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So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.
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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 hometown.
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The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
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Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came down to visit the believers in the town of Lydda.
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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, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!” And he was healed instantly.
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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 things for others and helping the poor.
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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 come as soon as possible!”