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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Meanwhile,
Saul was
still
breathing out
murderous
threats
against
the disciples of the Lord .
He
approached
the high
priest
And
Saul ,
yet
breathing of
threatening
and
slaughter
to
the disciples of the Lord ,
having
gone
to
the chief
priest ,
and
requested
letters to the synagogues in
Damascus
, so
that if he found
any men
or
women
belonging
to
the Way, he could
bring them as
prisoners
to Jerusalem.
did
ask
from
him
letters to Damascus,
unto
the synagogues, that if he may
find
any being
of
the way, both
men
and
women,
he may
bring them bound
to Jerusalem.
As
Saul
drew
near
to Damascus on
his
journey
, suddenly a light from heaven flashed
around
him.
And
in
the
going,
he
came
nigh
to Damascus, and
suddenly there
shone
round
about
him
a light from the
heaven ,
He
fell
to
the
ground
and heard a voice say
to him, “
Saul, Saul, why do
you
persecute
Me? ”
and having
fallen
upon
the
earth,
he
heard a voice saying
to him, `
Saul, Saul, why me dost
thou
persecute
? '
“
Who are
You
, Lord? ”
Saul
asked.
“
I am Jesus ,
whom you
are
persecuting,”
He
replied.
And
he
said,
`
Who art
thou
, Lord? '
and
the
Lord
said,
`
I am Jesus whom thou
dost
persecute;
hard
for
thee
at
the
pricks
to
kick;'
“Now
get
up
and go
into the city, and you
will
be told what you
must
do. ”
trembling
also,
and astonished,
he
said,
`Lord,
what
dost
thou
wish
me
to
do?'
and
the
Lord
`said'
unto
him,
`Arise,
and
enter
into the city, and it
shall
be told thee
what it
behoveth
thee
to
do. '
The men traveling
with Saul
stood there
speechless .
They
heard
the voice but did
not
see
anyone.
And
the men who
are
journeying
with him
stood speechless ,
hearing
indeed
the voice but seeing
no
one,
Saul got
up
from the ground
, but
when
he
opened
his eyes he could
not
see
a
thing.
So
they
led
him by the hand into
Damascus .
and
Saul arose
from the earth
, and
his eyes having
been
opened,
he beheld
no
one,
and
leading
him by the hand they
brought
him
to
Damascus ,
For
three
days
he was without sight
, and he did not
eat or
drink anything
.
and
he was three
days
without seeing
, and he did neither
eat nor
drink.
In
Damascus
there was a disciple named
Ananias .
The Lord spoke
to
him in a vision, “
Ananias !”
“Here
I
am
, Lord
, ”
he
answered.
And
there was a certain
disciple in
Damascus,
by
name
Ananias ,
and
the Lord said
unto
him in a vision, `
Ananias ;'
and
he
said
, `Behold
me
, Lord;'
“Get
up!”
the Lord told
him .
“
Go to
the house of Judas on
Straight
Street
and
ask
for
a
man
from
Tarsus
named
Saul, for he is
praying.
and
the Lord `saith'
unto
him ,
`Having
risen,
go on
unto
the street
that
is
called
Straight,
and
seek
in
the
house of Judas ,
`one'
by
name
Saul of
Tarsus
, for ,
lo,
he doth
pray,
In a vision he
has
seen
a man named
Ananias come
and place
his
hands
on him to
restore
his
sight
. ”
and
he
saw
in a vision a man ,
by
name
Ananias ,
coming
in,
and putting
a
hand
on him ,
that
he
may
see
again
. '
But
Ananias answered, “
Lord, many
people
have told
me
about this man and
all
the
harm
he has
done
to Your
saints in Jerusalem .
And
Ananias answered, `
Lord, I
have heard
from
many
about this man ,
how
many
evils
he did
to Thy
saints in Jerusalem ,
And now
he
is
here with
authority from the chief priests to arrest
all who
call
on Your
name. ”
and here he
hath
authority from the chief priests ,
to bind
all those
calling
on Thy
name. '
“Go!”
said
the Lord .
“This
man
is My
chosen
instrument
to carry
My name before the
Gentiles
and their
kings ,
and
before
the people
of Israel .
And
the Lord said
unto
him,
`Be
going
on,
because
a
choice
vessel
to
Me
is this
one,
to bear
My name before nations
and kings --
the sons
also
of Israel ;
I will show
him how much
he
must
suffer
for My name. ”
for
I will shew
him how many
things
it
behoveth
him
for My name to
suffer
. '
So
Ananias went to
the house, and when
he
arrived,
he
placed
his hands on
Saul.
“Brother
Saul
, ”
he
said, “
the Lord Jesus ,
who appeared
to you
on
the road
as
you
were
coming here,
has
sent
me
so
that you
may
see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit. ”
And
Ananias went away,
and
did
enter
into
the house, and having
put
upon
him
`
his '
hands, said, `Saul,
brother,
the Lord hath
sent
me
--
Jesus who did
appear
to thee
in
the way
in
which
thou
wast
coming --
that thou
mayest
see again ,
and mayest
be filled with the Holy Spirit. '
At
that
instant,
something
like
scales
fell from Saul’s
eyes, and
his
sight
was
restored.
He got
up
and was baptized,
And
immediately
there
fell from his
eyes as
it
were
scales
, he saw
again
also
presently,
and having
risen,
was baptized,
and after
taking
some
food
, he
regained
his
strength.
And he
spent
several
days
with the disciples in Damascus .
and having
received
nourishment
, was
strengthened,
and Saul
was
with the disciples in Damascus certain
days,
Saul
promptly
began
to
proclaim
Jesus
in the synagogues ,
declaring
, “
He is the Son of God. ”
and
immediately
in the synagogues he
was
preaching
the
Christ
, that
he is the Son of God.
All who
heard
him
were astounded
and asked
, “Isn’t
this the
man
who wreaked
havoc
in Jerusalem on
those who
call
on this name ?
And hasn’t
he
come
here
to take
them as
prisoners
to the chief priests? ”
And
all those
hearing
were amazed,
and said
, `Is
not
this he
who laid
waist
in Jerusalem those calling
on this name ,
and hither
to this
intent
had
come,
that
he
might
bring
them bound
to the chief priests? '
But
Saul was empowered
all
the
more, and he confounded
the Jews living
in Damascus by
proving that Jesus
is the Christ.
And
Saul was still
more strengthened
, and he was
confounding
the Jews dwelling
in Damascus ,
proving that this
is the Christ.
After
many days had
passed
, the Jews conspired
to kill him,
And
when
many days were
fulfilled
, the Jews took
counsel
together
to kill him,
but
Saul
learned
of
their plot.
Day and night they watched
the
city
gates
in
order
to
kill him .
and
their counsel
against
`him'
was
known
to
Saul;
they
were
also
watching
the
gates
both
day and night ,
that
they may
kill him ,
One
night,
however,
his
disciples took
him and
lowered
him in a basket through
a
window
in
the
wall
.
and
the
disciples having
taken
him ,
by
night
did
let
him down
by
the
wall,
letting
down
in a basket.
When
Saul arrived
in
Jerusalem, he
tried
to join the disciples, but
they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was
a disciple .
And
Saul ,
having
come
to
Jerusalem, did
try
to join himself
to
the disciples, and
they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is
a disciple ,
Then
Barnabas brought him to
the apostles and described
how Saul
had
seen
the Lord, who
spoke
to him on
the
road
to
Damascus
, and how Saul
had
spoken
boldly
in that
city
in the name of Jesus.
and
Barnabas having
taken
him,
brought `
him '
unto
the apostles ,
and did
declare
to
them
how in
the way
he
saw
the
Lord, and
that
he
spake
to him, and how in Damascus
he
was
speaking
boldly
in the name of Jesus.
So
Saul
stayed
with them, moving
about
freely
in Jerusalem
and speaking
boldly
in the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
he
was
with them, coming
in and going
out
in Jerusalem,
He talked
and debated
with the Grecian
Jews
, but
they tried
to kill him .
and
speaking
boldly
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
he was
both
speaking
and disputing
with the Hellenists
, and
they were
taking
in
hand
to kill him ,
When
the brothers
learned
of
this
, they
took
him down to Caesarea
and sent him off
to Tarsus.
and
the brethren
having
known
, brought
him down to Cesarea,
and sent him forth
to Tarsus.
