New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 9:22-43

22But SaulG4569 kept increasingG1743 in strengthG1743 and confoundingG4797 the JewsG2453 who livedG2730 at DamascusG1154 by provingG4822 that thisG3778 Jesus is the 1ChristG5547.

23WhenG5613 2manyG2425 daysG2250 had elapsedG4137, 3the JewsG2453 plottedG4823 togetherG4823 to doG337 awayG337 with him, 24but 4their plotG1917 became knownG1097 to SaulG4569. 5They 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, loweringG2524 G5465 him in a largeG4711 basketG4711.

26 6When he cameG3854 to JerusalemG2419, he was tryingG3985 to associateG2853 with the disciplesG3101; 7but they were allG3956 afraidG5399 of him, not believingG4100 that he was a discipleG3101. 27But 8BarnabasG921 tookG1949 holdG1949 of him and broughtG71 him to the apostlesG652 and describedG1334 to them howG4459 he had 9seenG3708 the LordG2962 on the roadG3598, and that He had talkedG2980 to him, and howG4459 10at DamascusG1154 he had 11spokenG3955 out boldlyG3955 in the nameG3686 of JesusG2424. 28And he was with them, 12movingG1531 G2532 G1607 aboutG1531 G2532 G1607 freelyG1531 G2532 G1607 in JerusalemG2419, 13speakingG3955 out boldlyG3955 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962. 29And he was talkingG2980 and arguingG4802 with the 14 15HellenisticG1675 Jews; but they were attemptingG2021 to putG337 him to deathG337. 30But when 16the brethrenG80 learnedG1921 of it, they broughtG2609 him downG2609 to 17CaesareaG2542 and 18sentG1821 him awayG1821 to 19TarsusG5019.

31SoG3767 20the churchG1577 throughoutG2596 allG3650 JudeaG2453 and GalileeG1056 and SamariaG4540 21enjoyedG2192 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 22the 23saintsG40 who livedG2730 at 24 25LyddaG3069. 33ThereG1563 he foundG2147 a manG444 namedG3686 AeneasG132, who had been bedriddenG2621 G1909 G2895 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 26 27LyddaG3069 and 28SharonG4565 sawG3708 him, and they 29turnedG1994 to the LordG2962.

36NowG1161 in 30JoppaG2445 there was a discipleG3102 namedG3686 TabithaG5000 (whichG3739 translatedG1329 in Greek is calledG3004 31DorcasG1393); thisG3778 womanG3778 was aboundingG4134 with deedsG2041 of kindnessG18 and charityG1654 whichG3739 she continually didG4160. 37And it happenedG1096 32at that timeG2250 that she fellG770 sickG770 and diedG599; and when they had washedG3068 her body, they laidG5087 it in an 33upperG5253 roomG5253. 38Since LyddaG3069 was nearG1451 34JoppaG2445, 35the disciplesG3101, having heardG191 that PeterG4074 was thereG1722 G846, 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 36upperG5253 roomG5253; and allG3956 the 37widowsG5503 stoodG3936 besideG3936 him, weepingG2799 and showingG1925 allG3745 the 38tunicsG5509 and garmentsG2440 that DorcasG1393 used to makeG4160 whileG3745 she was with them. 40But PeterG4074 39sentG1544 them allG3956 out and 40kneltG1119 G5087 downG5087 G1119 and prayedG4336, and turningG1994 to the bodyG4983, he saidG3004, “41TabithaG5000, 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 42the 43saintsG40 and 44widowsG5503, he presentedG3936 her aliveG2198. 42It becameG1096 knownG1110 allG3650 overG2596 45JoppaG2445, and 46manyG4183 believedG4100 in the LordG2962. 43And Peter stayedG3306 manyG2425 daysG2250 in 47JoppaG2445 with 48a tannerG1038 named SimonG4613.

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Notes

1. Acts 9:22 I.e. Messiah ↩
2. Acts 9:23 Gal 1:17, 18 ↩
3. Acts 9:23 1 Thess 2:16 ↩
4. Acts 9:24 Acts 20:3, 19; 23:12, 30; 25:3 ↩
5. Acts 9:24 2 Cor 11:32f ↩
6. Acts 9:26 Acts 22:17-20; 26:20 ↩
7. Acts 9:26 Lit and ↩
8. Acts 9:27 Acts 4:36 ↩
9. Acts 9:27 Acts 9:3-6 ↩
10. Acts 9:27 Acts 9:20, 22 ↩
11. Acts 9:27 Acts 4:13, 29; 9:29 ↩
12. Acts 9:28 Lit going in and going out ↩
13. Acts 9:28 Acts 4:13, 29; 9:29 ↩
14. Acts 9:29 Jews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation ↩
15. Acts 9:29 Acts 6:1 ↩
16. Acts 9:30 Acts 1:15 ↩
17. Acts 9:30 Acts 8:40 ↩
18. Acts 9:30 Gal 1:21 ↩
19. Acts 9:30 Acts 9:11 ↩
20. Acts 9:31 Acts 5:11; 8:1; 16:5 ↩
21. Acts 9:31 Lit was having ↩
22. Acts 9:32 Acts 9:13 ↩
23. Acts 9:32 Or holy ones ↩
24. Acts 9:32 OT: Lod ↩
25. Acts 9:32 1 Chr 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Neh 7:37; 11:35 ↩
26. Acts 9:35 OT: Lod ↩
27. Acts 9:35 1 Chr 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Neh 7:37; 11:35 ↩
28. Acts 9:35 1 Chr 5:16; 27:29; Is 33:9; 35:2; 65:10 ↩
29. Acts 9:35 Acts 2:47; 9:42; 11:21 ↩
30. Acts 9:36 Josh 19:46; 2 Chr 2:16; Ezra 3:7; Jon 1:3; Acts 9:38, 42f; 10:5, 8, 23, 32; 11:5, 13 ↩
31. Acts 9:36 I.e. Gazelle ↩
32. Acts 9:37 Lit in those days ↩
33. Acts 9:37 Acts 1:13; 9:39 ↩
34. Acts 9:38 Josh 19:46; 2 Chr 2:16; Ezra 3:7; Jon 1:3; Acts 9:36, 42f; 10:5, 8, 23, 32; 11:5, 13 ↩
35. Acts 9:38 Acts 11:26 ↩
36. Acts 9:39 Acts 1:13; 9:37 ↩
37. Acts 9:39 Acts 6:1 ↩
38. Acts 9:39 Or inner garments ↩
39. Acts 9:40 Matt 9:25 ↩
40. Acts 9:40 Luke 22:41; Acts 7:60 ↩
41. Acts 9:40 Mark 5:41 ↩
42. Acts 9:41 Acts 9:13, 32 ↩
43. Acts 9:41 Or holy ones ↩
44. Acts 9:41 Acts 6:1 ↩
45. Acts 9:42 Josh 19:46; 2 Chr 2:16; Jon 1:3; Acts 9:38, 42f; 10:5, 8, 23, 32; 11:5, 13 ↩
46. Acts 9:42 Acts 9:35 ↩
47. Acts 9:43 Josh 19:46; 2 Chr 2:16; Ezra 3:7; Jon 1:3; Acts 9:38, 42f; 10:5, 8, 23, 32; 11:13, 15 ↩
48. Acts 9:43 Acts 10:6 ↩

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