31 So (A)the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria [a]enjoyed peace, as it was being built up; and as it [b]continued in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it kept increasing.

Peter’s Ministry

32 Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he also came down to (B)the [c]saints who lived at [d](C)Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas who had been bedridden for eight years, [e]because he was paralyzed.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:31 Lit was having
  2. Acts 9:31 Lit went
  3. Acts 9:32 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  4. Acts 9:32 OT: Lod
  5. Acts 9:33 Lit who was

31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(A) enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(B)

Aeneas and Dorcas

32 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people(C) who lived in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.

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