Acts 3:11–26

Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Portico

^11yWhile he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in ^zthe portico called Solomon’s. ¹²And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? ^13aThe God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, ^bthe God of our fathers, ^cglorified his servant² Jesus, whom ^dyou delivered over and ^edenied in the presence of Pilate, ^fwhen he had decided to release him. ¹⁴But you denied ^gthe Holy and ^hRighteous One, and ⁱasked for a murderer to be granted to you, ¹⁵and you killed ^jthe Author of life, ^kwhom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. ¹⁶And ^lhis name—by ^mfaith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is ⁿthrough Jesus³ has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

¹⁷“And now, brothers, I know that ^oyou acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. ¹⁸But what God ^pforetold ^qby the mouth of all the prophets, that ^rhis Christ would ^ssuffer, he thus fulfilled. ^19tRepent therefore, and ^uturn back, that ^vyour sins may be blotted out, ²⁰that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ ^wappointed for you, Jesus, ^21xwhom heaven must receive until the time for ^yrestoring all the things about which ^zGod spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. ²²Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you ^aa prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen ^bto him in whatever he tells you. ²³And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet ^cshall be destroyed from the people.’ ²⁴And ^dall the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. ^25eYou are the sons of the prophets and of ^fthe covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ^g‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ ^26hGod, ⁱhaving raised up his servant, sent him to you first, ^jto bless you ^kby turning every one of you from your wickedness.”