₁₂When Peter saw the people, he said to them, “Fellow-Israelites, why are you surprised at this, and why do you stare at us? Do you think that it was by means of our own power or godliness that we made this man walk? ₁₃The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But you handed him over to the authorities, and you rejected him in Pilate's presence, even after Pilate had decided to set him free. ₁₄He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you asked Pilate to do you the favour of turning loose a murderer. ₁₅You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from death — and we are witnesses to this. ₁₆It was the power of his name that gave strength to this lame man. What you see and know was done by faith in his name; it was faith in Jesus that has made him well, as you can all see.

₁₇“And now, my fellow-Israelites, I know that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance. ₁₈God announced long ago through all the prophets that his Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this way. ₁₉Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do,