1 Ühel päeval läksid Peetrus ja Johannes üles templisse palvusele, mida peeti üheksandal tunnil*3:1 Üheksas tund on kell kolm pärastlõunal.. 2 Üks mees, kes oli sünnist saadik halvatud, toodi iga päev templi värava juurde, mida kutsuti Ilusaks, sisenejailt almust paluma. 3 Kui ta nägi Peetrust ja Johannest sisenemas, palus ta neilt almust. 4 Aga Peetrus ja Johannes vaatasid teda üksisilmi. 5 Peetrus ütles talle: „Vaata meie poole." Ja ta pööras neile tähelepanu, lootes neilt midagi saada.

6 Peetrus ütles: „Kulda ja hõbedat mul ei ole, aga mis mul on, selle ma sulle annan – Jeesuse Kristuse, Naatsaretlase nimel, tõuse ja kõnni!" 7 Ta võttis kinni tema paremast käest ja aitas ta üles ja silmapilkselt tehti tema jalad ja pahkluud tugevaks. 8 Ja ta hüppas püsti ja hakkas kõndima. Siis ta läks koos nendega templisse – kõndides, hüpates ja Jumalat kiites. 9 Kui inimesed nägid teda kõndimas ja Jumalat kiitmas, 10 tundsid nad ära temas mehe, kes oli istunud templi Ilusa Värava ees, ja nad olid kohkunud ja imestunud sellest, mis temaga oli sündinud.

11 Kui halvatu, kes oli terveks saanud, hoidis Peetruse ja Johannese lähedale, oli kogu rahvas hämmelduses ja jooksis nende juurde paika, mida kutsuti Saalomoni sammaskäiguks. 12 Kui Peetrus seda nägi, ütles ta neile: „Iisraeli mehed, mispärast see teid üllatab? Miks te vahite meid, justkui meie oleksime omaenda väe või vagadusega selle mehe pannud kõndima? 13 Aabrahami, Iisaki ja Jaakobi Jumal, meie isade Jumal on kirgastanud oma sulast Jeesust. Teie andsite ta ära tapmiseks ja salgasite ta maha Pilaatuse ees, kuigi too oli otsustanud tema vabastada. 14 Teie lükkasite ära Püha ja Õige ning küsisite tema asemel endale mõrtsuka. 15 Teie tapsite Elu Rajaja, kuid Jumal äratas ta üles surnuist ja selle tunnistajad oleme meie. 16 Usu läbi Jeesuse nimesse tehti see mees, keda näete ja teate, tugevaks. Jeesuse nimi ning usk, mis tema läbi tuleb, on andnud talle täieliku tervenemise teie kõigi nähes.

17 Ja nüüd, vennad, ma tean, et te olete seda teinud teadmatusest, just nagu ka teie juhid. 18 Jumal on aga sellega täide saatnud, mida ta on kõigi prohvetite läbi ette kuulutanud, et Messias peab kannatama. 19 Seepärast parandage meelt ja pöörduge Jumala poole, et teie patud kustutataks, nii et Issandalt tuleksid kosumisajad 20 ja ta läkitaks teie jaoks määratud Messia Jeesuse. 21 Tema peab jääma taevasse selle ajani, kui taastatakse kõik, millest Jumal on rääkinud oma pühade prohvetite suu kaudu aegade algusest peale. 22 Sest Mooses on öelnud: „Issand, teie Jumal, tõstab teile Prohveti teie rahva seast, sellise nagu mina. Teda kuulake kõiges, mida ta teile ütleb. 23 Iga hing, kes seda Prohvetit ei kuula, hävitatakse rahva hulgast ära."

24 Tõepoolest, alates Saamuelist on kõik prohvetid, kes on rääkinud, neid päevi ette kuulutanud. 25 Teie olete prohvetite ja selle lepingu pärijad, mille Jumal sõlmis teie isadega, kui ta Aabrahamile ütles: „Sinu järeltulijate läbi õnnistatakse kõiki rahvaid maa peal." 26 Jumal on esmalt teie jaoks oma poja Jeesuse üles äratanud ja teie juurde saatnud teid õnnistama, kui te pöördute oma kurjusest."

1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; 3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. 6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. 11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

12 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? 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; 20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. 24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. 25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.