Acts 3:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And when Peter sawe that, he aunswered vnto the people: Ye men of Israel, why maruayle ye at this, or why loke ye so on vs, as though by our owne power or godlynesse, we had made this man to go?

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  • 2 Cor 3:5 : 5 Not that we are sufficiet of our selues to thynke any thyng as of our selues: but our ablenesse is of God,
  • John 3:27-28 : 27 Iohn aunswered, and sayde: A man can receaue nothyng, except it be geuen hym from heauen. 28 Ye your selues are witnesses, howe that I sayde I am not Christe, but am sent before hym.
  • Acts 14:11-15 : 11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lyft vp their voyces, saying in the speache of Lycaonia: Gods are come downe to vs in the lykenesse of men. 12 And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chiefe speaker. 13 Then Iupiters priest, which was before their citie, brought oxen and garlandes vnto the doore, and woulde haue done sacrifice with the people. 14 Which when the Apostles, Barnabas & Paul heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying, 15 And saying: Sirs, why do ye these thynges? We are mortall men lyke vnto you, and preach vnto you, that ye shoulde turne from these vanities, vnto the lyuyng God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all thynges that are therin.
  • Rom 9:4 : 4 Which are the Israelites: To whom pertayneth the adoption, and the glory, & the couenauntes, and the lawe that was geuen, and the seruice of God, and the promises.
  • Rom 11:1 : 1 I say then, hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seede of Abraham, of the tribe of Beniamin,
  • Gen 40:8 : 8 They aunswered him: We haue dreamed a dreame, and haue no man to declare it. And Ioseph sayde vnto them: do not interpretinges belong to God? tell me I pray you.
  • Gen 41:16 : 16 Ioseph aunswered Pharao, saying: Not I, but God shall geue Pharao an aunswere of peace.
  • Dan 2:28-30 : 28 But there is a God in heauen that reuealeth secretes, & sheweth the king Nabuchodonozor what is for to come in the latter dayes. Thy dreame and that whiche thou hast seene in thyne head vpon thy bed, is this. 29 O king, when thou wast in thy bed, thoughtes came into thy mynde what should come hereafter: so he that is the opener of misteries, telleth thee what is for to come. 30 As for me, this secrete is not shewed me for any wysdome that I haue more then any other liuing: but onely that I might shew the king the interpretation, and that thou mightest knowe the thoughtes of thyne owne heart.
  • John 7:18 : 18 He that speaketh of hym selfe, seketh his owne praise: But he that seketh his praise that sent hym, the same is true, & no vnryghteousnes is in hym.
  • Acts 2:22 : 22 Ye men of Israel, heare these wordes: Iesus of Nazareth, a man approued of God among you, with miracles, wonders, and signes, which God dyd by hym in the middes of you, as ye your selues also knowe.
  • Acts 10:25-26 : 25 And it came to passe, as Peter came in, Cornelius met hym, & fell downe at his feete, and worshipped hym. 26 But Peter toke him vp, saying: stande vp, I my selfe also am a man.
  • Acts 13:26 : 26 Ye men and brethren, chyldren of the generation of Abraham, and whosoeuer among you feareth God, to you is the worde of this saluation sent.

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  • Acts 3:1-11
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    1 Nowe Peter and Iohn went vp together into the temple at the nynth houre of prayer.

    2 And a certayne man, that was lame from his mothers wombe, was brought, whom they layde dayly at the gate of the temple which is called beawtifull, to aske almes of them that entred into the temple.

    3 When he sawe Peter and Iohn that they woulde go into the temple, he desired to receaue an almes.

    4 And Peter fastenyng his eyes vpon hym with Iohn, sayde: Loke on vs.

    5 And he gaue heede vnto the, trustyng to receaue somethyng of them.

    6 Then sayde Peter: Syluer and golde haue I none, but such as I haue, geue I thee: In the name of Iesus Christe of Nazareth, ryse vp, and walke.

    7 And he toke hym by the ryght hande, and lyft hym vp. And immediatly his feete and ancle bones receaued strength.

    8 And he sprang, stoode, and walked, and entred with them into the temple, walkyng, and leaping, & praysyng God.

    9 And all the people sawe hym walke, and prayse God.

    10 And they knewe hym, that it was he, which sate and begged at the beawtifull gate of the temple. And they wondred, and were sore astonyed at that which had happened vnto hym.

    11 And as the lame which was healed, helde Peter and Iohn, all the people ran amased vnto them, in the porche that is called Solomons.

  • Acts 4:7-10
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    7 And when they had set them before them, they asked: by what power, or in what name haue ye done this?

