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Which when the brethrenknew , they broughthimdowntoCaesarea,andsenthimforthtoTarsus.
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Then*had the churchesrestthroughoutallJudaeaandGalileeandSamaria, and were edified ; and walking in the fear of the Lord,and in the comfort of the HolyGhost, were multiplied .
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And it came to pass, asPeter passed throughout*all quarters, he came downalsoto the saintswhichdwelt at Lydda.
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Andthere he found a certainmannamedAeneas, which had kept* his bed*eightyears,andwas sick of the palsy .
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AndPetersaid unto him,Aeneas,JesusChristmakeththeewhole : arise , andmakethybed . And he aroseimmediately.
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Andall that dwelt at LyddaandSaronsawhim,andturnedto the Lord.
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Now there wasatJoppa a certaindisciplenamedTabitha,which by interpretation is calledDorcas: this woman*wasfull of goodworksandalmsdeedswhich she did .
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And it came to passinthosedays, that she was sick , and died : whom whenthey had washed* , they laid her in an upper chamber.
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And forasmuch asLydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heardthatPeterwasthere*, they sentuntohimtwomen,desiring him that he wouldnotdelay to cometothem.
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ThenPeterarose and went withthem. When he was come , they brought himinto the upper chamber:andall the widows stood byhimweeping , andshewing the coatsandgarmentswhichDorcasmade , while she waswiththem.
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ButPeterput them allforth, and kneeled down* , and prayed ; andturning him to the bodysaid , Tabitha,arise . And she openedhereyes:and when she sawPeter, she sat up .