But Petersaid,"I do not possesssilverand gold,but whatI do haveI giveto you: In the nameof JesusChristthe Nazarene--walk!"
"Do not acquiregold,orsilver,orcopper for your moneybelts,
"Manywill sayto Me on that day,'Lord,Lord,did we not prophesyin Your name,and in Your namecastout demons,and in Your nameperformmanymiracles?'
"She has donewhatshe could;she has anointedMy bodybeforehandfor the burial.
"Thesesignswill accompanythosewho have believed:in My namethey will castout demons,they will speakwith newtongues;
Pilatealsowrotean inscriptionand putit on the cross.It was written,"JESUSTHE NAZARENE,THE KINGOF THE JEWS."
"[You know of] Jesusof Nazareth,howGodanointedHim with the HolySpiritand with power,and [how] He went aboutdoing goodand healingallwho were oppressedby the devil,for Godwas with Him.
She continued doingthisfor manydays.But Paulwas greatly annoyed,and turnedand saidto the spirit,"I commandyou in the nameof JesusChristto comeout of her!" And it cameout at that verymoment.
"Menof Israel,listento thesewords:Jesusthe Nazarene,a manattestedto you by Godwith miraclesand wondersand signswhichGodperformedthroughHim in your midst,justas you yourselvesknow--
"Thereforelet allthe houseof Israelknowfor certainthat Godhas madeHim bothLordand Christ--thisJesuswhomyou crucified."
"And on the basisof faithin His name,[it is] the nameof Jesus which has strengthenedthisman whomyou seeand know;and the faithwhich [comes] throughHim has givenhim thisperfect healthin the presenceof you all.
And he [began] to give them his attention,expectingto receivesomethingfrom them.
And seizinghim by the righthand,he raisedhim up; and immediatelyhis feetand his ankleswere strengthened.
let it be knownto allof you and to allthe peopleof Israel,that by the nameof JesusChristthe Nazarene,whomyou crucified,whomGodraisedfrom the dead--by this [name] this manstands herebeforeyou in good health.
When they had placedthem in the center,they [began to] inquire,"By whatpower,orin whatname,have you donethis?"
Petersaidto him, "Aeneas,JesusChristhealsyou; getup and make your bed."Immediatelyhe gotup.
To thispresenthourwe are bothhungryand thirsty,and are poorly clothed,and are roughly treated,and are homeless;
as sorrowfulyetalwaysrejoicing,as pooryetmakingmanyrich,as havingnothingyetpossessingall things.
For ifthe readinessis present,it is acceptableaccordingto what [a person] has,not accordingto what he does not have.
For you knowthe graceof our LordJesusChrist,that though He was rich,yet for your sakeHe becamepoor,sothat you through His povertymight become rich.
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
As each onehas receiveda [special] gift,employ it in servingone anotheras goodstewardsof the manifoldgraceof God.