NowPeterand Johnwere goingup to the templeat the ninth[hour], the hourof prayer.
At the timeof the offeringof the [evening] sacrifice,Elijahthe prophetcamenearand said,"O LORD,the Godof Abraham,Isaacand Israel,todaylet it be knownthat You are Godin Israeland that I am Your servantand I have doneallthesethingsat Your word.
Eveningand morningand at noon,I will complainand murmur,And He will hearmy voice.
"The onelambyou shall offerin the morningand the otherlambyou shall offerat twilight;
Now whenDanielknewthat the documentwas signed,he enteredhis house(now in his roofchamberhe had windowsopentowardJerusalem);and he continued kneelingon his kneesthreetimesa day,prayingand givingthanksbeforehis God,as he had been doingpreviously.
whileI was stillspeakingin prayer,then the manGabriel,whomI had seenin the visionpreviously,cameto me in [my] extremewearinessabout the timeof the eveningoffering.
You shall offerthe onelambin the morningand the otherlambyou shall offerat twilight;
SixdayslaterJesustookwith Him Peterand Jamesand Johnhis brother,and ledthem up on a highmountainby themselves.
And He tookwith Him Peterand the twosonsof Zebedee,and beganto be grievedand distressed.
Nowfrom the sixthhourdarknessfellupon allthe landuntilthe ninthhour.
And the wholemultitudeof the peoplewere in prayeroutsideat the hourof the incenseoffering.
"Twomenwentup into the templeto pray,onea Phariseeand the othera tax collector.
And Jesus sentPeterand John,saying,"Goand preparethe Passoverfor us, sothat we may eatit."
and were continuallyin the templepraisingGod.
Thereforethat disciplewhomJesuslovedsaidto Peter,"It is the Lord."Sowhen SimonPeterheardthat it was the Lord,he puthis outer garmenton (for he was stripped[for work]), and threwhimselfinto the sea.
Aboutthe ninthhourof the dayhe clearlysawin a visionan angelof Godwho had [just] comein and saidto him, "Cornelius!"
Corneliussaid,"Fourdaysagoto thishour,I was prayingin my houseduring the ninth hour;and behold,a manstoodbeforeme in shininggarments,
Day by daycontinuingwith one mindin the temple,and breakingbreadfrom house to house,they were takingtheir mealstogetherwith gladnessand sincerityof heart,
When he sawPeterand Johnaboutto gointo the temple,he [began] askingto receivealms.
But Peter,alongwith John,fixed his gazeon him and said,"Lookat us!"
Nowas they observedthe confidenceof Peterand Johnand understoodthat they were uneducatedand untrainedmen,they were amazed,and [began] to recognizethem as having beenwith Jesus.
But someonecameand reportedto them, "The menwhomyou putin prisonare standingin the templeand teachingthe people!"
Nowwhen the apostlesin Jerusalemheardthat Samariahad receivedthe wordof God,they sentthem Peterand John,
and recognizingthe gracethat had been givento me, Jamesand Cephasand John,who were reputedto be pillars,gaveto me and Barnabasthe right handof fellowship,sothat we [might] [go] to the Gentilesand they to the circumcised.
