JUNE14|ACT S 9:26-43When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraidof him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! 27Then Barnabas brought him tothe apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how theLord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesusin Damascus.28So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldlyin the name of the Lord. 29He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murderhim. 30When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him awayto Tarsus, his hometown.31The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became strongeras the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, italso grew in numbers.32Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came down to visit the believers in thetown of Lydda. 33There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden foreight years. 34Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleepingmat!” And he was healed instantly. 35Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneaswalking around, and they turned to the Lord.36There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas). She was alwaysdoing kind things for others and helping the poor. 37About this time she became ill and died.Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room. 38But the believers had heard thatPeter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, “Please come as soon as possible!”39So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room.The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and otherclothes Dorcas had made for them. 40But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he kneltand prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes! When shesaw Peter, she sat up! 41He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widowsand all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.42The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord. 43And Peter stayeda long time in Joppa, living with Simon, a tanner of hides.180
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