Act 3:6 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.
Act 3:11 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.
Act 3:12 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?
Read the full passage Acts 3:12-26
Peter again reaches back to the Old Testament referring to the "God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus". v13
Peter uses this event to speak to recent events of the killing and resurrection of Jesus and who Jesus was and the power behind his name which healed this lame man.
Act 3:14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Act 3:15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
Act 3:16 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.
Peter did not mince words in recognizing their responsibility but he did speak of their ignorance in crucifying Christ.
Act 3:17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Again referring to the prophets he shows how this was part of God's sovereign plan.
Act 3:18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
Act 3:19 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;
Act 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
In the next few verses he goes back and refers to the prophets, Moses, and Samuel and Abraham to reinforce his message. Verses 19 and 21 refer to the times to come: "times of refreshing"; "times of restitution of all things".
He ends with this special message to the Jews God's chosen people.
Act 3:25 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.
Act 3:26 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.
Chapter 4 shows the reaction and we'll discuss this in the next post.
Act 4:1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
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