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homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and
generosity—47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all
the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were
being saved.
Peter Heals a Crippled Beggar
Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three
o’clock prayer service. 2 As they approached the Temple, a man lame from
birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the
one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into
the Temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for
some money.
4 Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!” 5 The
lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. 6 But Peter said, “I
don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name
of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”
7 Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And
as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened.
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He jumped up,stood on his feet,
and began to walk!
Then, walking, leaping,
and praising God,
he went into the Temple with them.
All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God. 10 When they
realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate,
they were absolutely astounded! 11 They all rushed out in amazement to Sol
omon’s Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John.
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Peter Preaches in the Temple
12 Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he
said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had
made this man walk by our own power or godliness? 13 For it is the God of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought
glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you
handed over and rejected before P
ilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release
him. 14 You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release
of a murderer. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the
dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!
16 “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know
how crippled he was before.
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