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ACTS 10
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17 So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid
his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the
Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road,
has sent me so that you might regain your sight
and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Instantly
something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and
he regained his sight. Then he got up and was
baptized. 19 Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength.
— promises —
from God
“God shows no favoritism.
In every nation he accepts
those who fear him and
do what is right.”
AC T S 10:34-35
Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem
Saul stayed with the believers* in Damascus for
a few days. 20 And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He
is indeed the Son of God!”
21 All who heard him were amazed. “Isn’t
this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem?” they
asked. “And didn’t he come here to arrest them
and take them in chains to the leading priests?”
22 Saul’s preaching became more and more
powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn’t
refute his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. 23 After a while some of the Jews plotted
together to kill him. 24 They were watching for
him day and night at the city gate so they could
murder him, but Saul was told about their plot.
25 So during the night, some of the other believers* lowered him in a large basket through an
opening in the city wall.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to
meet with the believers, but they were all afraid
of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! 27 Then Barnabas brought him
to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen
the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the
Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that
Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus
in Damascus.
28 So Saul stayed with the apostles and went
all around Jerusalem with them, preaching
boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He debated
with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to
murder him. 30 When the believers* heard about
this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent
him away to Tarsus, his hometown.
31 The church then had peace throughout
Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became
stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the
Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy
Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Dorcas
32 Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place,
and he came down to visit the believers in the
town of Lydda. 33 There he met a man named
Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden
for eight years. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus
Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!” And he was healed instantly. 35 Then the
whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord.
36 There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas*). She was always
doing kind things for others and helping the
poor. 37 About this time she became ill and died.
Her body was washed for burial and laid in an
upstairs room. 38 But the believers had heard that
Peter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men
to beg him, “Please come as soon as possible!”
39 So 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 other
clothes Dorcas had made for them. 40 But Peter
asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt
and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get
up, Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes! When
she saw Peter, she sat up! 41 He gave her his hand
and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her
to them alive.
42 The news spread through the whole town,
and many believed in the Lord. 43 And Peter
stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon,
a tanner of hides.
Cornelius Calls for Peter
In Caesarea there lived a Roman army
officer* named Cornelius, who was a
captain of the Italian Regiment. 2 He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his
household. He gave generously to the poor and
prayed regularly to God. 3 One afternoon about
three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw
an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.
4 Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it,
sir?” he asked the angel.
And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts
to the poor have been received by God as an offering! 5 Now send some men to Joppa, and summon
a man named Simon Peter. 6 He is staying with
Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.”
7 As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and
10
9:19 Greek disciples; also in 9:26, 38. 9:25 Greek his
disciples. 9:30 Greek brothers. 9:36 The names Tabitha
in Aramaic and Dorcas in Greek both mean “gazelle.”
10:1 Greek a centurion; similarly in 10:22.