9-10. All the people recognized him. They knew he was the crippled man who always sat by the Beautiful Gate begging for money. Now they saw this same man walking and praising God. The people were amazed. They could not understand how this could happen.
11. The man was holding on to Peter and John. All the people were amazed and ran to Peter and John at Solomon’s Porch.
12. When Peter saw this, he said to them, “Men of Israel, why are you surprised? You are looking at us as if it were our own power that made this man walk. Do you think this happened because we are good? No!
13. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, gave glory to Jesus, his servant. But you gave him up to be killed. Pilate decided to let him go free. But you told Pilate you did not want Jesus.
14. He was pure and good, but you said you did not want him. You told Pilate to give you a murderer instead of Jesus.
15. And so you killed the One who gives life! But God raised him from death. We are witnesses to this.