Verse 43
Acts 9:43
New Living Translation
43
And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon, a tanner of hides.
Original Language Text
greek
ἐγένετο ⸀δὲ ἡμέρας ἱκανὰς ⸀μεῖναι ἐν Ἰόππῃ παρά τινι Σίμωνι βυρσεῖ.
English Translation
And after several days, he stayed in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.
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Chapter 9 Context
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Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. S...
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He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the ar...
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As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him.
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He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”
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“Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. And the voice replied, “I am Yashua (Jesus), the one you are persec...
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Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
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The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone’s voice but saw no one!
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Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions l...
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He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink.
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Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, “Ana...
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The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man...
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I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see aga...
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“But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I’ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has d...
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And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.”
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But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to k...
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And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
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So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Yashua (J...
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Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and...
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Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength. <b>Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem</b> Saul sta...
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And immediately he began preaching about Yashua (Jesus) in the synagogues, saying, “He is indeed the...
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All who heard him were amazed. “Isn’t this the same man who caused such devastation among Yashua (Je...
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Saul’s preaching became more and more powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn’t refute his proofs...
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After a while some of the Jews plotted together to kill him.
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They were watching for him day and night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was tol...
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So during the night, some of the other believers lowered him in a large basket through an opening in...
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When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him...
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Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Dam...
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So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the na...
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He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him.
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When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his...
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The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the beli...
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Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came down to visit the believers in the town o...
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There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
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Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Yashua (Jesus) Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!”...
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Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord...
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There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas ). She was always doing kind t...
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About this time she became ill and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room...
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But the believers had heard that Peter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, “Please...
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So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room...
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But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “...
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He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he p...
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The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord.
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And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon, a tanner of hides.