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Acts 9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Acts 9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Damascus Road
9 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples(A) of the Lord. He went to the high priest(B) 2 and requested letters(C) from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way,(D) he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3 As(E) he traveled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. 4 Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
5 “Who are You, Lord?” he said.
“I am Jesus, the One you are persecuting,” He replied. 6 “But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the sound but seeing no one.(F) 8 Then Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus. 9 He was unable to see for three days and did not eat or drink.
Saul’s Baptism
10 There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!”
“Here I am, Lord!” he said.(G)
11 “Get up and go to the street called Straight,” the Lord said to him, “to the house of Judas, and ask for a man from Tarsus(H) named Saul, since he is praying there. 12 In a vision[a] he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so he can regain his sight.”(I)
13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.(J) 14 And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”(K)
15 But the Lord said to him, “Go! For this man is My chosen instrument(L) to take My name to Gentiles,(M) kings, and the Israelites.(N) 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name!”(O)
17 So Ananias left and entered the house. Then he placed his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road you were traveling, has sent me so that you can regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(P)
18 At once something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. 19 And after taking some food, he regained his strength.(Q)
Saul Proclaiming the Messiah
Saul was with the disciples in Damascus for some days. 20 Immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: “He is the Son of God.”(R)
21 But all who heard him were astounded and said, “Isn’t this the man who, in Jerusalem, was destroying those who called on this name and then came here for the purpose of taking them as prisoners to the chief priests?”(S)
22 But Saul grew more capable and kept confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this One is the Messiah.
23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him, 24 but their plot became known to Saul. So they were watching the gates day and night intending to kill him,(T) 25 but his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the wall.(U)
Saul in Jerusalem
26 When he arrived in Jerusalem,(V) he tried to associate with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, since they did not believe he was a disciple. 27 Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that He had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly(W) in the name of Jesus.(X) 28 Saul was coming and going with them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He conversed and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,[b] but they attempted to kill him.(Y) 30 When the brothers found out, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.(Z)
31 So the church(AA) throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, being built up and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, and it increased in numbers.
The Healing of Aeneas
32 As Peter was traveling from place to place,[c] he also came down to the saints(AB) who lived in Lydda.(AC) 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed,”[d] and immediately he got up.(AD) 35 So all who lived in Lydda and Sharon(AE) saw him and turned to the Lord.
Dorcas Restored to Life
36 In Joppa(AF) there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas.[e] She was always doing good works(AG) and acts of charity. 37 In those days she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who begged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.” 39 So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down, prayed, and turning toward the body said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.(AH) 41 He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive. 42 This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43 And Peter stayed on many days in Joppa with Simon,(AI) a leather tanner.[f]
使 徒 行 傳 9
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
使 徒 行 傳 9
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
9 掃 羅 仍 然 向 主 的 門 徒 口 吐 威 嚇 兇 殺 的 話 ， 去 見 大 祭 司 ，
2 求 文 書 給 大 馬 色 的 各 會 堂 ， 若 是 找 著 信 奉 這 道 的 人 ， 無 論 男 女 ， 都 准 他 捆 綁 帶 到 耶 路 撒 冷 。
3 掃 羅 行 路 ， 將 到 大 馬 色 ， 忽 然 從 天 上 發 光 ， 四 面 照 著 他 ；
4 他 就 仆 倒 在 地 ， 聽 見 有 聲 音 對 他 說 ： 掃 羅 ！ 掃 羅 ！ 你 為 甚 麼 逼 迫 我 ？
