World English Bible, British Edition
Acts • Chapter 3
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Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth
hour.
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A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom
they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those
who entered into the temple.
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Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive
gifts for the needy.
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Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”
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He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
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But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give
you. In the name of Yashua (Jesus) Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
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He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet
and his ankle bones received strength.
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Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the
temple, walking, leaping, and praising God (Elohim).
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All the people saw him walking and praising God (Elohim).
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They recognised him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts
for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what
had happened to him.
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As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people
ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
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When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel,
why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness
we had made him walk?
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The God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God (Elohim) of our fathers, has glorified
his Servant Yashua (Jesus), whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined
to release him.
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But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to
be granted to you,
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and killed the Prince of life, whom God (Elohim) raised from the dead, to which
we are witnesses.
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By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see
and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of
you all.
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“Now, brothers,
I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
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But the things which God (Elohim) announced by the mouth of all his prophets,
that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
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“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted
out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
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and that he may send Christ Yashua (Jesus), who was ordained for you before,
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whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things,
which God (Elohim) spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
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For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God (Elohim) will raise up a
prophet for you from amongst your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he
says to you.
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It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will
be utterly destroyed from amongst the people.’
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Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after,
as many as have spoken, also told of these days.
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You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God (Elohim)
made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your
offspring.’
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God (Elohim), having raised up his servant Yashua (Jesus), sent him to you first to bless
you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”