Deeds (Act) of Apostles 9:13-42

¹³And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard of many of this man, how great evil he did to thy saints in Jerusalem; (And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard about this man from many people, what great evil he did to God’s people in Jerusalem;)

¹⁴and this hath power of the princes of (the) priests, to bind all men that call thy name to help. (and he hath received authority from the high priests, to bind up, or to take captive, all who call on thy name for help.)

¹⁵And the Lord said to him, Go thou, for this is to me a vessel of choosing, that he bear my name before heathen men, and kings, and before the sons of Israel. (And the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a vessel that I have chosen, to bring my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and before the Israelites.)

¹⁶For I shall show to him, how great things it behooveth him to suffer for my name.

¹⁷And Ananias went, and entered into the house; and laid on him his hands, and said, Saul brother, the Lord Jesus sent me, that appeared to thee in the way, in which thou camest, that thou see, and be full-filled with the Holy Ghost, (or Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus sent me, who appeared to thee on the way, in which thou camest, so that thou may see again, and be filled with the Holy Spirit).

¹⁸And anon as the scales felled from his eyes (or And at once as the scales fell from his eyes), he received (his) sight (again). And he (a)rose, and was baptized.

¹⁹And when he had taken meat, he was comforted, (or And when he had eaten some food, he was strengthened). And he was by some days with the disciples, that were at (or in) Damascus.

²⁰And anon, he entered into the synagogues, (or And at once, he went to the synagogues), and preached (about) the Lord Jesus, for this is the Son of God.

²¹And all men that heard him, wondered, and said, Whether this is not he that impugned in Jerusalem them that called to help this name? and hither he came for this thing or and hither for this thing he came, that he should lead them bound (back) to the princes of (the) priests? (And everyone who heard him, wondered, and said, Is this not he who attacked those in Jerusalem who called on this name for help? and did he not come here for this purpose, that he would lead such believers bound and captive back to the high priests?)

²²But Saul much the more waxed strong or Forsooth Saul much more waxed strong, and confounded the Jews that dwelled at Damascus, and affirmed that this is Christ. (But Saul grew stronger, and confused the Jews who lived in Damascus, and affirmed that Jesus is the Messiah.)

²³And when many days were ful filled, (the) Jews made a counsel, that they should slay him. (And after many days had passed, the Jews made a plan, that they would kill him.)

²⁴And the ambushes of them were made known to Saul. And they kept (watch on) the gates day and night, that they should slay him (or so that they could kill him).

²⁵But his disciples took him by night, and delivered him, and let him down in a basket by the wall.

²⁶And when he came into Jerusalem, he assayed or he attempted to join him(self) to the disciples; and all dreaded him (or but everyone feared him), and believed not that he was a disciple.

²⁷But Barnabas took, and led him to the apostles, and told to them, how in (or on) the way, (that) he had seen the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he did trustily in the name of Jesus.

²⁸And he was with them, and entered (in), and went out in Jerusalem, and did trustily in the name of Jesus.

²⁹And he spake with heathen men, and disputed with Greeks (or And he spoke and disputed with the Greek-speaking Jews). And they sought to slay him.

³⁰Which thing when the brethren had known, they led him by night to Caesarea, and let him go to Tarsus.

³¹And the church by all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, and was edified, and walked in the dread of the Lord, and was full-filled with (the) comfort of the Holy Ghost. (And the church in all of Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, and was edified, and walked in fearful reverence of the Lord, and was filled with the strength of the Holy Spirit.)

³²And it befelled, that Peter, the while he passed about all, came to the holy men that dwelled at Lydda.

³³And he found there a man, Aeneas by name, that from eight years (old) he had lain bed-ridden; and he was sick in the palsy.

³⁴And Peter said to him, Aeneas, the Lord Jesus Christ heal thee; rise thou, and array, either make ready, thee. And anon he rose (or And at once he rose up).

³⁵And all (the) men that dwelt at Lydda, and at Saron, saw him, which were converted to the Lord. (And everyone who dwelt at Lydda, and at Saron, who saw him, were converted to the Lord.)

³⁶And in Joppa was a discipless, whose name was Tabitha, that is to say, Dorcas. This was full of good works and almsdeeds, that she did.

³⁷And it befelled in those days, that she was sick, and died. And when they had washed her, they laid her in a solar (or they laid her in an upper room).

³⁸And for Lydda was nigh Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was therein, and sent two men to him, and prayed (or beseeched), That thou tarry not to come to us.

³⁹And Peter rose up, and came with them. And when he was come, they led him into the solar (or into the upper room). And all the widows stood about him, weeping, and showing coats and clothes, which Dorcas made to them (or which Dorcas had made for them).

⁴⁰And when all men were put withoutforth (or And after everyone was sent out of the room), Peter kneeled, and prayed. And he turned to the body, and said, Tabitha, arise thou. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

⁴¹And he took her by the hand, and raised her (up). And when he had called the holy men and widows, he assigned her alive.

⁴²And it was made known by all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.