Acts 9:32-35

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Peter Heals Aeneas

³² As Peter was traveling through all the area, he ·visited [^Lcame down also to] ·God’s people [the saints] who lived in Lydda [^COT Lod, 25 miles northwest of Jerusalem; 1 Chr. 8:12–13]. ³³ There he ·met [^Lfound] a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had not been able to leave his ·bed [cot; mat] for the past eight years. ³⁴ Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus ·Christ [or the Messiah] heals you. Stand up and ·make your bed [roll up your mat; or prepare yourself a meal; ^Cthe idiom “spread for yourself” probably refers to his bed, but could refer to food].” Aeneas stood up immediately. ³⁵ All the people living in Lydda and on ·the Plain of Sharon [^LSharon; ^Cthe coastal plain] saw him and turned to the Lord.