Acts 9

9^*And ^aSaul, yet ^bbreathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto ^cthe high priest, ²And desired of him letters to ^dDamascus to the synagogues, that if he found any ^†of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. ^3eAnd as he journeyed, he came near ^dDamascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: ⁴And he fell to the earth, ^fand heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou ^gme? ⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus ^gwhom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. ⁶And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, ^hwhat wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, ⁱArise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. ⁷And ⁱⁱthe men which journeyed with him stood speechless, ^jhearing a voice, but seeing no man. ⁸And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, ^khe saw no man: but ^lthey led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. ⁹And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

^10mAnd there was a certain disciple at ^dDamascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in ⁿa vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. ¹¹And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of ^oTarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, ¹²And hath seen in ⁿa vision a man named Ananias coming in, and ^pputting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. ¹³Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, ^qhow much evil he hath done to thy ^rsaints at Jerusalem: ¹⁴And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all ^sthat call on thy name. ¹⁵But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is ^ta chosen vessel unto me, ^uto bear my name before ^xthe Gentiles, and ^ykings, and the children of Israel: ¹⁶For ^zI will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake. ^17aAnd Ananias went his way, and entered into ^bthe house; and ^cputting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and ^dbe filled with the Holy Ghost. ¹⁸And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been ^escales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and ^fwas baptized. ¹⁹And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. ^gThen was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. ²⁰And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is ^hthe Son of God. ²¹But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that ⁱdestroyed them ^kwhich called on this name in Jerusalem, ^land came hither for that intent, ^mthat he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? ²²But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, ⁿproving that this is very Christ.

^23*And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: ²⁴But their ^olaying await was known of Saul. ^pAnd they watched the gates day and night to kill him. ²⁵Then the disciples took him by night, and ^qlet him down by the wall in a ^rbasket. ²⁶And ^swhen Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. ²⁷But ^tBarnabas took him, and brought him ^uto the apostles, and declared unto them ^xhow he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and ^yhow he had ^zpreached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. ²⁸And ^uhe was with them ^acoming in and going out at Jerusalem. ²⁹And he ^zspake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the ^bGrecians: but ^cthey went about to slay him. ³⁰Which when ^dthe brethren knew, they brought him down to ^eCaesarea, and sent him forth to ^fTarsus. ³¹Then had ^gthe churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and ^hSamaria, and were ⁱedified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the ^kcomfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

^32*And it came to pass, as ^lPeter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to ^mthe saints which dwelt at ⁿLydda. ³³And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. ³⁴And Peter said unto him, Æneas, ^oJesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. ³⁵And all that dwelt at ⁿLydda and ^pSaron saw him, and ^qturned to the Lord.

³⁶Now there was at ^rJoppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called ^||Dorcas: this woman was full of ^sgood works and almsdeeds which she did. ³⁷And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an ^tupper chamber. ³⁸And forasmuch as ⁿLydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not ^||udelay to come to them. ³⁹Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the ^tupper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. ⁴⁰But Peter ^xput them all forth, and ^ykneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body ^zsaid, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. ⁴¹And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called ^athe saints and widows, presented her alive. ⁴²And it was known throughout all ^rJoppa; and ^bmany believed in the Lord. ⁴³And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one ^cSimon a tanner.