The provided text, Acts 3 from the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible, recounts an event where the apostles Peter and John heal a man lame from birth at the temple gate. This miraculous healing draws a crowd, prompting Peter to deliver a sermon in Solomon's Colonnade. Peter's message explains the healing as being done through faith in Jesus Christ, whom the Israelites had rejected and crucified, but who was raised by God. He then calls upon the people to repent and turn to God, referencing Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah.