Acts 9:13-42

¹³Then Ananias answered, Lord, I haue heard by many of this man, howe much euill hee hath done to thy saints at Hierusalem.

¹⁴Moreouer here hee hath authoritie of the hie Priestes, to binde all that call on thy Name.

¹⁵Then the Lord said vnto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessell vnto me, to beare my Name before the Gentiles, and Kings, and the children of Israel.

¹⁶For I will shewe him, howe many things he must suffer for my Names sake.

¹⁷Then Ananias went his way, and entred into that house, and put his hands on him, and sayd, Brother Saul, the Lord hath sent me (euen Iesus that appeared vnto thee in the way as thou camest) that thou mightest receiue thy sight, and be filled with the holy Ghost.

¹⁸And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had bene scales, and suddenly he receiued sight, and arose, and was baptized,

¹⁹And receiued meate, and was strengthened. So was Saul certaine dayes with the disciples which were at Damascus.

²⁰And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that he was that Sonne of God,

²¹So that all that heard him, were amased, and sayde, Is not this hee, that made hauocke of them which called on this Name in Hierusalem, and came hither for that intent, that hee should bring them bound vnto the hie Priests?

²²But Saul encreased the more in strength, and confounded the Iewes which dwelt at Damascus, confirming, that this was that Christ.

²³And after that many dayes were fulfilled, the Iewes tooke counsell together, to kill him,

²⁴But their laying awayte was knowen of Saul: nowe they watched the gates day and night, that they might kill him.

²⁵Then the disciples tooke him by night, and put him through the wall, and let him downe by a rope in a basket.

²⁶And when Saul was come to Hierusalem, he assayed to ioyne himselfe with the disciples: but they were all afrayd of him, and beleeued not that he was a disciple.

²⁷But Barnabas tooke him, and brought him to the Apostles, and declared to them, howe hee had seene the Lord in the way, and that hee had spoken vnto him, and how he had spoken boldly at Damascus in the Name of Iesus.

²⁸And hee was conuersant with them at Hierusalem,

²⁹And spake boldly in the Name of the Lord Iesus, and spake and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

³⁰But when the brethren knewe it, they brought him to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

³¹Then had the Churches rest through all Iudea, and Galile, and Samaria, and were edified and walked in the feare of the Lord, and were multiplied by the comfort of the holy Ghost.

³²And it came to passe, as Peter walked throughout all quarters, hee came also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

³³And there he found a certaine man named Aeneas, which had kept his couch eight yeeres, and was sicke of the palsie.

³⁴Then said Peter vnto him, Aeneas, Iesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise and trusse thy couch together. And he arose immediately.

³⁵And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron, sawe him, and turned to the Lord.

³⁶There was also at Ioppa a certaine woman, a disciple named Tabitha (which by interpretation is called Dorcas) she was full of good workes and almes which she did.

³⁷And it came to passe in those dayes, that she was sicke and dyed: and when they had washed her, they layd her in an vpper chamber.

³⁸Now forasmuch as Lydda was neere to Ioppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent vnto him two men, desiring that he would not delay to come vnto them.

³⁹Then Peter arose and came with them: and when hee was come, they brought him into the vpper chamber, where all the widowes stoode by him weeping, and shewing the coates and garments, which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

⁴⁰But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled downe, and prayed, and turned him to the body, and sayd, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she sawe Peter, sate vp.

⁴¹Then he gaue her the hand and lift her vp, and called the Saints and widowes, and restored her aliue.

⁴²And it was knowen throughout all Ioppa, and many beleeued in the Lord.