5 他 說 ： 主 阿 ！ 你 是 誰 ？ 主 說 ： 我 就 是 你 所 逼 迫 的 耶 穌 。
6 起 來 ！ 進 城 去 ， 你 所 當 做 的 事 ， 必 有 人 告 訴 你 。
7 同 行 的 人 站 在 那 裡 ， 說 不 出 話 來 ， 聽 見 聲 音 ， 卻 看 不 見 人 。
8 掃 羅 從 地 上 起 來 ， 睜 開 眼 睛 ， 竟 不 能 看 見 甚 麼 。 有 人 拉 他 的 手 ， 領 他 進 了 大 馬 色 ；
9 三 日 不 能 看 見 ， 也 不 吃 也 不 喝 。
10 當 下 ， 在 大 馬 色 有 一 個 門 徒 ， 名 叫 亞 拿 尼 亞 。 主 在 異 象 中 對 他 說 ： 亞 拿 尼 亞 。 他 說 ： 主 ， 我 在 這 裡 。
11 主 對 他 說 ： 起 來 ！ 往 直 街 去 ， 在 猶 大 的 家 裡 ， 訪 問 一 個 大 數 人 ， 名 叫 掃 羅 。 他 正 禱 告 ，
12 又 看 見 了 一 個 人 ， 名 叫 亞 拿 尼 亞 ， 進 來 按 手 在 他 身 上 ， 叫 他 能 看 見 。
13 亞 拿 尼 亞 回 答 說 ： 主 阿 ， 我 聽 見 許 多 人 說 ： 這 人 怎 樣 在 耶 路 撒 冷 多 多 苦 害 你 的 聖 徒 ，
14 並 且 他 在 這 裡 有 從 祭 司 長 得 來 的 權 柄 捆 綁 一 切 求 告 你 名 的 人 。
15 主 對 亞 拿 尼 亞 說 ： 你 只 管 去 ！ 他 是 我 所 揀 選 的 器 皿 ， 要 在 外 邦 人 和 君 王 ， 並 以 色 列 人 面 前 宣 揚 我 的 名 。
16 我 也 要 指 示 他 ， 為 我 的 名 必 須 受 許 多 的 苦 難 。
17 亞 拿 尼 亞 就 去 了 ， 進 入 那 家 ， 把 手 按 在 掃 羅 身 上 ， 說 ： 兄 弟 掃 羅 ， 在 你 來 的 路 上 向 你 顯 現 的 主 ， 就 是 耶 穌 ， 打 發 我 來 ， 叫 你 能 看 見 ， 又 被 聖 靈 充 滿 。
18 掃 羅 的 眼 睛 上 ， 好 像 有 鱗 立 刻 掉 下 來 ， 他 就 能 看 見 。 於 是 起 來 受 了 洗 ；
19 吃 過 飯 就 健 壯 了 。 掃 羅 和 大 馬 色 的 門 徒 同 住 了 些 日 子 ，
20 就 在 各 會 堂 裡 宣 傳 耶 穌 ， 說 他 是 神 的 兒 子 。
21 凡 聽 見 的 人 都 驚 奇 ， 說 ： 在 耶 路 撒 冷 殘 害 求 告 這 名 的 ， 不 是 這 人 麼 ？ 並 且 他 到 這 裡 來 ， 特 要 捆 綁 他 們 ， 帶 到 祭 司 長 那 裡 。
22 但 掃 羅 越 發 有 能 力 ， 駁 倒 住 大 馬 色 的 猶 太 人 ， 證 明 耶 穌 是 基 督 。
23 過 了 好 些 日 子 ， 猶 太 人 商 議 要 殺 掃 羅 ，
24 但 他 們 的 計 謀 被 掃 羅 知 道 了 。 他 們 又 晝 夜 在 城 門 守 候 ， 要 殺 他 。
25 他 的 門 徒 就 在 夜 間 用 筐 子 把 他 從 城 牆 上 縋 下 去 。
26 掃 羅 到 了 耶 路 撒 冷 ， 想 與 門 徒 結 交 ， 他 們 卻 都 怕 他 ， 不 信 他 是 門 徒 。
27 惟 有 巴 拿 巴 接 待 他 ， 領 去 見 使 徒 ， 把 他 在 路 上 怎 麼 看 見 主 ， 主 怎 麼 向 他 說 話 ， 他 在 大 馬 色 怎 麼 奉 耶 穌 的 名 放 膽 傳 道 ， 都 述 說 出 來 。
28 於 是 掃 羅 在 耶 路 撒 冷 和 門 徒 出 入 來 往 ，
29 奉 主 的 名 放 膽 傳 道 ， 並 與 說 希 利 尼 話 的 猶 太 人 講 論 辯 駁 ； 他 們 卻 想 法 子 要 殺 他 。
30 弟 兄 們 知 道 了 就 送 他 下 該 撒 利 亞 ， 打 發 他 往 大 數 去 。
31 那 時 ， 猶 太 加 利 利 、 撒 瑪 利 亞 各 處 的 教 會 都 得 平 安 ， 被 建 立 ； 凡 事 敬 畏 主 ， 蒙 聖 靈 的 安 慰 ， 人 數 就 增 多 了 。
32 彼 得 周 流 四 方 的 時 候 ， 也 到 了 居 住 呂 大 的 聖 徒 那 裡 ；
33 遇 見 一 個 人 ， 名 叫 以 尼 雅 ， 得 了 癱 瘓 ， 在 褥 子 上 躺 臥 八 年 。
34 彼 得 對 他 說 ： 以 尼 雅 ， 耶 穌 基 督 醫 好 你 了 ； 起 來 ！ 收 拾 你 的 褥 子 。 他 就 立 刻 起 來 了 。
35 凡 住 呂 大 和 沙 崙 的 人 都 看 見 了 他 ， 就 歸 服 主 。
36 在 約 帕 有 一 個 女 徒 ， 名 叫 大 比 大 ， 繙 希 利 尼 話 就 是 多 加 （ 就 是 羚 羊 的 意 思 ） ； 他 廣 行 善 事 ， 多 施 賙 濟 。
37 當 時 ， 他 患 病 而 死 ， 有 人 把 他 洗 了 ， 停 在 樓 上 。
38 呂 大 原 與 約 帕 相 近 ； 門 徒 聽 見 彼 得 在 那 裡 ， 就 打 發 兩 個 人 去 見 他 ， 央 求 他 說 ： 快 到 我 們 那 裡 去 ， 不 要 耽 延 。
39 彼 得 就 起 身 和 他 們 同 去 ； 到 了 ， 便 有 人 領 他 上 樓 。 眾 寡 婦 都 站 在 彼 得 旁 邊 哭 ， 拿 多 加 與 他 們 同 在 時 所 做 的 裡 衣 外 衣 給 他 看 。
40 彼 得 叫 他 們 都 出 去 ， 就 跪 下 禱 告 ， 轉 身 對 著 死 人 說 ： 大 比 大 ， 起 來 ！ 他 就 睜 開 眼 睛 ， 見 了 彼 得 ， 便 坐 起 來 。
41 彼 得 伸 手 扶 他 起 來 ， 叫 眾 聖 徒 和 寡 婦 進 去 ， 把 多 加 活 活 的 交 給 他 們 。
42 這 事 傳 遍 了 約 帕 ， 就 有 許 多 人 信 了 主 。
43 此 後 ， 彼 得 在 約 帕 一 個 硝 皮 匠 西 門 的 家 裡 住 了 多 日 。
Acts 9
New International Version
Acts 9
New International Version
Saul’s Conversion(A)
9 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.(B) He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,(C) so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way,(D) whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.(E) 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice(F) say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”(G)
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound(H) but did not see anyone.(I) 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing.(J) So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision,(K) “Ananias!”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered.
11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus(L) named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on(M) him to restore his sight.”
13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people(N) in Jerusalem.(O) 14 And he has come here with authority from the chief priests(P) to arrest all who call on your name.”(Q)
15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument(R) to proclaim my name to the Gentiles(S) and their kings(T) and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(U)
17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on(V) Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, 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.”(W) 18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,(X) 19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem
Saul spent several days with the disciples(Y) in Damascus.(Z) 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues(AA) that Jesus is the Son of God.(AB) 21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name?(AC) And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”(AD) 22 Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.(AE)
23 After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him,(AF) 24 but Saul learned of their plan.(AG) Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. 25 But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.(AH)
26 When he came to Jerusalem,(AI) he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas(AJ) took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him,(AK) and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.(AL) 28 So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,[a](AM) but they tried to kill him.(AN) 30 When the believers(AO) learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea(AP) and sent him off to Tarsus.(AQ)
31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(AR) 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.(AS)
Aeneas and Dorcas
32 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people(AT) who lived in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you.(AU) Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon(AV) saw him and turned to the Lord.(AW)
36 In Joppa(AX) there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good(AY) and helping the poor. 37 About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.(AZ) 38 Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples(BA) heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”
39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows(BB) stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40 Peter sent them all out of the room;(BC) then he got down on his knees(BD) and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.”(BE) She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.(BF) 43 Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.(BG)
Footnotes
- Acts 9:29 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture
Acts 9
World English Bible
Acts 9
World English Bible
9 But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him. 4 He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5 He said, “Who are you, Lord?”
The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.[a] 6 But[b] rise up and enter into the city, then you will be told what you must do.”
7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one. 8 Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9 He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.
10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!”
He said, “Behold, it’s me, Lord.”
11 The Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah[c] for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying, 12 and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”
13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem. 14 Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”
15 But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel. 16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
17 Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized. 19 He took food and was strengthened.
Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus. 20 Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God. 21 All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”
22 But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ. 23 When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him, 24 but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him, 25 but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26 When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. 28 He was with them entering into[d] Jerusalem, 29 preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus.[e] He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists,[f] but they were seeking to kill him. 30 When the brothers[g] knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31 So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
32 As Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. 33 There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years because he was paralyzed. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!” Immediately he arose. 35 All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas.[h] This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did. 37 In those days, she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. 38 As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men[i] to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them. 39 Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the tunics and other garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 He gave her his hand and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive. 42 This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43 He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
Footnotes
- 9:5 TR adds “It’s hard for you to kick against the cattle prods.”
- 9:6 TR omits “But”
- 9:11 or, Judas
- 9:28 TR and NU add “and going out”
- 9:29 TR and NU omit “Jesus” and reverse the order of verses 28 & 29.
- 9:29 The Hellenists were Hebrews who used Greek language and culture.
- 9:30 The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
- 9:36 “Dorcas” is Greek for “Gazelle.”
- 9:38 Reading from NU, TR; MT omits “two men”
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