9Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priestG1161G4569G2089G1709G547G2532G5408G1519G3101G2962G4334G749

2and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.G154G3844G846G1992G1519G1154G4314G4864G3704G1437G2147G5100G3598G5037G5607G435G2532G1135G71G1210G1519G2419

3As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.G1161G846G4198G1722G1096G1448G1154G2532G1810G4015G846G5457G575G3772

4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"G2532G4098G1909G1093G191G5456G3004G846G4549G4549G5101G1377G3165

5"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied.G1161G2036G5101G1488G2962G1161G2962G2036G1473G1510G2424G3739G4771G1377G4642G4671G2979G4314G2759

6"Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."G5037G5141G2532G2284G2036G2962G5101G2309G3165G4160G2532G2962G4314G846G450G2532G1525G1519G4172G2532G2980G4671G5101G4571G1163G4160

7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone.G1161G435G3588G4922G846G2476G1769G191G3303G5456G1161G2334G3367

8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.G1161G4569G1453G575G1093G1161G846G3788G455G991G3762G1161G5496G846G5496G1521G1519G1154

9For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.G2532G2258G5140G2250G3361G991G2532G3756G5315G3761G4095

10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Yes, Lord," he answered.G1161G2258G5100G3101G1722G1154G3686G367G2532G4314G846G2036G2962G1722G3705G367G1161G2036G2400G1473G2962

11The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.G1161G2962G4314G846G450G4198G1909G4505G3588G2564G2117G2532G2212G1722G3614G2455G3686G4569G5018G1063G2400G4336

12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."G2532G1492G1722G3705G435G3686G367G1525G2532G2007G5495G2007G846G3704G308

13"Lord," Ananias answered, "I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.G1161G367G611G2962G191G575G4183G4012G5127G435G3745G2556G4160G4675G40G1722G2419

14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name."G2532G5602G2192G1849G3844G749G1210G3956G1941G4675G3686

15But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel.G1161G2962G2036G4314G846G4198G3754G3778G2076G1589G4632G3427G941G3450G3686G1799G1484G2532G935G5037G5207G2474

16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."G1063G1473G5263G846G3745G846G1163G3958G5228G3450G3686G5228

17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord--Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here--has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."G1161G367G565G2532G1525G1519G3614G2532G2007G5495G1909G846G2036G80G4549G2962G2424G3700G4671G1722G3598G3739G2064G649G3165G3704G308G2532G4130G40G4151

18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,G2532G2112G634G575G846G3788G5616G3013G308G3916G5037G450G2532G907

19and after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.G2532G2983G5160G1765G1161G1096G4569G5100G2250G3326G3101G1722G1154

20At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.G2532G2112G2784G5547G1722G4864G3754G3778G2076G5207G2316

21All those who heard him were astonished and asked, "Isn't he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn't he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"G1161G3956G191G1839G2532G3004G2076G3756G3778G4199G3588G1941G5124G3686G1722G2419G2532G2064G5602G1519G5124G1519G2443G71G846G1210G1909G749

22Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.G1161G4569G1743G3123G1743G2532G4797G2453G3588G2730G1722G1154G4822G3754G3778G2076G5547

23After many days had gone by, the Jews conspired to kill him,G1161G5613G2425G2250G4137G2453G4823G337G846

24but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him.G1161G846G1917G1097G4569G5037G3906G4439G2250G2532G3571G3704G337G846

25But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.G1161G3101G2983G846G3571G2524G5465G1223G5038G1722G4711

26When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple.G1161G4569G3854G1519G2419G3987G2853G3101G2532G5399G3956G5399G846G4100G3361G3754G2076G3101

27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.G1161G921G1949G846G71G4314G652G2532G1334G846G4459G1492G2962G1722G3598G2532G3754G2980G846G2532G4459G3955G1722G1154G1722G3686G2424

28So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.G2532G2258G3326G846G1531G2532G1607G1722G2419

29He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.G2532G2980G3955G1722G3686G2962G2424G5037G2532G4802G4314G1675G1161G2021G337G846

30When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.G1161G80G1921G2609G846G2609G1519G2542G2532G1821G846G1821G1519G5019

31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.G3303G3767G2192G1577G1515G2596G3650G2449G2532G1056G2532G4540G3618G2532G4198G5401G2962G2532G3874G40G4151G4129

32As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.G1161G1096G1330G4074G1330G1223G3956G2718G2532G4314G40G3588G2730G3069

33There he found a man named Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bedridden for eight years.G1161G1563G2147G5100G444G3686G132G2621G1909G2895G1537G3638G2094G3739G2258G3886

34"Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and take care of your mat." Immediately Aeneas got up.G2532G4074G2036G846G132G2424G5547G2390G4571G2390G450G2532G4766G4572G4766G2532G450G2112

35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.G2532G3956G2730G3069G2532G4565G1492G846G3748G1994G1909G2962

36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor.G1161G2258G1722G2445G5100G3102G3686G5000G3739G1329G3004G1393G3778G846G2258G4134G18G2041G2532G1654G3739G4160

37About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.G1161G1096G1722G1565G2250G770G599G1161G846G3068G846G5087G1722G5253

38Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, "Please come at once!"G1161G5607G3069G1451G2445G3101G191G3754G4074G2076G1722G846G649G4314G846G1417G435G3870G3635G3361G3635G1330G2193G846

39Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.G1161G4074G450G4905G846G3739G3854G321G1519G5253G2532G3956G5503G3936G846G2799G2532G1925G5509G2532G2440G3745G1393G4160G5607G3326G846

40Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.G1161G4074G1544G3956G1854G5087G1119G4336G2532G1994G4314G4983G2036G5000G450G1161G455G846G3788G2532G1492G4074G339

41He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called the believers and the widows and presented her to them alive.G1161G1325G846G5495G450G846G450G1161G5455G40G2532G5503G3936G846G2198

42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.G1161G1096G1110G2596G3650G2445G2532G4183G4100G1909G2962

43Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.G1161G1096G846G3306G2425G2250G1722G2445G3844G5100G4613G1038