3:11 那人正在稱為所羅門的廊下，拉著彼得、約翰；眾百姓一齊跑到他們那裡，很覺希奇。
3:12 彼得看見，就對百姓說：「以色列人哪，為甚麼把這事當作希奇呢？為甚麼定睛看我們，以為我們憑自己的能力和虔誠使這人行走呢？
3:13 亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的上帝，就是我們列祖的上帝，已經榮耀了他的僕人（或譯：兒子）耶穌；你們卻把他交付彼拉多。彼拉多定意要釋放他，你們竟在彼拉多面前棄絕了他。
3:14 你們棄絕了那聖潔公義者，反求著釋放一個兇手給你們。
3:15 你們殺了那生命的主，上帝卻叫他從死裡復活了；我們都是為這事作見證。
3:16 我們因信他的名，他的名便叫你們所看見所認識的這人健壯了；正是他所賜的信心，叫這人在你們眾人面前全然好了。
3:17 弟兄們，我曉得你們做這事是出於不知，你們的官長也是如此。
3:18 但神曾藉眾先知的口，預言基督將要受害，就這樣應驗了。
3:19 所以，你們當悔改歸正，使你們的罪得以塗抹，
3:20 這樣，那安舒的日子就必從主面前來到；主也必差遣所預定給你們的基督（耶穌）降臨。
3:21 天必留他，等到萬物復興的時候，就是上帝從創世以來、藉著聖先知的口所說的。
3:22 摩西曾說：『主─上帝要從你們弟兄中間給你們興起一位先知像我，凡他向你們所說的，你們都要聽從。
3:23 凡不聽從那先知的，必要從民中全然滅絕。』
3:24 從撒母耳以來的眾先知，凡說預言的，也都說到這些日子。
3:25 你們是先知的子孫，也承受上帝與你們祖宗所立的約，就是對亞伯拉罕說：『地上萬族都要因你的後裔得福。』
3:26 上帝既興起他的僕人（或譯：兒子），就先差他到你們這裡來，賜福給你們，叫你們各人回轉，離開罪惡。」
11 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. 12 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? 13 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. 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 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.
17 “Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20 and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus. 21 Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets. 22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. 23 Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’[a]
24 “Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days. 25 And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’[b] 26 When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
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彼得在眾人驚奇瘸腿的人會走路之時，勇敢的宣告上帝的作為，並且見證上帝如何高舉耶穌基督，讓祂從死人中復活！雖然以色列眾人，透過羅馬總督的手，讓主耶穌被釘十字架而死。
而這位從死裡復活的主耶穌的名，是大有能力的！瘸腿起來走路，只是一個記號（神蹟），所要指向的目標：就是主耶穌已經被上帝高舉了，祂是上帝的兒子，人只要信靠祂的名，就可以得著上帝所賜的福，可以使生命改變，得著上帝兒女的身分！
也因為如此，使徒彼得宣告主耶穌的使命：「上帝既興起他的僕人（或譯：兒子），就先差他到你們這裡來，賜福給你們，叫你們各人回轉，離開罪惡。」
這裡所說的「叫你們各人回轉，離開罪惡」就是「悔改」！彼得呼籲這些人，不是看看熱鬧就過去，而是要真正的悔改，誠心誠意歸向主耶穌！當然，這要求聖靈來動工，人也才能像主耶穌復活一樣：出死入生！
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