Yes, it is faith in Christ that has given him this perfect soundness before you all. And the power of Jesus, through faith in his name, has made this man strong. We who have seen him risen, declare that this is true. But you refused the Holy One and the Righteous One, and chose a murderer, Barabbas, to be set free in his place and you killed the Prince of Life, whom God raised from the dead. "Ye men of Israel," he said, "why do you look wondering on this man? or why do you fix your eyes upon us, as though by our own power or goodness we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has in this way shown the power and the glory of his Son Jesus, whom you gave up to his enemies, and whom you refused before Pontius Pilate, when Pilate was determined to set him free. Then Peter stood up before the throng of people, and spoke to them: And in a very few minutes a great crowd of people were drawn together to the place to see the man who had been made well, and to see also the two men who had healed him. The people who now saw him leaping up and running knew him, for they had seen him every day sitting as a beggar at the Beautiful Gate: and every one was filled with wonder at the change which had come over him.Īfter worshipping and praising God in the Temple, the man, still holding fast to Peter and John, went out with them through the Beautiful Gate, into Solomon's Porch. He walked up the steps with the two apostles, and went by their side into the Temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. He leaped up, and stood upon his feet, and began to walk, as he had never done before in all his life. At once the lame man felt a new power entering into his feet and ankle-bones. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!"Īnd Peter took hold of the lame man's right hand, and raised him up. "Silver and gold have I none but what I have that I will give you. The lame man looked earnestly on the two apostles, thinking they were about to give him something. In front of this man Peter and John stopped and Peter said: "Look at us!" He was one who in all his life had never been able to walk and as he was very poor, his friends carried him every day to this place and there he sat, hoping that some of those who went into the Temple might take pity on him, and give him a little money. In front of this porch was the principal entrance to the Temple, through a gate which was called "The Beautiful Gate." In front of this gate they saw a lame man sitting. They walked across the court of the Gentiles, which was a large, open square paved with marble, having on its eastern side a double row of pillars with a roof above them, called Solomon's Porch. The two apostles, Peter and John, were one day going up to the temple at the afternoon hour of prayer, about three o'clock. And although they could no longer see Jesus, he was with them, and helped them, and gave them great power. They stood up in the streets, and in the Temple, and spoke to the people all the words that Jesus had given to them. The Wonder Book of Bible Stories - Logan MarshallSoon after Jesus was taken up into heaven, his disciples began to preach, as he had told them to do.
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