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          DASV: Acts 3    

1 Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour
of prayer, at three o'clock in the afternoon.
2 A man lame from birth was carried, who they laid daily at the
gate of the temple called the Beautiful Gate, to beg for money
from those who entered into the temple.
3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he
asked them for a donation.
4 Peter stared directly at him, as did John, and said, "Look
at us."
5 So he paid attention to them, expecting to receive something
from them.
6 But Peter said, "I don't have any silver or gold; but what I
have, I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
get up and walk."
7 Then Peter took him by the right hand, and pulled him up.
Immediately his feet and his ankles became strong.
8 Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered into the
temple with them, walking, leaping and praising God.
9 All the people saw him walking and praising God.
10 They recognized him, that he was the one who sat begging for
donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled
with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

11 As he clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together
to them in the portico called Solomon's Portico, absolutely
astonished.
12 When Peter saw it, he addressed the people, "Men of Israel,
why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us, as though we,
by our own power or godliness, made him walk?
13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our forefathers,
has glorified his servant Jesus; whom you handed over and
rejected before Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
14 But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One, and asked
instead for a murderer to be released to you.
15 You killed the author of life; whom God raised from the dead.
We are witnesses of it.
16 By faith in his name, just as his name has made this man strong,
whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through Jesus has
given him this total healing in the presence of all of you.
17 Now, brothers, I know that you did it in ignorance, as your
rulers did also.
18 But the things which God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets,
that his Messiah would suffer, he has fulfilled.
19 Therefore repent and turn back to God so that your sins may
be blotted out. Then times of refreshment may come from the
presence of the Lord,
20 and so that he may send the Messiah who has been appointed
for you, even Jesus.
21 He must remain in heaven until the time of the restoration
of all things, which God announced through the mouth of His
holy prophets long ago.
22 Moses indeed said, 'A prophet will the Lord God raise up
for you from among your brothers, like me. You must listen
to everything he tells you.
23 Anyone who does not listen to that prophet, will be totally
destroyed from among the people.'
24 All the prophets from Samuel and those who spoke after him,
predicted these days.
25 You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant God
made with your forefathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your
descendants all the families of the earth will be blessed.'
26 God raised up his servant and sent him to bless you first,
by turning every one of you from your wicked ways."

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