²³ When ^(A)many days had elapsed, ^(B)the Jews plotted together to do away with him, ²⁴ but ^(C)their plot became known to Saul. ^(D)They were also watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death; ²⁵ but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.

^26 (E)When he came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples; ^[a]but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. ²⁷ But ^(F)Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had ^(G)seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how ^(H)at Damascus he had ^(I)spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus. ²⁸ And he was with them, ^[b]moving about freely in Jerusalem, ^(J)speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord. ²⁹ And he was talking and arguing with the ^[c](K)Hellenistic Jews; but they were attempting to put him to death. ³⁰ But when ^(L)the brethren learned of it, they brought him down to ^(M)Caesarea and ^(N)sent him away to ^(O)Tarsus.

³¹ So ^(P)the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria ^[d]enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.

Peter’s Ministry

³² Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to ^(Q)the ^[e]saints who lived at ^[f](R)Lydda. ³³ There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years, for he was paralyzed. ³⁴ Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; get up and make your bed.” Immediately he got up. ³⁵ And all who lived at ^[g](S)Lydda and ^(T)Sharon saw him, and they ^(U)turned to the Lord.

³⁶ Now in ^(V)Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called ^[h]Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did. ³⁷ And it happened ^[i]at that time that she fell sick and died; and when they had washed her body, they laid it in an ^(W)upper room. ³⁸ Since Lydda was near ^(X)Joppa, ^(Y)the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him, “Do not delay in coming to us.” ³⁹ So Peter arose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the ^(Z)upper room; and all the ^(AA)widows stood beside him, weeping and showing all the ^[j]tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them. ⁴⁰ But Peter ^(AB)sent them all out and ^(AC)knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body, he said, “^(AD)Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. ⁴¹ And he gave her his hand and raised her up; and calling ^(AE)the ^[k]saints and ^(AF)widows, he presented her alive. ⁴² It became known all over ^(AG)Joppa, and ^(AH)many believed in the Lord. ⁴³ And Peter stayed many days in ^(AI)Joppa with ^(AJ)a tanner named Simon.

¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me ^[a]through ^(A)the plots of the Jews;