43 And there was fear in every soul; and many signs and wonders were wrought through the apostles in Jerusalem.

E-44 Yet all the believers were together, and had all things in common.

45 And they sold their possessions and all their possessions, and divided them among all, according to the need of each.

46 And every day they continued with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

47 praising God, and being in love with all the people. The Lord added the saved to the Church daily.

Chapter 3

1 Peter and John went together to the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.

2 And there was a man, lame from his mother's womb, who was carried and seated every day at the door of the temple, which is called Red, to beg alms of those who entered into the temple.

3 And when he saw Peter and John before entering the temple, he begged alms from them.

4 Peter and John looked at him, and said, 'Look at us.'

E-5 And he stared at them, hoping to get something out of them.

6 But Peter said, 'I have no silver and no gold; but what I have, I give unto thee: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise and walk.

7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up; and suddenly his feet and knees were strengthened,

8 And he sprang up, and stood, and began to walk, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, and praising God.

9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God;

10 And they knew him, that he was the one who sat at the red door of the temple for almsgiving; and they were filled with horror and amazement at what had happened to him.

11 And when the lame man who had been healed did not depart from Peter and John, all the people ran to them in amazement into the porch called Solomon's.

12 And when Peter saw this, he said to the people, 'Men of Israel! Why are you amazed at this, or why do you look at us, as if by our own power or piety we have done that He walks?

13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his Son Jesus, whom you betrayed, and whom you denied before Pilate, when he thought to deliver him.

14 But ye have denied the Holy and Righteous One, and have asked to give you a murderer,

15 And the Author of life was killed. This God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.