13.
The conversion of Saul
9:1-30
a.
Appeared to by the Lord
vv. 1-9
Acts 9
:1
9:1
But aSaul, still breathing threatening and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Acts 9
:2
9:2
And asked for
aletters from him to Damascus for the
bsynagogues, so that if he found any who were of the
1cWay, both men and women, he might bring
them bound to Jerusalem.
Acts 9
:3
9:3
And as he went, he
adrew near to Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
Acts 9
:4
9:4
And he fell on the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting
1aMe?
Acts 9
:5
9:5
And he said, Who are You,
1Lord? And He
said, I am Jesus, whom you persecute.
Acts 9
:6
9:6
But arise up and enter into the city, and it
1will be told to you
bwhat you must do.
Acts 9
:7
9:7
And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless,
ahearing the voice but seeing no one.
Acts 9
:8
9:8
And Saul rose from the ground; and though his eyes were open, he could see
1nothing. And they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.
Acts 9
:9
9:9
And he was three days without seeing, and he neither ate nor drank.
b.
Confirmed through Ananias
vv. 10-19
Acts 9
:10
9:10
And there was a certain disciple in Damascus named
aAnanias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold,
bI am here, Lord.
Acts 9
:11
9:11
And the Lord
said to him,
aRise up and
1go to the lane called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas a man from
bTarsus named Saul; for behold, he is praying;
Acts 9
:12
9:12
And he has seen in a
avision a man named Ananias coming in and
blaying his hands on him so that he may
1creceive his sight.
Acts 9
:13
9:13
But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man, how many evil things he has done to Your
asaints in Jerusalem;
Acts 9
:14
9:14
And here he has
aauthority from the chief priests to bind all who
1bcall upon Your name.
Acts 9
:15
9:15
But the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is a
1chosen avessel to Me, to bear My
bname before both the
cGentiles and
dkings and the sons of Israel;
Acts 9
:16
9:16
For I will show him how
amany things he must suffer on behalf of My name.
Acts 9
:17
9:17
And aAnanias went away and entered into the house; and
1blaying his hands on him, he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me — Jesus, who appeared to you on the road on which you were coming — so that you may
creceive your sight and be
2filled with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 9
:18
9:18
And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he
1received his sight and rose up and was
2abaptized.
Acts 9
:19
9:19
And once he had taken food, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples in
aDamascus for some days.
c.
Beginning to preach
vv. 20-30
Acts 9
:20
9:20
And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the
1synagogues, that this One is the
aSon of God.
Acts 9
:21
9:21
And all who heard
him were amazed and said, Is this not the one who
aravaged those who
bcall upon this name in Jerusalem and came here for this, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests?
Acts 9
:22
9:22
But Saul was all the more
aempowered, and he
bconfounded the Jews dwelling in Damascus by proving that this One is the
cChrist.
Acts 9
:23
9:23
And as a considerable number of days were being fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to
ado away with him;
Acts 9
:24
9:24
But their
aplot was made known to Saul. And they also
bwatched the gates closely, both day and night, so that they might
cdo away with him.
Acts 9
:25
9:25
But his disciples took
him by night and
alet him down through the wall,
blowering him in a basket.
Acts 9
:26
9:26
And when he arrived in
aJerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; yet all feared him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Acts 9
:27
9:27
But aBarnabas took hold of him and
bled him to the apostles, and he related to them how
Saul had
cseen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken
dboldly in the name of Jesus.
Acts 9
:28
9:28
And he was with them,
agoing in and going out in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
Acts 9
:29
9:29
And he spoke and disputed with the
aHellenists, but they attempted to
bdo away with him.
Acts 9
:30
9:30
But when the
abrothers realized
it, they brought him down to
bCaesarea and sent him forth to
cTarsus.
14.
The building up and multiplication of the church
9:31
Acts 9
:31
9:31
So then the
1achurch throughout the whole of
bJudea and Galilee and Samaria had
2peace,
3being built up; and going on in the
4cfear of the Lord and in the
5comfort of the Holy Spirit, it was
dmultiplied.
15.
The spreading of Peter's ministry
9:32-43
a.
To Lydda
vv. 32-35
Acts 9
:32
9:32
Now as Peter was passing through all
those parts, he came down also to the
asaints dwelling at
1Lydda.
Acts 9
:33
9:33
And he found there a certain man named Aeneas, who for eight years had been lying on a mat,
for he was
aparalyzed.
Acts 9
:34
9:34
And Peter said to him, Aeneas,
aJesus Christ heals you.
bRise up and
1make up your own bed. And immediately he rose up.
Acts 9
:35
9:35
And all those dwelling in Lydda and
aSharon saw him; and they
bturned to the Lord.
b.
To Joppa
vv. 36-43
Acts 9
:36
9:36
Now in
aJoppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is
1Dorcas); this woman was full of
bgood works and alms which she did.
Acts 9
:37
9:37
And in those days she became ill and died; and they bathed
1her body and laid
it in an
aupper room.
Acts 9
:38
9:38
Now because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was
1there, and they sent two men to him, entreating
him, Do not delay to come through to us.
Acts 9
:39
9:39
And Peter rose up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him up into the upper room. And all the
awidows stood by him, weeping and showing
him 1tunics and garments, all of which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
Acts 9
:40
9:40
And Peter put
them all
aoutside; and
bkneeling down, he
cprayed; and he turned to the body and said, Tabitha,
drise up. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Acts 9
:41
9:41
And giving her
his hand, he raised her up. And when he had called the saints and the widows, he
apresented her alive.
Acts 9
:42
9:42
And it became known throughout all of Joppa and many
abelieved on the Lord.
Acts 9
:43
9:43
And he remained a considerable number of days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a
atanner.
