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He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

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All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!"

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But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

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When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

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but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

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but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

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When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

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But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

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preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. He spoke and disputed against the Grecian Jews, but they were seeking to kill him.

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When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.

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It happened, as Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

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There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.

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Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

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It happened in those days that she fell sick, and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber.

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As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

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Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

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Peter put them all out, and kneeled down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, get up!" She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

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He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

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And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

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It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.

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Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

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He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, "What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

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When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

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Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

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He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

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