New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, at three o'clock in the afternoon.
1
Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;
2 And a man lame from birth was being carried in. People would lay him daily at the gate of the temple called the Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms from those entering the temple.
2
And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;
3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked them for alms.
3
He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them.
4 Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said, "Look at us."
4
And Peter, looking at him, with John, said, Keep your eyes on us.
5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.
5
And he gave attention to them, hoping to get something from them.
6 But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I have I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk."
6
But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up on your feet.
7 And he took him by the right hand and raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
7
And he took him by his right hand, lifting him up; and straight away his feet and the bones of his legs became strong,
8 Jumping up, he stood and began to walk, and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
8
And, jumping up, he got on to his feet and went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and giving praise to God.
9 All the people saw him walking and praising God,
9
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
10 and they recognized him as the one who used to sit and ask for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
10
And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.
11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's Portico, utterly astonished.
11
And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder.
12 When Peter saw it, he addressed the people, "You Israelites, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk?
12
And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?
13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him.
13
The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.
14 But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you,
14
But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,
15 and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.
15
And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
16 And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.
16
And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.
17 "And now, friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
17
And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.
18 In this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer.
18
But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.
19 Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out,
19
So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;
20 so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Messiah appointed for you, that is, Jesus,
20
And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:
21 who must remain in heaven until the time of universal restoration that God announced long ago through his holy prophets.
21
Who is to be kept in heaven till the time when all things are put right, of which God has given word by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been from the earliest times.
22 Moses said, "The Lord your God will raise up for you from your own people a prophet like me. You must listen to whatever he tells you.
22
For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you.
23 And it will be that everyone who does not listen to that prophet will be utterly rooted out of the people.'
23
And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off from among the people.
24 And all the prophets, as many as have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, also predicted these days.
24
And all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after, every one of them, gave word of these days.
25 You are the descendants of the prophets and of the covenant that God gave to your ancestors, saying to Abraham, "And in your descendants all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'
25
You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, Through your seed a blessing will come on all the families of the earth.
26 When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."
26
To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Bible in Basic English is in the public domain.