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Acts 3:12
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10 Then they knew that it was he who asat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.  

Preaching in Solomon’s Portico

11 Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch awhich is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed.  
12 So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
13 aThe God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, bglorified His Servant Jesus, whom you cdelivered up and ddenied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.  
14 But you denied athe Holy One band the Just, and casked for a murderer to be granted to you,  
15 and killed the Prince of life, awhom God raised from the dead, bof which we are witnesses.  
16 aAnd His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.  
17 “Yet now, brethren, I know that ayou did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers.  
18 But athose things which God foretold bby the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.  
19 aRepent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,  
20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was2 preached to you before,  
21 awhom heaven must receive until the times of brestoration of all things, cwhich God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since1 the world began.  
22 For Moses truly said to the fathers, a‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.  
23 And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
Verse Comparison: Acts 3:12

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American Standard Version
And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk?

Amplified® Bible
And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, You men of Israel, why are you so surprised {and} wondering at this? Why do you keep staring at us, as though by our [own individual] power {or} [active] piety we had made this man [able] to walk?

Contemporary English Version
Peter saw that a crowd had gathered, and he said: Friends, why are you surprised at what has happened? Why are you staring at us? Do you think we have some power of our own? Do you think we were able to make this man walk because we are so religious?

Darby English Version
And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?

Good News Bible
When Peter saw the people, he said to them, "Fellow Israelites, why are you surprised at this, and why do you stare at us? Do you think that it was by means of our own power or godliness that we made this man walk?

International Standard Version
When Peter saw this, he said to the people: "Fellow Israelites, why are you wondering about this, and why are you staring at us as if by our own power or godliness we made him walk?

King James Version
And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

New American Standard Bible
But when Peter saw {this,} he replied to the people, "Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?

New International Version
When Peter saw this, he said to them: "Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

New King James Version
So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, "Men of Israel, why do you express amazement at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?

Young's Literal Translation
and Peter having seen, answered unto the people, `Men, Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on us why look ye so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?


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