    8 Then Peter, full of the holy ghost, sayde vnto them: Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

    9 If we this day be examined of the good deede done to the sicke man, by what meanes he is made whole:

    10 Be it knowen vnto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Iesus Christe of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raysed agayne from the dead: euen by hym doth this man stande here before you whole.

  • 16 And his name, through the fayth in his name, hath made this man sounde, whom ye see and knowe: And the fayth which is by hym, hath geuen to this man health, in the presence of you all.

  • 14 But Peter standyng foorth with the eleuen, lyft vp his voyce, and sayde vnto them: Ye men of Iurie, and all ye that dwell at Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and with your eares heare my wordes.

  • Acts 4:13-14
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    13 Nowe when they sawe the boldnesse of Peter and Iohn, and vnderstoode that they were vnlearned and lay men, they marueyled, and they knewe them that they had ben with Iesu:

    14 And beholdyng also the man which was healed, standyng with them, they coulde not say agaynst it,

  • 22 Ye men of Israel, heare these wordes: Iesus of Nazareth, a man approued of God among you, with miracles, wonders, and signes, which God dyd by hym in the middes of you, as ye your selues also knowe.

  • 16 Saying: What shall we do to these men? For a manifest signe is done by them, and is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem, and we can not denie it.

  • 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Iacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his sonne Iesus, whom ye betrayed and denyed in the presence of Pilate, when he had iudged hym to be loosed.

  • Acts 4:19-22
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    19 But Peter and Iohn aunswered, and sayde vnto them: Whether it be ryght in the syght of God, to hearken vnto you more then to God, iudge ye.

    20 For we cannot but speake that, which we haue seene and hearde.

    21 So threatned they them, and let them go, and founde nothyng how to punishe them, because of the people: For all men praysed God, because of that which was done.

    22 For the man was about fourtie yere olde, on whom this miracle of healyng was shewed.

  • 31 In so much that the people wondred, when they sawe the dumbe speake, the maymed to be whole, the lame to walke, and the blynde to see: And they glorified the God of Israel.

  • Acts 14:8-11
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    8 And there sate a certayne man at Lystra, weake in his feete, beyng a creple from his mothers wombe, and neuer had walked.

    9 The same hearde Paul speake: which beholdyng hym, and perceauyng that he had sayth to be whole,

    10 Sayde with a loude voyce: stande vpryght on thy feete. And he start vp, and walked.

    11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lyft vp their voyces, saying in the speache of Lycaonia: Gods are come downe to vs in the lykenesse of men.

  • 46 For they hearde them speake with tounges, & magnifie God. Then aunswered Peter:

  • 12 And immediatly he arose, toke vp the bedde, and went foorth before them all: insomuch that they were all amazed, & glorified God, saying: we neuer sawe it on this fashion.

  • Acts 9:32-35
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    32 And it came to passe, as Peter walked throughout all quarters, he came also to the Saintes which dwelt at Lydda.

    33 And there he founde a certayne man, named Eneas, which had kept his bed eyght yeres, & was sicke of the paulsie.

    34 And Peter sayde vnto hym, Eneas, Iesus Christe make thee whole: aryse, and make thy bedde. And he arose immediatly.

    35 And all that dwelt at Lydda, and Saron sawe hym, and turned to the Lorde.

  • 8 But when the multitudes sawe it, they marueyled, & glorified God, which had geuen such power vnto men.

  • 16 But Peter continued knockyng: And when they had opened the doore, and sawe hym, they were astonyed.

  • 37 Nowe when they hearde this, they were pricked in their heartes, and sayde vnto Peter, & vnto the other Apostles: Ye men & brethren, what shall we do?

  • 12 And by the handes of the Apostles, were many signes & wonders shewed among the people. (And they were all together with one accord in Solomons porche.

  • 12 They were all amased, and wondred, saying one to another: What meaneth this?

  • 12 Then asked they hym: What man is that which sayde vnto thee, take vp thy bedde, and walke?

  • 7 They wondred all, and marueyled, saying among themselues: Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galilee?

  • 15 In so much that they brought the sicke into the streates, & layde the on beddes and couches, that at the least way, the shadowe of Peter when he came by, myght shadowe some of them.

  • 43 And immediatly he receaued his sight, and folowed hym, praysyng God: And all the people, when they sawe it, gaue prayse vnto God.

  • 15 And saying: Sirs, why do ye these thynges? We are mortall men lyke vnto you, and preach vnto you, that ye shoulde turne from these vanities, vnto the lyuyng God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all thynges that are therin.

  • 11 This is the Lordes doyng, and it is marueylous in our eyes.

  • 30 The man aunswered, and sayde vnto them: this is a marueylous thyng, that ye wote not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened myne eyes.

  • 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the begynnyng, and expounded it by order vnto them, saying: