Acts 9:22-43

22But SaulG4569 kept increasingG1743G3123 inG1743 strengthG1743 and confoundingG4797 JewsG2453 who livedG2730 in 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 closelyG3906 watchingG3906 the gatesG4439 dayG2250 and nightG3571 soG3704 thatG3704 they might putG337 him to deathG337; 25but his disciplesG3101 tookG2983 him at nightG3571 and letG2524 him downG2524 throughG1223 an opening in the wallG5038, loweringG2524G5465 him in a largeG4711 basketG4711.

266When he cameG3854 to JerusalemG2419, he triedG3985 repeatedly to associateG2853 with the disciplesG3101; and yet they wereG5399 allG3956 afraidG5399 of him, as they did not believeG4100 that he was a discipleG3101. 27But 7BarnabasG921 tookG1949 holdG1949 of him and broughtG71 him to the apostlesG652 and describedG1334 to them howG4459 he had 8seenG3708 the LordG2962 on the roadG3598, and that He had talkedG2980 to him, and howG4459 9he had 10spokenG3955 outG3955 boldlyG3955 in the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 at DamascusG1154. 28And he was with them, 11movingG1531G2532G1607 aboutG1531G2532G1607 freelyG1531G2532G1607 in JerusalemG2419, 12speakingG3955 outG3955 boldlyG3955 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962. 29And he was talkingG2980 and arguingG4802 with the 1314HellenisticG1675 Jews; but they were attemptingG2021 to putG337 him toG337 deathG337. 30NowG1161 when 15the 16brothersG80 learnedG1921 of it, they broughtG2609 him downG2609 to 17CaesareaG2542 and 18sentG1821 him awayG1821 to 19TarsusG5019.

31SoG3767 20the churchG1577 throughoutG2596G3650 JudeaG2449, GalileeG1056, and SamariaG4540 21enjoyedG2192 peaceG1515, as it was being builtG3618 up; and as it 22continuedG4198 in the fearG5401 of the LordG2962 and in the comfortG3874 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, it kept increasingG4129.

32NowG1161 as PeterG4074 was travelingG1330 throughG1330 allG3956 those regions, he alsoG2532 cameG2718 downG2718 to 23the 24saintsG40 who livedG2730 at 2526LyddaG3069. 33ThereG1563 he foundG2147 a manG444 namedG3686 AeneasG132 who had been bedriddenG2621G1909G2895 for eightG3638 yearsG2094, 27becauseG3739 he was paralyzedG3886. 34PeterG4074 saidG3004 to him, “AeneasG132, JesusG2424 ChristG5547 healsG2390 you; getG450 upG450 and makeG4766 your own bedG4766.” ImmediatelyG2112 he gotG450 upG450. 35And allG3956 who livedG2730 at 2829LyddaG3069 and 30SharonG4565 sawG3708 him, and they 31turnedG1994 to the LordG2962.

36NowG1161 in 32JoppaG2445 there was a discipleG3102 namedG3686 TabithaG5000 (whichG3739 when translatedG1329 meansG3004 33DorcasG1393); thisG3778 womanG3778 was 34excellingG4134 in actsG2041 of kindnessG18 and charityG1654 whichG3739 she didG4160 habitually. 37But it happenedG1096 35at that timeG2250 that she becameG770 sickG770 and diedG599; and when they had washedG3068 her body, they laidG5087 it in an 36upstairsG5253 roomG5253. 38Since LyddaG3069 was nearG1451 37JoppaG2445, 38the disciplesG3101, having heardG191 that PeterG4074 was thereG1722G846, sentG649 twoG1417 menG435 to him, urgingG3870 him, “Do not delayG3635 in comingG1330 to us.” 39SoG1161 PeterG4074 gotG450 readyG450 and wentG4905 with them. When he arrivedG3854, they broughtG321 him into the 39roomG5253 upstairsG5253; and allG3956 the 40widowsG5503 stoodG3936 besideG3936 him, weepingG2799 and showingG1925 allG3745 the 41tunicsG5509 and garmentsG2440 thatG3745 DorcasG1393 used to makeG4160 while she was with them. 40But PeterG4074 42sentG1544 them allG3956 outG1544 and 43kneltG1119G5087 downG5087G1119 and prayedG4336, and turningG1994 to the bodyG4983, he saidG3004, “44TabithaG5000, ariseG450.” And she openedG455 her eyesG3788, and when she sawG3708 PeterG4074, she satG339 upG339. 41And he gaveG1325 her his handG5495 and raisedG450 her up; and callingG5455 45the 46saintsG40 and 47widowsG5503, he presentedG3936 her aliveG2198. 42It becameG1096 knownG1110 allG3650 overG2596 48JoppaG2445, and 49manyG4183 believedG4100 in the LordG2962. 43And Peter stayedG3306 in 50JoppaG2445 manyG2425 daysG2250 with 51a tannerG1038 named SimonG4613.