Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the
porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. 12. And when
Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why
marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though
by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 13.
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our
fathers, hath glorified His Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and
denied Him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to
let Him go. 14. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and
desired a murderer to be granted unto you; 15. And killed the
Prince of Life, whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we
are witnesses. 16. And His name through faith in His name hath
made this man strong, whom ye see and know; yea, the faith which
is by Him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence
of you all.'--ACTS iii. 1-16.

'Many wonders and signs were done by the Apostles' (Acts ii. 43), but
this one is recorded in detail, both because it was conspicuous as
wrought in the Temple, and because it led to weighty consequences.
The narrative is so vivid and full of minute particulars that it
suggests an eye-witness. Was Peter Luke's informant? The style of the
story is so like that of Mark's Gospel that we might reasonably
presume so.

The scene and the persons are first set before us. It was natural
that a close alliance should be cemented between Peter and John, both
because they were the principal members of the quartet which stood
first among the Apostles, and because they were so unlike each other,
and therefore completed each other. Peter's practical force and eye
for externals, and John's more contemplative nature and eye for the