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ButBarnabastookhim, and brought him to the apostles,anddeclared unto themhow he had seen the Lordin the way,andthat he had spoken to him,andhow he had preached boldlyatDamascusin the name of Jesus.
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And he waswiththem coming inand going outatJerusalem.
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And he spakeboldlyin the name of the LordJesus,and*disputedagainst the Grecians:but they went about to slayhim.
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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:[a] 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[b] 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.
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And he gaveher his hand, and liftedherup, and when he had called the saintsandwidows,presentedheralive.
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And it wasknownthroughoutallJoppa;andmanybelievedin the Lord.
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And it came to pass, that hetarriedmanydaysinJoppawithoneSimon a tanner.