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but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a hamper.
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So he came to Jerusalem and made several attempts to associate with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, being in doubt as to whether he himself was a disciple.
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Barnabas, however, came to his assistance. He brought Saul to the Apostles, and related to them how, on his journey, he had seen the Lord, and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had fearlessly taught in the name of Jesus.
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Henceforth Saul was one of them, going in and out of the city,
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and speaking fearlessly in the name of the Lord. And he often talked with the Hellenists and had discussions with them.
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But they kept trying to take his life. On learning this, the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and then sent him by sea to Tarsus.
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The Church, however, throughout the whole of Judaea, Galilee and Samaria, had peace and was spiritually built up; and grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and receiving encouragement from the Holy Spirit.
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Now Peter, as he went to town after town, came down also to God's people at Lud.
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There he found a man of the name of Aeneas, who for eight years had kept his bed, through being paralysed.
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Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you. Rise and make your own bed." He at once rose to his feet.
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And all the people of Lud and Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord.