Acts 9

¹And Saul as yet breathing forth threatenings and slaughter against the Disciples of our Lord, came to the high priest,

²and asked letters of him unto Damascus to the Synagogues that if he had found any men and women of this way, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

³And as he went on his journey, it chanced that he drew nigh to Damascus: and suddenly a light from Heaven shined round about him.

⁴And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul why persecutest thou me?

⁵Who said: Who art thou Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou doest persecute. It is hard for thee to kick against the prick.

⁶And trembling and being astonished he said: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?

⁷And our Lord to him: Arise and go into the city, & it shall be told thee what thou must do. But the men that went in company with him, stood amazed, hearing the voice, but seeing no man.

⁸And Saul rose up from the ground, and his eyes being opened, he saw nothing. And they drawing him by the hands, brought him into Damascus.

⁹And he was there three days not seeing, and he did neither eat nor drink.

¹⁰And there was a certain Disciple at Damascus, named Ananias: and our Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. But he said, Lo, here I am Lord.

¹¹And our Lord to him: Arise, and go into the street that is called Straight: and seek in the house of Judas, one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth.

¹²(And he saw a man named Ananias, coming in and imposing hands upon him for to receive his sight.)

¹³But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem:

¹⁴and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that invocate thy name.

¹⁵And our Lord said to him: Go, for a vessel of election is this man unto me, to carry my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.

¹⁶For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name.

¹⁷And Ananias went, and entered into the house: and imposing hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, our Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way that thou camest; that thou mayest see and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

¹⁸And forthwith there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received sight: and rising he was baptized.

¹⁹And when he had taken meat, he was strengthened. And he was with the Disciples that were at Damascus, for certain days.

²⁰And incontinent entering into the Synagogues, he preached Jesus, that this is the Son of God.

²¹And all that heard, were astonished, and said: Is not this he that expugned in Jerusalem those that invocated this name; and came hither to this purpose that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

²²But Saul waxed mighty much more and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, affirming that this is Christ.

²³And when many days were passed, the Jews consulted that they might kill him.

²⁴But their conspiracy came to Saul's knowledge. And they kept the gates also day and night, that they might kill him.

²⁵But the Disciples taking him in the night, conveyed him away by the wall, letting him down in a basket.

²⁶And when he was come into Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the Disciples, & all feared him, not believing that he was a Disciple.

²⁷But Barnabas took him & brought him to the Apostles, and told them how in the way he had seen our Lord, and that he spake unto him, & how in Damascus he dealt confidently in the name of Jesus.

²⁸And he was with them going in & going out in Jerusalem, & dealing confidently in the name of our Lord.

²⁹He spake also to the Gentiles, & disputed with the Greeks: but they sought to kill him.

³⁰Which when the brethren had known, they brought him down to Cæsarea & sent him away to Tarsus.

³¹The Church truly through all Jewry & Galilee and Samaria had peace, & was edified, walking in the fear of our Lord, and was replenished with the consolation of the Holy Ghost.

³²And it came to pass, that Peter as he passed through all, came to the saints that dwelt at Lydda.

³³and he found there a certain man named Æneas, lying in his bed from eight years before, who had the palsy.

³⁴And Peter said to him: Æneas, our Lord Jesus Christ heal thee: arise, and make thy bed. And incontinent he arose.

³⁵And all that dwelt at Lydda and Sarona, saw him: who converted to our Lord.

³⁶And in Joppe there was a certain Disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works & alms-deeds which she did.

³⁷And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick and died. Whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

³⁸And whereas Lydda was nigh to Joppe, the Disciples hearing that Peter was in it, they sent two men unto him, desiring him: Be not loath to come so far as to us.

³⁹And Peter rising up came with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood about him weeping, and shewing him the coats and garments which Dorcas made them.

⁴⁰And all being put forth, Peter falling on his knees prayed, and turning to the body he said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and seeing Peter, she sat up.

⁴¹And giving her his hand, he lifted her up. And when he had called the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.

⁴²And it was made known throughout all Joppe: and many believed in our Lord.

⁴³And it came to pass that he abode many days in Joppe, with one Simon a tanner.