Acts 9:17-43

17SoG3704 AnaniasG367 departedG565 and enteredG1525 the houseG3614, and after 1layingG2007 his handsG5495 on him saidG3004, “2BrotherG80 SaulG4549, the LordG2962 JesusG2424, who appearedG3708 to you on the roadG3598 by whichG3739 you were comingG2064, has sentG649 me soG3704 that you may regainG308 your sightG308 and be 3filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.” 18And immediatelyG2112 there fellG634 from his eyesG3788 something likeG5613 scalesG3013, and he regainedG308 his sightG308, and he gotG450 up and was baptizedG907; 19and he tookG2983 foodG5160 and was strengthenedG1765.

NowG1161 4for severalG5100 daysG2250 he was with 5the disciplesG3101 who were at DamascusG1154, 20and immediatelyG2112 he began to proclaimG2784 JesusG2424 6in the synagoguesG4864, 7sayingG3754, “He is 8the SonG5207 of GodG2316.” 21AllG3956 thoseG3588 hearingG191 him continued to be amazedG1839, and were sayingG3004, “Is thisG3778 not he who in JerusalemG2419 9destroyedG4199 thoseG3588 who 10calledG1941 on thisG3778 nameG3686, and who had comeG2064 hereG5602 for the purpose of bringingG71 them boundG1210 beforeG1909 the chiefG749 priestsG749?” 22But SaulG4569 kept increasingG1743 in strengthG1743 and confoundingG4797 the JewsG2453 who livedG2730 at DamascusG1154 by provingG4822 that thisG3778 Jesus is the 11ChristG5547.

23WhenG5613 12manyG2425 daysG2250 had elapsedG4137, 13the JewsG2453 plottedG4823 togetherG4823 to doG337 awayG337 with him, 24but 14their plotG1917 became knownG1097 to SaulG4569. 15They were alsoG2532 watchingG3906 the gatesG4439 dayG2250 and nightG3571 soG3704 that they might putG337 him to deathG337; 25but his disciplesG3101 tookG2983 him by nightG3571 and letG2524 him downG2524 throughG1223 an opening in the wallG5038, loweringG2524G5465 him in a largeG4711 basketG4711.

2616When he cameG3854 to JerusalemG2419, he was tryingG3985 to associateG2853 with the disciplesG3101; 17but they were allG3956 afraidG5399 of him, not believingG4100 that he was a discipleG3101. 27But 18BarnabasG921 tookG1949 holdG1949 of him and broughtG71 him to the apostlesG652 and describedG1334 to them howG4459 he had 19seenG3708 the LordG2962 on the roadG3598, and that He had talkedG2980 to him, and howG4459 20at DamascusG1154 he had 21spokenG3955 out boldlyG3955 in the nameG3686 of JesusG2424. 28And he was with them, 22movingG1531G2532G1607 aboutG1531G2532G1607 freelyG1531G2532G1607 in JerusalemG2419, 23speakingG3955 out boldlyG3955 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962. 29And he was talkingG2980 and arguingG4802 with the 2425HellenisticG1675 Jews; but they were attemptingG2021 to putG337 him to deathG337. 30But when 26the brethrenG80 learnedG1921 of it, they broughtG2609 him downG2609 to 27CaesareaG2542 and 28sentG1821 him awayG1821 to 29TarsusG5019.

31SoG3767 30the churchG1577 throughoutG2596 allG3650 JudeaG2453 and GalileeG1056 and SamariaG4540 31enjoyedG2192 peaceG1515, being builtG3618 up; and goingG4198 on in the fearG5401 of the LordG2962 and in the comfortG3874 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, it continued to increaseG4129.

32NowG1161 as PeterG4074 was travelingG1330 throughG1330 allG3956 those regions, he cameG2718 downG2718 alsoG2532 to 32the 33saintsG40 who livedG2730 at 3435LyddaG3069. 33ThereG1563 he foundG2147 a manG444 namedG3686 AeneasG132, who had been bedriddenG2621G1909G2895 eightG3638 yearsG2094, for he was paralyzedG3886. 34PeterG4074 saidG3004 to him, “AeneasG132, JesusG2424 ChristG5547 healsG2390 you; getG450 up and makeG4766 your bedG4766.” ImmediatelyG2112 he gotG450 up. 35And allG3956 who livedG2730 at 3637LyddaG3069 and 38SharonG4565 sawG3708 him, and they 39turnedG1994 to the LordG2962.

36NowG1161 in 40JoppaG2445 there was a discipleG3102 namedG3686 TabithaG5000 (whichG3739 translatedG1329 in Greek is calledG3004 41DorcasG1393); thisG3778 womanG3778 was aboundingG4134 with deedsG2041 of kindnessG18 and charityG1654 whichG3739 she continually didG4160. 37And it happenedG1096 42at that timeG2250 that she fellG770 sickG770 and diedG599; and when they had washedG3068 her body, they laidG5087 it in an 43upperG5253 roomG5253. 38Since LyddaG3069 was nearG1451 44JoppaG2445, 45the disciplesG3101, having heardG191 that PeterG4074 was thereG1722G846, sentG649 twoG1417 menG435 to him, imploringG3870 him, “Do not delayG3635 in comingG1330 to us.” 39SoG1161 PeterG4074 aroseG450 and wentG4905 with them. WhenG3854 he arrivedG3854, they broughtG321 him into the 46upperG5253 roomG5253; and allG3956 the 47widowsG5503 stoodG3936 besideG3936 him, weepingG2799 and showingG1925 allG3745 the 48tunicsG5509 and garmentsG2440 that DorcasG1393 used to makeG4160 whileG3745 she was with them. 40But PeterG4074 49sentG1544 them allG3956 out and 50kneltG1119G5087 downG5087G1119 and prayedG4336, and turningG1994 to the bodyG4983, he saidG3004, “51TabithaG5000, ariseG450.” And she openedG455 her eyesG3788, and when she sawG3708 PeterG4074, she satG339 up. 41And he gaveG1325 her his handG5495 and raisedG450 her up; and callingG5455 52the 53saintsG40 and 54widowsG5503, he presentedG3936 her aliveG2198. 42It becameG1096 knownG1110 allG3650 overG2596 55JoppaG2445, and 56manyG4183 believedG4100 in the LordG2962. 43And Peter stayedG3306 manyG2425 daysG2250 in 57JoppaG2445 with 58a tannerG1038 named SimonG4613.