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Good News Translation GNT
1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
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One day Peter and John went to the Temple at three o'clock in the afternoon, the hour for prayer.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
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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 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
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When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them to give him something.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
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They looked straight at him, and Peter said, "Look at us!"
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
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So he looked at them, expecting to get something from them.
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
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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 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
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Then he took him by his right hand and helped him up. At once the man's feet and ankles became strong;
8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
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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 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
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The people there saw him walking and praising God,
10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
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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.
11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
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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 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
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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, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
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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 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
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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 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
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You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from death - and we are witnesses to this.
16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
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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, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
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"And now, my friends, I know that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance.
18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
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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 ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
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Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do,
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
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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 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
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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 truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
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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 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
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Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be separated from God's people and destroyed.'
24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
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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 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
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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 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
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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."
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.