1 Pedro e João subiam ao templo para a oração da hora nona.

2 Era levado um homem, coxo de nascença, o qual punham cada dia à porta do templo, chamada Formosa, para pedir esmola aos que entravam.

3 Este, vendo a Pedro e a João, que iam entrar no templo, implorava-lhes que lhe dessem uma esmola.

4 Pedro, fitando os olhos nele, juntamente com João, disse: Olha para nós.

5 Ele, esperando receber deles alguma coisa, olhava-os com atenção.

6 Mas Pedro disse: Não tenho prata nem ouro, mas o que tenho, isso te dou; em nome de Jesus Cristo o Nazareno, anda.

7 Tomando-o pela mão direita, o levantou; logo os seus pés e artelhos se firmaram

8 e, dando um salto, pôs-se em pé, e começou a andar; e entrou com eles no templo, andando, saltando e louvando a Deus.

9 Todo o povo, vendo-o andar e louvar a Deus,

10 e reconhecendo ser este o homem que se assentava a esmolar à Porta Formosa do templo, ficaram cheios de admiração e pasmo, pelo que lhe acontecera.

11 Segurando-se ele a Pedro e a João, todo o povo atônito acorreu para eles no pórtico chamado de Salomão.

12 Pedro, vendo isto, disse ao povo: Israelitas, por que vos maravilhais deste homem, ou por que fitais os olhos em nós, como se por nosso poder ou piedade o tivéssemos feito andar?

13 O Deus de Abraão, de Isaque e de Jacó, o Deus de nossos pais, glorificou a seu Servo Jesus, a quem vós entregastes e negastes perante Pilatos, quando este havia resolvido soltá-lo;

14 mas vós negastes o Santo e Justo, e pedistes que se vos desse um homicida,

15 e matastes o Autor da vida, a quem Deus ressuscitou dentre os mortos, do que nós somos testemunhas.

16 Pela fé em seu nome, fortaleceu o seu nome a este homem, a quem vedes e conheceis; sim, a fé, que vem por meio de Jesus, deu a este saúde perfeita na presença de todos vós.

17 Agora, irmãos, eu sei que o fizestes por ignorância, como também as vossas autoridades;

18 mas Deus assim cumpriu o que já dantes anunciara por boca de todos os profetas que o seu Cristo havia de padecer.

19 Arrependei-vos, pois, e convertei-vos, para serem apagados os vossos pecados, de sorte que da presença do Senhor venham tempos de refrigério,

20 e que envie aquele que já vos foi indicado, Jesus o Cristo,

21 ao qual é necessário que o céu receba até os tempos da restauração de todas as coisas, de que Deus falou por boca dos seus santos profetas de outrora.

22 Moisés, na verdade, disse: O Senhor Deus vos suscitará dentre vossos irmãos um profeta semelhante a mim; a ele ouvireis em tudo quanto vos disser.

23 Acontecerá que toda a alma que não ouvir a esse profeta, será exterminada do meio do povo.

24 Igualmente todos os profetas desde Samuel e os que sucederam, quantos falaram, anunciaram também estes dias.

25 Vós sois os filhos dos profetas e da aliança que Deus estabeleceu com vossos pais, dizendo a Abraão: Na tua descendência serão abençoadas todas as famílias da terra.

26 Deus suscitou ao seu Servo, e a vós primeiramente vo-lo enviou para vos abençoar, apartando a cada um de vós das suas iniqüidades.

1 Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 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. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy. 4 Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, "Look at us." 5 He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!" 7 He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength. 8 Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God. 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God. 10 They recognized 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. 11 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.

12 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? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him. 14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses. 16 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.

17 "Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.

19 "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, 20 and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets. 22 For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you. 23 It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ 24 Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days. 25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’ 26 God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness."