Nov 13 - Acts 3-4
Acts
1Now Peter and John went up to the temple at the ninth hour of prayer2And a certain man, who was lame from his mother’s womb, was being carried in. They would lay him every day at the gate of the temple, which is called the Beautiful, so that he might request alms from those entering into the temple3And this man, when he had seen Peter and John beginning to enter the temple, was begging, so that he might receive alms4Then Peter and John, gazing at him, said, "Look at us.5And he looked intently at them, hoping that he might receive something from them6But Peter said: "Silver and gold is not mine. But what I have, I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.7And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his legs and feet were strengthened8And leaping up, he stood and walked around. And he entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God9And all the people saw him walking and praising God10And they recognized him, that he was the same one who was sitting for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with awe and amazement at what had happened to him11Then, as he held on to Peter and John, all the people ran to them at the portico, which is called Solomon’s, in astonishment12But Peter, seeing this, responded to the people: "Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this? Or why do you stare at us, as if it were by our own strength or power that we caused this man to walk13The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you, indeed, handed over and denied before the face of Pilate, when he was giving judgment to release him14Then you denied the Holy and Just One, and petitioned for a murderous man to be given to you15Truly, it was the Author of Life whom you put to death, whom God raised from the dead, to whom we are witnesses16And by faith in his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, has confirmed his name. And faith through him has given this man complete health in the sight of you all17And now, brothers, I know that you did this through ignorance, just as your leaders also did18But in this way God has fulfilled the things that he announced beforehand through the mouth of all the Prophets: that his Christ would suffer19Therefore, repent and be converted, so that your sins may be wiped away20And then, when the time of consolation will have arrived from the presence of the Lord, he will send the One who was foretold to you, Jesus Christ21whom heaven certainly must take up, until the time of the restoration of all things, which God has spoken of by the mouth of his holy prophets, from ages past22Indeed, Moses said: ‘For the Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet for you from your brothers, one like me; the same shall you listen to according to everything whatsoever that he shall speak to you23And this shall be: every soul who will not listen to that Prophet shall be exterminated from the people.24And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and thereafter, have announced these days25You are sons of the prophets and of the testament which God has appointed for our fathers, saying to Abraham: ‘And by your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.26God raised up his Son and sent him first to you, to bless you, so that each one may turn himself away from his wickedness.
1But while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the magistrate of the temple and the Sadducees overwhelmed them2being grieved that they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection from the dead3And they laid hands on them, and they placed them under guard until the next day. For it was now evening4But many of those who had heard the word believed. And the number of men became five thousand5And it happened on the next day that their leaders and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem6including Annas, the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the priestly family7And stationing them in the middle, they questioned them: "By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Leaders of the people and elders, listen9If we today are judged by a good deed done to an infirm man, by which he has been made whole10let it be known to all of you and to all of the people of Israel, that in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God has raised from the dead, by him, this man stands before you, healthy11He is the stone, which was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner12And there is no salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, by which it is necessary for us to be saved.13Then, seeing the constancy of Peter and John, having verified that they were men without letters or learning, they wondered. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus14Also, seeing the man who had been cured standing with them, they were unable to say anything to contradict them15But they ordered them to withdraw outside, away from the council, and they conferred among themselves16saying: "What shall we do to these men? For certainly a public sign has been done through them, before all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It is manifest, and we cannot deny it17But lest it spread further among the people, let us threaten them not to speak anymore in this name to any man.18And calling them in, they warned them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus19Yet truly, Peter and John said in response to them: "Judge whether it is just in the sight of God to listen to you, rather than to God20For we are unable to refrain from speaking the things that we have seen and heard.21But they, threatening them, sent them away, having not found a way that they might punish them because of the people. For all were glorifying the things that had been done in these events22For the man in whom this sign of a cure had been accomplished was more than forty years old23Then, having been released, they went to their own, and they reported in full what the leaders of the priests and the elders had said to them24And when they had heard it, with one accord, they lifted up their voice to God, and they said: "Lord, you are the One who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them25who, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said: ‘Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense26The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ.27For truly Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, joined together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointe28to do what your hand and your counsel had decreed would be done29And now, O Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants that they may speak your word with all confidence30by extending your hand in cures and signs and miracles, to be done through the name of your holy Son, Jesus.31And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered was moved. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. And they were speaking the Word of God with confidence32Then the multitude of believers were of one heart and one soul. Neither did anyone say that any of the things that he possessed were his own, but all things were common to them33And with great power, the Apostles were rendering testimony to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord. And great grace was in them all34And neither was anyone among them in need. For as many as were owners of fields or houses, selling these, were bringing the proceeds of the things that they were selling35and were placing it before the feet of the Apostles. Then it was divided to each one, just as he had need36Now Joseph, who the Apostles surnamed Barnabas (which is translated as ‘son of consolation’), who was a Levite of Cyprian descent37since he had land, he sold it, and he brought the proceeds and placed these at the feet of the Apostles