Then the church
throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced
a
time
of
peace .
It
grew
in
strength
and numbers
, living
in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement
of the Holy Spirit.
Then ,
indeed,
the assemblies
throughout all
Judea, and
Galilee, and Samaria ,
had
peace ,
being
built
up,
and, going
on
in the fear of the Lord ,
and in
the comfort
of the Holy Spirit ,
they
were
multiplied
.
As
Peter traveled
throughout the
area
, he
went
to
visit
the saints in
Lydda .
And
it
came
to
pass
that
Peter passing
throughout all
`quarters'
, came
down
also
unto
the saints who
were
dwelling
at
Lydda ,
There
he found a man named
Aeneas
, who
had
been
paralyzed
and
bedridden
for eight years .
and
he found there
a certain
man, Aeneas
by
name
--
for eight years laid
upon
a
couch
--
who
was
paralytic,
“Aeneas,”
Peter said to him, “
Jesus Christ heals
you!
Get
up
and put
away
your
mat.”
Immediately Aeneas
got
up
,
and
Peter said to him, `Aeneas,
heal
thee
doth
Jesus the
Christ ;
arise
and spread
for
thyself;'
and
immediately he
rose
,
and all who
lived
in
Lydda and Sharon
saw him and turned
to the Lord.
and all those
dwelling
at
Lydda ,
and Saron
saw him ,
and did
turn
to the Lord.
In Joppa there was a disciple named
Tabitha (which is translated
as
Dorcas )
, who
was always
occupied
with
works
of kindness
and charity.
And
in Joppa there was a certain
female
disciple ,
by
name
Tabitha ,
(which interpreted,
is called
Dorcas, )
this
woman
was full
of good
works
and kind
acts
that
she
was
doing;
At
that
time
, however
, she
became
sick
and
died, and her body
was
washed
and
placed
in an upper room.
and
it
came
to
pass
in
those
days
she
, having
ailed
, died, and having
bathed
her ,
they
laid
her
in an upper chamber,
Since
Lydda was
near
Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was
there
and
sent two men to
urge
him, “Come
to us
without
delay. ”
and
Lydda being
nigh
to
Joppa, the disciples having
heard that Peter is
in
that
`place',
sent two men unto
him, calling
on
him
not
to delay to
come
through
unto
them
.
So
Peter
got
up
and went with them .
On
his
arrival
, they took
him
to
the upper room.
All the widows stood around
him ,
weeping and showing
him
the
tunics
and other
clothing
that
Dorcas had
made
while she was still
with them.
And Peter
having
risen,
went with them, whom
having
come,
they brought
into
the upper chamber,
and
all the widows stood by
him weeping ,
and shewing
coats
and garments,
as
many
as
Dorcas was
making
while she was with them.
Then
Peter sent
them all out
of
the room.
He
knelt
down
and
prayed
, and turning
toward
her
body ,
he
said, “
Tabitha, get
up!”
She opened her eyes, and seeing
Peter, she sat up .
And
Peter having
put
them all forth
without,
having
bowed
the knees
, did
pray,
and having
turned
unto
the
body said, `
Tabitha, arise;'
and
she opened her eyes, and having
seen
Peter, she sat up ,
Peter
took
her by
the
hand and
helped
her up .
Then
he
called the saints and widows and
presented her to
them
alive .
and
having
given
her `his'
hand ,
he
lifted
her up ,
and
having
called the saints and the
widows ,
he
presented her alive ,
This
became known all over
Joppa, and many people
believed in
the Lord .
and
it
became known throughout
all Joppa, and many believed on
the Lord ;
And Peter
stayed
for
several
days in Joppa with a tanner
named
Simon.
and it
came
to
pass,
that
he
remained
many
days in Joppa ,
with a certain
one,
Simon a
tanner
.
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