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Acts 9:35
35Many people who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas. They saw that he was now well and they believed in the Lord Jesus.
Acts 9:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
Context of Acts 9:35
33In Lydda, he met a man called Aeneas. Aeneas could not move his arms or his legs. He lay on his mat all the time. He had been on his mat for eight years. 34Peter said to Aeneas, ‘Jesus Christ now makes you well again! So stand up and put away your mat.’ Immediately Aeneas stood up. Many people who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas. They saw that he was now well and they believed in the Lord Jesus. 36There was a woman called Tabitha who lived in Joppa. She was a believer. In the Greek language, her name was Dorcas, which means ‘deer’. She was always doing good things to help people. She gave poor people the things that they needed. 37Dorcas became very ill and then she died. Women washed her body and they put it in a room upstairs.
Read all of Acts 9Acts 9:35 word by word
καὶ εἶδαν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες Λύδδα καὶ τὸν Σαρῶνα, οἵτινες ἐπέστρεψαν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- thatὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- dweltὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- dweltκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
- at LyddaΛύδδαLudda · LyddaG3069
- SaronΣάρωνSarōn · SharonG4565
- sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- and turnedἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
- toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
Cross-references for Acts 9:35
- Acts 4:4But many of the people who had heard Peter's message believed what he said. There were now about 5,000 men who believed in Jesus.
- Acts 5:12At that time, the apostles were doing many miracles that showed God's power among the people. All the believers often met together in the yard of the temple in a place called Solomon's porch.
- Acts 6:7So more and more people heard the message from God. The number of people in Jerusalem who believed in Jesus grew more and more. Many of the Jewish priests also believed the message about Jesus.
- Acts 19:10Paul taught the people there for two years. During that time, all the people who lived in Asia region heard the message about the Lord Jesus. This included Jews and Gentiles.
- Psalms 110:3When you go to fight your enemies, your people will be happy to fight beside you. As the sun rises on the day of battle, your young men will be there, on the hills round Zion.
- Isaiah 66:8Nobody has ever heard of anything like that. Nobody has ever seen that happen before. Can a country be born in just one day? Can a nation be born in a moment? But as soon as Zion's birth pains begin, she has already given birth to her children!
- 1 Chronicles 5:16Gad's descendants lived in Gilead, in Bashan, and in the small towns near there. They also lived in the whole land of Sharon where there was grass to feed their animals.
- Acts 9:42People everywhere in Joppa heard what had happened. As a result, many more people believed in the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 11:21The Lord God helped these men with his power. Very many people believed their message and they trusted in the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 15:19James then said, ‘So this is what I have decided about this problem. Many Gentiles are now turning to God as believers. We should not make it difficult for them.
- Acts 26:18You will help them to understand what is really true. They are like people who live in the dark. Teach them what is true about me. Then they will be like people who live in the light. Now Satan has power over them. Lead them from there into God's kingdom. Then God will forgive them for the wrong things that they have done. Because they believe in me, God will accept them as his own people.” ’
- Deuteronomy 4:30When trouble happens to you in the future, you will turn back to him. When all these bad things happen to you, you will obey God again.
- Psalms 22:27People everywhere in the world will respect the Lord. They will turn to him for help. Families from all nations will worship you.
- Isaiah 31:6Israelite people, you have turned completely against the Lord. Now turn back to him!
- Lamentations 3:40Instead, we should think a lot about what we do, and we should turn back to the Lord again.
- Hosea 12:6So now, you must return to your God. You must show faithful love for each other. You must judge people in a fair way. You must be patient. Trust God to come and help you.
Commentaries on Acts 9:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35All that dwelt in Lydda and Saron saw him - Saron was that champaign country that lay between Joppa and Lydda. The long affliction of this man had been well known; and his cure, consequently, became a subject of general examination: it was found to be real. It was known to have been performed by the grace and mercy of Christ; and the consequence of all this conviction was that all these people became Christians.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35And all - The mass, or body of the people. The affliction of the man had been long, and was probably well known; the miracle would be celebrated, and the effect was an extensive revival of religion. Saron - This was the champaign, or open country, usually mentioned by the name of “Sharon” in the Old Testament, 1Ch Acts 9:16; Acts 27:29; Ca. Acts 2:1; Isaiah 33:9. It was a region of extraordinary fertility, and the name was almost proverbial to denote “any…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-35Verses 32-35 Christians are saints, or holy people; not only the eminent ones, as Saint Peter and Saint Paul, but every sincere professor of the faith of Christ. Christ chose patients whose diseases were incurable in the course of nature, to show how desperate was the case of fallen mankind. When we were wholly without strength, as this poor man, he sent his word to heal us. Peter does not pretend to heal by any power of his own, but directs Eneas to look…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-43These verses describe Peter’s traveling ministry in Judea, especially in towns along the seacoast. As he traveled, God gave him power to do miracles. Peter healed a man named Aeneas and raised a woman named Dorcas from the dead. Jesus had promised that his disciples would do such works (John 14:12). Luke often tells stories in pairs. For example, he tells of a man being healed and then a woman being healed (see Luke 13:10–17; 14:1–6). In this passage…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3532-35. as Peter passed throughout all quarters--not now fleeing from persecution, but peacefully visiting the churches. to the saints which dwelt at Lydda--about five miles east of Joppa.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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