^3:11While the man²⁸ was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway²⁹ called Solomon’s Portico.³⁰^3:12When Peter saw this, he declared to the people, “Men of Israel,³¹ why are you amazed at this? Why³² do you stare at us as if we had made this man³³ walk by our own power or piety? ^3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,³⁴ the God of our forefathers,³⁵ has glorified³⁶ his servant³⁷ Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected³⁸ in the presence of Pilate after he had decided³⁹ to release him. ^3:14But you rejected⁴⁰ the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you. ^3:15You killed⁴¹ the Originator⁴² of life, whom God raised⁴³ from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!⁴⁴^3:16And on the basis of faith in Jesus’⁴⁵ name,⁴⁶ his very name has made this man—whom you see and know—strong. The⁴⁷ faith that is through Jesus⁴⁸ has given him this complete health in the presence⁴⁹ of you all.

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Footnotes

28 Grk “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
29 Or “portico,” “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.” The translation “covered walkway” (a descriptive translation) was used here because the architectural term “portico” or “colonnade” is less familiar. However, the more technical term “portico” was retained in the actual name that follows.
30 Solomon’s Portico was a covered walkway formed by rows of columns supporting a roof and open on the inner side facing the center of the temple complex. It was located on the east side of the temple (Josephus, 15.11.3–5 [15.391–420], 20.9.7 [20.221]) and was a place of commerce and conversation.
31 Or perhaps “People of Israel,” since this was taking place in Solomon’s Portico and women may have been present. The Greek ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται (andres Israēlitai) used in the plural would normally mean “men, gentlemen” ( ἀνήρ 1.a).
32 Grk “or why.”
33 Grk “him”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
34 The repetition of ὁ θεός (ho theos, “God”) before the names of Isaac and Jacob is found in 𝔓74 א C (A D without article) 36 104 1175 lat. The omission of the second and third ὁ θεός is supported by B E Ψ 33 1739 𝔐 . The other time that Exod 3:6 is quoted in Acts (7:32) the best witnesses also lack the repeated ὁ θεός, but the three other times this OT passage is quoted in the NT the full form, with the thrice-mentioned θεός, is used (Matt 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37). Scribes would be prone to conform the wording here to the ; the longer reading is thus most likely not authentic. has the words in brackets, indicating doubts as to their authenticity.
35 Or “ancestors”; Grk “fathers.” The reference to the God of the patriarchs is a reminder that God is the God of the nation and of promises. The phrase God of our forefathers is from the Hebrew scriptures (Exod 3:6, 15–16; 4:5; see also the Jewish prayer known as “The Eighteen Benedictions”). Once again, event has led to explanation, or what is called the “sign and speech” pattern.
36 Has glorified. Jesus is alive, raised and active, as the healing illustrates so dramatically how God honors him.
37 His servant. The term servant has messianic connotations given the context of the promise, the note of suffering, and the titles and functions noted in vv. 14–15.
38 Or “denied,” “disowned.”
39 This genitive absolute construction could be understood as temporal (“when he had decided”) or concessive (“although he had decided”).
40 Or “denied,” “disowned.”
41 Or “You put to death.”
42 Or “Founder,” “founding Leader.”
43 Whom God raised. God is the main actor here, as he testifies to Jesus and vindicates him.
44 Grk “whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.” The two consecutive relative clauses make for awkward English style, so the second was begun as a new sentence with the words “to this fact” supplied in place of the Greek relative pronoun to make a complete sentence in English. We are witnesses. Note the two witnesses here, Peter and John (Acts 5:32; Heb 2:3–4).
45 Grk “in his name”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
46 Here is another example of appeal to the person by mentioning the name. See the note on the word name in .
47 Grk “see and know, and the faith.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation and καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated.
48 Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The faith that is through Jesus. Note how this verse explains how the claim to “faith in Jesus’ name” works and what it means. To appeal to the name is to point to the person. It is not clear that the man expressed faith before the miracle. This could well be a “grace-faith miracle” where God grants power through the apostles to picture how much a gift life is (Luke 17:11–19). Christology and grace are emphasized here.
49 Or “in full view.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s. And 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? The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While he was holding on to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astonished, ran toward them in what is called Solomon’s Colonnade. When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Fellow Israelites, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us, as though we had made him walk by our own power or godliness? The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release him. You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer released to you. You killed the source of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this. By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Jesus has given him this perfect health in front of all of you.

NLTNew Living Translation

They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon’s Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John.

Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him. You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer. You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!

“Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And while he was holding fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s, utterly astonished. And when he saw it, Peter replied to the people, “Men and Israelites, why are you astonished at this? Or why are you staring at us, as if by our own power or godliness we have made him walk? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, after he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and demanded that a man—a murderer—be granted to you. And you killed the originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses! And on the basis of faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know, and the faith that is through him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. 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? 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. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 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.

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