9MEANWHILE SAUL, still drawing his breath hard from threatening and murderous desire against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priestG1161G4569G2089G1709G547G2532G5408G1519G3101G2962G4334G749 2And requested of him letters to the synagogues at Damascus [authorizing him], so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way [of life as determined by faith in Jesus Christ], he might bring them bound [with chains] to Jerusalem.G154G3844G846G1992G1519G1154G4314G4864G3704G1437G2147G5100G3598G5037G5607G435G2532G1135G71G1210G1519G2419 3Now as he traveled on, he came near to Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him,G1161G846G4198G1722G1096G1448G1154G2532G1810G4015G846G5457G575G3772 4And he fell to the ground. Then he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me [harassing, troubling, and molesting Me]?G2532G4098G1909G1093G191G5456G3004G846G4549G4549G5101G1377G3165 5And Saul said, Who are You, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus, Whom you are persecuting. {It is dangerous and it will turn out badly for you to keep kicking against the goad [to offer vain and perilous resistance].}G1161G2036G5101G1488G2962G1161G2962G2036G1473G1510G2424G3739G4771G1377G4642G4671G2979G4314G2759 6{Trembling and astonished he asked, Lord, what do You desire me to do? The Lord said to him,} But arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.G5037G5141G2532G2284G2036G2962G5101G2309G3165G4160G2532G2962G4314G846G450G2532G1525G1519G4172G2532G2980G4671G5101G4571G1163G4160 7The men who were accompanying him were unable to speak [for terror], hearing the voice but seeing no one.G1161G435G3588G4922G846G2476G1769G191G3303G5456G1161G2334G3367 8Then Saul got up from the ground, but though his eyes were opened, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.G1161G4569G1453G575G1093G1161G846G3788G455G991G3762G1161G5496G846G5496G1521G1519G1154 9And he was unable to see for three days, and he neither ate nor drank [anything].G2532G2258G5140G2250G3361G991G2532G3756G5315G3761G4095 10Now there was in Damascus a disciple named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he answered, Here am I, Lord.G1161G2258G5100G3101G1722G1154G3686G367G2532G4314G846G2036G2962G1722G3705G367G1161G2036G2400G1473G2962 11And the Lord said to him, Get up and go to the street called Straight and ask at the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying [there].G1161G2962G4314G846G450G4198G1909G4505G3588G2564G2117G2532G2212G1722G3614G2455G3686G4569G5018G1063G2400G4336 12And he has seen {in a vision} a man named Ananias enter and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.G2532G1492G1722G3705G435G3686G367G1525G2532G2007G5495G2007G846G3704G308 13But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard many people tell about this man, especially how much evil {and} what great suffering he has brought on Your saints at Jerusalem;G1161G367G611G2962G191G575G4183G4012G5127G435G3745G2556G4160G4675G40G1722G2419 14Now he is here and has authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call upon Your name.G2532G5602G2192G1849G3844G749G1210G3956G1941G4675G3686 15But the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of Mine to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the descendants of Israel;G1161G2962G2036G4314G846G4198G3754G3778G2076G1589G4632G3427G941G3450G3686G1799G1484G2532G935G5037G5207G2474 16For I will make clear to him how much he will be afflicted {and} must endure {and} suffer for My name's sake.G1063G1473G5263G846G3745G846G1163G3958G5228G3450G3686G5228 17So Ananias left and went into the house. And he laid his hands on Saul and said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, Who appeared to you along the way by which you came here, has sent me that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.G1161G367G565G2532G1525G1519G3614G2532G2007G5495G1909G846G2036G80G4549G2962G2424G3700G4671G1722G3598G3739G2064G649G3165G3704G308G2532G4130G40G4151 18And instantly something like scales fell from [Saul's] eyes, and he recovered his sight. Then he arose and was baptized,G2532G2112G634G575G846G3788G5616G3013G308G3916G5037G450G2532G907 19And after he took some food, he was strengthened. For several days [afterward] he remained with the disciples at Damascus.G2532G2983G5160G1765G1161G1096G4569G5100G2250G3326G3101G1722G1154 20And immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, saying, He is the Son of God!G2532G2112G2784G5547G1722G4864G3754G3778G2076G5207G2316 21And all who heard him were amazed and said, Is not this the very man who harassed {and} overthrew {and} destroyed in Jerusalem those who called upon this Name? And he has come here for the express purpose of arresting them {and} bringing them in chains before the chief priests.G1161G3956G191G1839G2532G3004G2076G3756G3778G4199G3588G1941G5124G3686G1722G2419G2532G2064G5602G1519G5124G1519G2443G71G846G1210G1909G749 22But Saul increased all the more in strength, and continued to confound {and} put to confusion the Jews who lived in Damascus by comparing {and} examining evidence {and} proving that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah).G1161G4569G1743G3123G1743G2532G4797G2453G3588G2730G1722G1154G4822G3754G3778G2076G5547 23After considerable time had elapsed, the Jews conspired to put Saul out of the way by slaying him,G1161G5613G2425G2250G4137G2453G4823G337G846 24But [the knowledge of] their plot was made known to Saul. They were guarding the [city's] gates day and night to kill him,G1161G846G1917G1097G4569G5037G3906G4439G2250G2532G3571G3704G337G846 25But his disciples took him at night and let him down through the [city's] wall, lowering him in a basket {or} hamper.G1161G3101G2983G846G3571G2524G5465G1223G5038G1722G4711 26And when he had arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to associate himself with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe he really was a disciple.G1161G4569G3854G1519G2419G3987G2853G3101G2532G5399G3956G5399G846G4100G3361G3754G2076G3101 27However, Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and he explained to them how along the way he had seen the Lord, Who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached freely {and} confidently {and} courageously in the name of Jesus.G1161G921G1949G846G71G4314G652G2532G1334G846G4459G1492G2962G1722G3598G2532G3754G2980G846G2532G4459G3955G1722G1154G1722G3686G2424 28So he went in and out [as one] among them at Jerusalem,G2532G2258G3326G846G1531G2532G1607G1722G2419 29Preaching freely {and} confidently {and} boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and discussed with {and} disputed against the Hellenists (the Grecian Jews), but they were seeking to slay him.G2532G2980G3955G1722G3686G2962G2424G5037G2532G4802G4314G1675G1161G2021G337G846 30And when the brethren found it out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus [his home town].G1161G80G1921G2609G846G2609G1519G2542G2532G1821G846G1821G1519G5019 31So the church throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was edified [growing in wisdom, virtue, and piety] and walking in the respect {and} reverential fear of the Lord and in the consolation {and} exhortation of the Holy Spirit, continued to increase {and} was multiplied.G3303G3767G2192G1577G1515G2596G3650G2449G2532G1056G2532G4540G3618G2532G4198G5401G2962G2532G3874G40G4151G4129 32Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he went down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.G1161G1096G1330G4074G1330G1223G3956G2718G2532G4314G40G3588G2730G3069 33There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedfast for eight years and was paralyzed.G1161G1563G2147G5100G444G3686G132G2621G1909G2895G1537G3638G2094G3739G2258G3886 34And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ (the Messiah) [now] makes you whole. Get up and make your bed! And immediately [Aeneas] stood up.G2532G4074G2036G846G132G2424G5547G2390G4571G2390G450G2532G4766G4572G4766G2532G450G2112 35Then all the inhabitants of Lydda and the plain of Sharon saw [what had happened to] him and they turned to the Lord.G2532G3956G2730G3069G2532G4565G1492G846G3748G1994G1909G2962 36Now there was at Joppa a disciple [a woman] named [in Aramaic] Tabitha, which [in Greek] means Dorcas. She was abounding in good deeds and acts of charity.G1161G2258G1722G2445G5100G3102G3686G5000G3739G1329G3004G1393G3778G846G2258G4134G18G2041G2532G1654G3739G4160 37About that time she fell sick and died, and when they had cleansed her, they laid [her] in an upper room.G1161G1096G1722G1565G2250G770G599G1161G846G3068G846G5087G1722G5253 38Since Lydda was near Joppa [however], the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him begging him, Do come to us without delay.G1161G5607G3069G1451G2445G3101G191G3754G4074G2076G1722G846G649G4314G846G1417G435G3870G3635G3361G3635G1330G2193G846 39So Peter [immediately] rose and accompanied them. And when he had arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, crying and displaying undershirts (tunics) and [other] garments such as Dorcas was accustomed to make while she was with them.G1161G4074G450G4905G846G3739G3854G321G1519G5253G2532G3956G5503G3936G846G2799G2532G1925G5509G2532G2440G3745G1393G4160G5607G3326G846 40But Peter put them all out [of the room] and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, Tabitha, get up! And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she raised herself {and} sat upright.G1161G4074G1544G3956G1854G5087G1119G4336G2532G1994G4314G4983G2036G5000G450G1161G455G846G3788G2532G1492G4074G339 41And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then calling in God's people and the widows, he presented her to them alive.G1161G1325G846G5495G450G846G450G1161G5455G40G2532G5503G3936G846G2198 42And this became known throughout all Joppa, and many came to believe on the Lord [to adhere to and trust in and rely on Him as the Christ and as their Savior].G1161G1096G1110G2596G3650G2445G2532G4183G4100G1909G2962 43And Peter remained in Joppa for considerable time with a certain Simon a tanner.G1161G1096G846G3306G2425G2250G1722G2445G3844G5100G4613G1038
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