Sit on my right hand,
35Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
36Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37And hearing this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: Men, brethren, what shall we do? 38And Peter said to them: Repent, and be each of you immersed, upon the name of Jesus Christ, unto remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall have called.
40And with many other words did he bear witness and exhort, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse generation.
41They therefore, having received[41] his word, were immersed and on that day there were added about three thousand souls. 42And they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the distribution, and the breaking of bread, and prayers. 43And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were wrought through the apostles. 44And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as any one had need. 46And daily attending with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of food with gladness and singleness of heart, 47praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who are saved[47].
III. And Peter and John were going up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, the one called Beautiful, to ask alms of those entering into the temple; 3who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms. 4And Peter, looking intently upon him, with John, said: Look upon us. 5And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them. 6And Peter said: Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, rise up and walk. 7And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up. And immediately his feet and ankles received strength; 8and leaping forth, he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 9And all the people saw him walking and praising God; 10and they recognized him, that this was he who sat for alms at the beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.
11And as he held fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. 12And Peter, seeing it, answered to the people: Men of Israel, why wonder ye at this? Or why look ye so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man to walk? 13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he decided to release him. 14But ye denied the Holy and Just, and demanded that a murderer should be granted to you. 15But the Author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses[15]. 16And his name, upon the faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; and the faith, which is through Him, gave him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as also your rulers. 18But thus God fulfilled what he before announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer. 19Repent therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; 20and that he may send forth Jesus Christ, before appointed for you; 21whom the heavens, indeed, must receive, until the times of the restoration of all things, which God spoke of by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning. 22Moses said: A Prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatever he shall say to you. 23And it shall be that every soul, that will not hear that Prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. 24And also all the prophets from Samuel, both he and they who followed, as many as spoke, also foretold these days.
25Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. 26Unto you first, God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.