[32]Now as Peter went here and there among all the
believers, he came down also to the saints living in Lydda. [33]There he found
a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, for he was
paralyzed. [34]Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; get up
and make your bed!" And immediately he got up. [35]And all the residents
of Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
[36]Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was
Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of
charity. [37]At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her,
they laid her in a room upstairs. [38]Since Lydda was near Joppa, the
disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the
request, "Please come to us without delay." [39]So Peter got up and
went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All
the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that
Dorcas had made while she was with them.
[40]Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down
and prayed. He turned to the body and said, "Tabitha, get up." Then
she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. [41]He gave her his hand and
helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive.
[42]This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
[43]Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.
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