| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. | 1Now Peter and John went 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, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; | 2And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; |
| 3who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. | 3Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. |
| 4And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” | 4And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. |
| 5So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. | 5And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. |
| 6Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” | 6Then 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. |
| 7And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. | 7And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength. |
| 8So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. | 8And he leaping up 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. | 9And all the people saw him walking and praising God: |
| 10Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. | 10And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. |
| 11Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed. | 11And 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. |
| 12So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? | 12And 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? |
| 13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. | 13The 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. |
| 14But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, | 14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; |
| 15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. | 15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. |
| 16And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. | 16And 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. |
| 17“Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. | 17And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. |
| 18But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. | 18But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. |
| 19Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, | 19Repent 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; |
| 20and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, | 20And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: |
| 21whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. | 21Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. |
| 22For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. | 22For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. |
| 23And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ | 23And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. |
| 24Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days. | 24Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. |
| 25You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ | 25Ye 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. |
| 26To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.” | 26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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