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.’
24 Yes, and aall the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also1 foretold these days.
25 aYou are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, b‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
26 To you afirst, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, bin turning away every one of you from your iniquities.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for Acts 3:12.
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