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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. |
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Asked
an alms That is, for a gift of money. He did not realize the
potential of Peter and John's God. |
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.
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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. |
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Look
on us They wanted his attention.
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Silver
and gold have I none A story is told about Church father, Thomas
Acquinas, who met Innocent IV who had a large sum of money on the table
in front of him. The pope exclaimed, "You see, Thomas, that the Church
cannot now say that the primitive Church could, 'Silver and gold have I
none.'" "Yes, Holy Father," but neither can she say as did Peter to a crippled
man, 'Rise up and walk.'"
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Leaping
up stood, and walked Anyone who has practiced physical therapy
knows that people who have not used their limbs for a while must learn
to walk slowly. The miracle was great because all knew the man had been
crippled from birth. And greater because he began immediately to walk and
jump! |
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. |
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¶ 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?
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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