Acts 9:18-35

¹⁸And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

¹⁹and having received nourishment, was strengthened, and Saul was with the disciples in Damascus certain days,

²⁰and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²¹And all those hearing were amazed, and said, 'Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

²²And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him,

²⁴and their counsel against him was known to Saul; they were also watching the gates both day and night, that they may kill him,

²⁵and the disciples having taken him, by night did let him down by the wall, letting down in a basket.

²⁶And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

²⁷and Barnabas having taken him, brought him unto the apostles, and did declare to them how in the way he saw the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

²⁸And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,

²⁹and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

³⁰and the brethren having known, brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

³¹Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

³²And it came to pass that Peter passing throughout all quarters, came down also unto the saints who were dwelling at Lydda,

³³and he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name — for eight years laid upon a couch — who was paralytic,

³⁴and Peter said to him, 'Aeneas, heal thee doth Jesus the Christ; arise and spread for thyself;' and immediately he rose,

³⁵and all those dwelling at Lydda, and Saron saw him, and did turn to the Lord.