Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptised, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead #– #by him this man is standing here before you healthy.
Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, ‘Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words.
Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city – to bring the rebellion to an end, to put a stop to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy place.
It is not for your sake that I will act #– #this is the declaration of the Lord God #– #let this be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated because of your ways, house of Israel!
No longer will one teach his neighbour or his brother, saying, “Know the Lord,” for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration. ‘For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.
But Jesus has now obtained a superior ministry, and to that degree he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises.