Acts · Chapter 3

[ edit] Forſoþe Petre and John ſtiȝeden into þe temple, at þe nynþe our of preiyng. And ſum man þat was lame fro þe wombe of his modir, was borun, whom þei puttiden ech day at þe ȝate of þe temple, þat is ſeid fair, þat he ſchulde axe almes of men entrynge into þe temple. Þis, whanne he ſyȝ Petre and John bigynnynge for to entre into þe temple, preiede þat he ſchulde take almes. Forſoþ Petre wiþ John biholdinge him, ſeide, Bihold into vs. And he biheeld into hem, hopinge him to take ſum þing of hem. Forſoþ Petre ſeide, Siluer and gold is not to me; forſoþ þat þat I haue, I ȝyue to þee. In þe name of Jheſu Criſt of Nazareþ, ryſe þou, and go.

And his riȝþond takun, he lifte him vp; and anoon þe groundis and plauntis, or ſolis, of him ben ſaddid to gidere; and he lippinge ſtood, and wandride. And he entride wiþ hem into þe temple, wandrynge, and lippinge, and heriynge God. And al þe peple ſyȝ him walkinge, and heriynge God. Forſoþ þei knewyn him, for he it was þat ſat at almes at þe fair gate of þe temple. And þei weren fulfillid wiþ wondryng, and exſtaſie, þat is, leeſyng of mynde of reſoun and lettyng of tunge, in þat þing þat bifel to him. Soþli whanne þei ſyȝen Petre and John, al þe peple ran to hem at þe porche þat was clepid of Salomon, wondringe greetly.

Forſoþ Petre ſeynge anſweride to þe peple, Men of Iſrael, what wondren ȝe in þis þing? or what biholden ȝe vs, as by oure vertu or power we maden þis for to walke? God of Abraham, and God of Iſaac, and God of Jacob, God of oure fadris, haþ glorified his ſone Jheſu, whom ȝe ſoþli bitraieden, and denyeden bifore þe face of Pilate, him demynge for to be diſmyttid, or left. Ȝe forſoþe denyeden þe hooly and iuſt, and axiden a man homeſide, or manſleer, for to be ȝouun to ȝou. Forſoþ ȝe ſlowen þe maker of lyf, whom God reiſide fro deed men, of whom we ben witneſſis.

And in þe feiþ of his name he haþ confermyd þis, whom ȝe ſeen and han knowe; þe name of him, and þe feiþ þat is by him, ȝaf þis ful heelþe in þe ſiȝt of alle ȝou. And now, breþeren, I woot þat by vnwittinge ȝe diden, as and ȝoure princes. God forſoþ þat bifore toolde bi þe mouþ of alle prophetis his Criſt for to ſuffre, fulfillide ſo. Þerfore be ȝe repentaunt, and be ȝe conuertid, þat ȝoure ſynnes be do awey, whanne þe tymes of kelynge, or refreiſchinge, fro þe ſiȝt of þe Lord ſchulen come, and he ſchal ſende him þat is now prechid to ȝou, Jheſu Criſt.

Whom ſoþeli it bihoueþ heuene for to reſceyue, til into þe tyme of reſtitucioun of alle þingis, þe whiche þe Lord ſpak by þe mouþ of his hooli prophetis fro þe world. Forſoþe Moyſes ſeide, For þe Lord ȝoure God ſchal reyſe to ȝou a prophete, of ȝoure briþeren; as me, ȝe ſchulen heere him vp alle þe þingis, what euere he ſchal ſpeke to ȝou. Forſoþ it ſchal be, euery ſoule þat ſchal not heere þe ilke prophete, ſchal be diſtryed of þe peple. And alle prophetis fro Samuel and aftirward, þat ſpaken, tolden þes dayes. Ȝe forſoþe ben þe ſones of prophetis, and of þe teſtament, þat God ordeynede to oure fadris, ſeiynge to Abraham, In þi ſeed alle þe meynees of erþe ſchulen be bleſſid.

God reyſinge his ſone firſt to ȝou, ſente him bleſſinge ȝou, þat ech man conuert him fro his wickydneſſe.