vp and walke. 7 And hee tooke him by the right hand, and lift him vp, and immediately his feete and ankle bones receiued strength. 8 And he leaped vp, stoode, and walked, and entred with them into the Temple, walking and leaping, and praysing God. 9 And all the people sawe him walke, and praysing God. 10 And they knewe him, that it was he which sate for the almes at the Beautifull gate of the Temple: and they were amased, and sore astonied at that, which was come vnto him. 11 And as the creeple which was healed, held Peter and Iohn, all the people ranne amased vnto them in the porch which is called Salomons. 12 So when Peter saw it, he answered vnto the people, Ye me of Israel, why marueile ye at this? or why looke ye so stedfastly on vs, as though by our owne power or godlines, we had made this man go? 13 The God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his Sonne Iesus, whom ye betrayed, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had iudged him to be deliuered. 14 But ye denied the Holy one and the Iust, and desired a murtherer to be giuen you, 15 And killed the Lord of life, whome God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses. 16 And his Name hath made this man sound, whom ye see, and know, through faith in his Name: and the faith which is by him, hath giuen to him this perfite health of his whole body in the presence of you all. 17 And now brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your gouernours. 18 But those thinges which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his Prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath thus fulfilled. 19 Amend your liues therefore, and turne, that your sinnes may be put away, whe the time of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. 20 And he shall sende Iesus Christ, which before was preached vnto you, 21 Whome the heauen must containe vntill the time that all thinges be restored, which God had spoken by the mouth of all his holy Prophets since the world began. 22 For Moses said vnto the Fathers, The Lord your God shall raise vp vnto you a Prophet, euen of your brethren, like vnto me: ye shall heare him in all things, whatsoeuer he shall say vnto you. 23 For it shalbe that euery person which shall not heare that Prophet, shall be destroyed out of the people. 24 Also all the Prophets from Samuel, and thencefoorth as many as haue spoken, haue likewise foretolde of these dayes. 25 Ye are the children of the Prophets, and of the couenant, which God hath made vnto our fathers, saying to Abraham, Euen in thy seede shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 First vnto you hath God raysed vp his Sonne Iesus, and him hee hath sent to blesse you, in turning euery one of you from your iniquities.

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)